In-Class Activity 1 Math 2050 Summer '18 C.

Arcos

SOLUTION:

df (x)
1. Evaluate for the following:
dx
4
(a) f (x) = 2 x + 3−2 x .
e
f (x) = 4e−2 x + 3−2 x

= ( 4e−2 x +3−2 x ) ,
df (x) d
dx dx
= ( 4e−2 x ) + ( 3−2 x ) ,
d d
dx dx
= 4 ( e−2 x ) + ( 3−2 x ) ,
d d
dx dx
= −8e−2 x − 2 ln(3) ( 3−2 x ) .

(b) f (x) = 23 sin ( 23 x ) − 25 cos ( 23 x ) .

= ⎜⎝ 2 sin( 23 x )− 25 cos( 23 x )⎞⎟⎠ ,

df (x) d ⎛ 3
dx dx
d ⎛3 d
= ⎝ 2 sin( 23 x )⎞⎠ − ⎛⎝ 25 cos( 23 x )⎞⎠ ,
dx dx
d d
= 23 ⎛⎝ sin( 23 x )⎞⎠ − 25 ⎛⎝ cos( 23 x )⎞⎠ ,
dx dx
= 3⎛
( )
2 2⎞
2 ⎝ cos 3 x ⋅ 3 ⎠ − 25 ⎛⎝ −sin( 23 x )⋅ 23 ⎞⎠ ,
= cos ( 23 x ) + 53 sin ( 23 x ).

1 x 4 − x1 2
(c) f (x) = + + ln(3x 2 ) .
23
x x

Fist way:
1 x 4 − x1 2
f (x) = + + ln(3x 2 ),
x x2 3
f (x) = x −1 2 + x 10 3 − x −1 6 + ln(3x 2 ),

dx dx
(
df (x) d −1 2 10 3 −1 6
= x +x −x + ln(3x 2 ) , )
=
dx
( ) ( ) (
d −1 2
x +
d 10 3
dx
x −
d −1 6
dx
x +
d
dx
) ( )
ln(3x 2 ) ,

6x
= − 12 x −3 2 + 10
3
x 7 3 + 16 x −7 6 + ,
3x 2
= − 12 x −3 2 + 10 x 7 3 + 16 x −7 6 + 2x −1 .
3
 Second way:
1 x 4 − x1 2
f (x) = + + ln(3x 2 ),
x x2 3

( )
⎛ ⎞
df (x) d −1 2 d x 4 − x1 2 ⎟ d ⎛ 2 ⎞
= x + ⎜⎜ ⎟+ ⎜⎝ ln(3x )⎟⎠ ,
dx dx dx ⎜⎝ x 2 3 ⎟⎠ dx

= − 12 x −3 2 +
) ((
d x 4 − x1 2 − ⎡ x 4 − x1 2
x 2 3 dx ⎢⎣ ) ( x )⎤⎥⎦ + 6x ,
d
dx
23

(x )
2
23 3x 2

x ( 4x − x
23
) − ⎡⎢( x
3 1 −1 2 4
− x1 2 )( 2 x −1 3
)⎤⎥⎦ + 2x
= − 12 x −3 2 + ⎣ 2 3 −1
,
(x )
2
23

= − 12 x −3 2
(+ 4x − x ) − ⎡⎣⎢( x
11 3 1 16
2
2 11 3 − 2 x 1 6
3 3 )⎤⎦⎥ + 2x −1
,
(x )
2
23

4x 11 3 − 12 x 1 6 − 23 x 11 3 + 23 x 1 6
= − 12 x −3 2 + + 2x −1 ,
(x )
2
23

10 x 11 3 + 1 x 1 6
= − 12 x −3 2 + 3 6
+ 2x −1 ,
(x )
2
23

10 x 11 3 + 1 x 1 6
= − 12 x −3 2 + 3 6
+ 2x −1 ,
43
x
= − 12 x −3 2 + 10
3
x 11 3 −4 3 1 1 6 −4 3
x +6x x + 2x −1 ,
= − 12 x −3 2 + 10 x 7 3 + 16 x −7 6 + 2x −1 .
3

( )
(d) f (x) = sin(2x)cos − x2 .

df (x) d
dx
=
dx
( ( ))
sin(2x)cos − x2 ,

= sin(2x)
d
dx
( ( )) ( ) ( )
cos − x2 + cos − x2
d
dx
sin(2x) ,

= sin(2x)( −sin ( − x )( − 1 )) + cos ( − x )( cos(2x))(2),

2 2 2

= 1 sin(2x)sin ( − x ) + 2cos ( − x )( cos(2x)).

2 2 2

 e−2 x
(e) f (x) = .
ln(x)

df (x) d ⎛ e−2 x ⎞
= ⎜ ,
dx dx ⎝ ln(x) ⎟⎠

=
ln(x) dx ( )⎣ dx ( )⎦
d e−2 x − ⎡ e−2 x d ln(x) ⎤
,
( ln(x))2

=
( )
ln(x) −2e−2 x − ⎡⎣ e−2 x ( 1x )⎤⎦ ,
( ln(x))2

=
−2 ln(x)e−2 x − ( ).
e−2 x
x
( ln(x))2

(f) f (x) = sin(e −2x ) .

( )
12
f (x) = sin(e −2x ) = sin(e −2x )

df (x) d ⎛
( )
1 2⎞
= ⎜ sin(e −2x ) ⎟ ,
dx dx ⎝ ⎠

( )
−1 2
= 12 ⋅ sin(e −2x ) ⋅cos(e −2x )⋅(−2e −2x ),

( )
−1 2
= −e −2x cos(e −2x ) sin(e −2x ) .