QUESTIONS OF DIFFERENTIATION AFTER

END OF THE TOPIC

1. Differentiate by first principle
(a) f(x)=x2−6x +7
(b) f x = x2 + 1
(c) f(x) = xn
1
(d) f(x) = x
(e) f x = ax + b n
2. Differentiate by first principle
(a) cosx
(b) tanx
(c) cosecx
(d) tan2 4x
(e) cos (x2 + 1)
3. Differentiate by first principle
(a) cosx
(b) sin3x
(c) secx
2
(d) x cosx
(e) tan x
4. Differentiate by first principle
(a)
(b)
(c) Xsinx
(d) cot 2x + 1
(e) Secx
5. Find the derivative
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(a) If y = t3 + 6t2 − 4t +16
3+2sinx+5cosx
(b) if y = cosx
1 dy
(c) If y = x − x
Show that 2x dx + y = 2 x
x 2 dy x 2
(d) if y = 2
+ x
Prove that 2xy dx = 2 − x
1 dy
(e) If y=tanx + 3 tan3 x show that dx
=sec4x
6. (a) Find the derivative of cosxcotx

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 (b) Find the derivative of xsinx + cosx (xcosx − sinx)
dy
(c) If y = xtanx proof that xsin2 x dx = y2 + ysin2 x
cosx
(d) Find the derivative of y = 1−sinx
1−cos2x
(e) Find the derivative of 1+cos2x
sinx+cosx
7. (a) Find the derivative of sinx−cosx
3x2−2
(b) Find the derivative of x2 +7
xsinx−cosx
(c) Find the derivative of . xcosx−sinx
1− x
(d) Find the derivative of .1+ x
secx+tanx
(e) Find the derivative of secx+tanx
x dy
8. (a) If y = x+5 prove that x dx = y 1 − y
x+2
(b) Differentiate x2−3 and find the value of the derivative at x = 0
(c) Find the derivative log x3
ex
(d) Find the derivative sinx
(e) Find the derivative tan ( log x)
3+4x 2
9. (a) Find the derivative 2−x
(b) Find the derivative log ( log x)
(c) Find the derivative of esin x
(d) Find the derivative of .cos2 (x)etanx
(e) Find the derivative of sin5 xsinx5
1+x
10. (a) Find the derivative of 1−x
e2x +e−2x
(b) Find the derivative of e2x −e−2x
secx+tanx
(c) Find the derivative of secx−tanx

(d) Find the derivative of sin cos sinx

(e) Find the derivative of 4 + 4 + 4 + x2

11. (a) Find the derivative of log (x + e x )
(b) Find the derivative of log [ log (log x)]
1−cosx
(c) Find the derivative of log 1+cosx
π x
(d) Find the derivative of log tan ( 4 + 2 )
(e) Evaluate the derivative of each of the following function at the indicated point

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 π
(i) cos ( sin x2 ) at x = 2
( sin2 x+cosx) π
(ii) 1+x2
at x =
2
π
(iii) sin4 x2 + cos2 4x2 at x = 0, and x =
2
12. (a) Find the derivative of log2 cosx
(b) Find the derivative of logx2 sinx
(b) Find the derivative of logcosx sinx
(c) Find the derivative of log10 ( log cosx)
e2x cosx
(d) Find the derivative of xsinx
sin−1 (x+1)
(e) Find the derivative of . e
13. (a) Find the derivative of sin ( tan−1 x)
1+sinx
(b) Find the derivative of . tan−1 1−sinx

1+cos2x
(c) Find the derivative of cos−1 2
x2 +1 x2−1
(d) Find the derivative of cosec−1 x2 −1
+ cos−1 ( x2+1 )
1
(e) Find the derivative of sec−1 ( 1−2x2 )
1+x2 −1
14. (a) Find the derivative of .tan−1 ( x
x+ 1+x2
(b) Find the derivative of cos−1 ( 2
acosx−bsinx
(c) Find the derivative of tan−1 bcosx+asinx
−1 1+sinx+ 1−sinx
(d) Find the derivative of . tan 1+sinx− 1−sinx
1+x2 + 1−x2
(e) Find the derivative of tan−1
1+x2 − 1−x2
x
15. (a) Find the derivative of 5 tanh 2 − 2 cosh 4x
(b) Find the derivative of log sinh3x + 3cos2xcosh4x)
(c) Find the derivative of log sinh3x − 4 cos2 3x + etanhx
d x a
(d) Show that dx tanh−1 a = a2−x2 and hence determine the differential
4x
coefficient of tanh−1 3
d −1
(e) Show that dx coth sinx = secx
dy
16. (a) Find dx when x and y are connected by the following relation
x2 y2
(i) a2
+ b2 = 1
(ii) xy = x + y

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 (iii) (x2 + y2 )2 = xy
(iv) xy + xe−y + yex = x2
(v) xy2 − x2 y = 4
dy
(b) Find dx whenx and y are connected by the following relation

(i) x2 y2 = log x + y + sinex

x
(ii) .sin xy + y = x2 − y

(iii) sin2 x + 2cosy + xy = 0

(iv) tan x + y + tan x − y = 1

dy
(c) Find dx when x and y are connected by the following relation

(i) yex + 2x sinx = cosy

(ii) yex + 2x sinx = cosy = 5

(iii) sin x + y = log x + y

dy
(d) if f x + y = 4, find dx
at x=1

dy
(e) If 3x + 3y = 3x+y show that dx =− 3y−x

17. (a) Find the derivative of (sin x)tan x

(b) Find the derivative of . ( log x) x
(c) Find the derivative of xsin2x+cos2x
(d) Find the derivative of . xsinx x
(e) Find the derivative of .xx x
18. (a) Find the derivative of .xtanx + (sinx)cosx
(b) Find the derivative of (sin x)cosx + cosx sin x
(c) Find the derivative of (tan−1 x)cot x + (cot−1 x)tanx
x2−1
(d) Find the derivative of xsinx−cosx + x2+1
2
2x +x+1 . 4x−1
(e) Find the derivative of 3
(x2 −1)2
8x
19. (a) Find the derivative of x8
2x−1
(b) Find the derivative of xx
2x+1
y x dy y(xlogy−y)
(c) if x = y prove that dx = x(ylogx−x)

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 dy x
(d) If xm yn = x + y m+n
Prove that dx = y
4
πx πx dy
(e) if y = tan
4
find dx x=1
dy
20. (a) Find the dx of
(i) x = acosθ, y = bsinθ
(ii) x = a θ − sinθ , y = a 1 − cosθ
a 1−t2 2bt
(iii) x= 1+t2
, y = 1+t2

dy
(b) Find dx of
(i) x = 2sinθ + sin2θ , y = eθ 2cosθ + cos2θ

(ii) x = a cosθ + θsinθ , y = a sinθ − θcosθ

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(iv) x = eθ θ + θ , y = e−θ θ − θ

(c) Find the derivative e2x with respect to ex

x
(d) Find the derivative sin x With respect to x2

1+x2 − 1−x2
(e) Find the derivative .tan−1 With respect to cos−1 x2
1−x2 + 1−x2

21. (a) Find the first four derivatives of y=x3-5x2 + 2

sinx dy d2 y d2 y dy
(b) If y= x2 find dx and dx2
and prove that; x2 dx2 + 4xdx + (x2 +2)y =0

d2 y
(c) If y = Asin mx + Bcos mx prove that dx2 + m2 y = 0
d2 y cos x
(d) if y = tan x + sec x, prove that dx2
= (1−sin x)2
d2 y
(e) (i) if y = aemx + be−mx ,prove that dx2
− m2 y =
2
2d y dy
(ii) if y = sin log x prove that x dx2
+x
dx
+y = 0
sin−1 x 2 d y
2 dy
(iii) if y = prove that 1 − x dx2
− 3x dx − y = 0
1−x2
d2 y dy
(v) If y = ( tan−1 x)2 prove that x2 − 1 2 . dx2 + 2x x2 + 1 dx
=0
d2 y dy
(vi) if y = sin (m sin−1 x) Show that 1 − x2 dx2
− x dx + m2 y = 0
d2 y dy
(vii) If y = acos log x + b sin log x then prove that x2 dx2
+ dx + y = 0
d2 y dy
(viii) if y = log x + x2 + 1 prove that x2 + 1 dx2
+x
dx
=0

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 −1 x d2 y dy
(ix) If y = etan prove that 1 + x2 dx2
+ 2x − 1 dx
=0
d2 y π
22. (a) if x = 2 cos t − cot 2t , y = 2 sin t − sin2t, find dx2 at t = 2
d2y dy
(b) if x = sint , y = sinpt Prove that 1 − x2 dx2 − x dx + P2 y = 0
∂y ∂y
(c) if y = 4sin3xcos2t find ∂t
, and ∂t
dz dz 1
(d) Determine dx and dy if z =
x2 +y2
1 dz 1 dz
(e) z = sinxy show that
y dx
=
x dy
23. (a) An edge of a variable cube is increasing at the of 3cm per second. How fast is the
volume of the cube increasing when the edge is 10cm long ?
(b) A balloon which always remains spherical is being inflated by pumping in
900cm3 of a gas per second. Find the rate at which the radius of the balloon is
increasing when the radius is 15cm
(c) The volume of the solid cube increase uniformly at k3 cubic meters per seconds
Find an expression for the rate of increasing of its surfaces area of a free is the
square meters
(d) Find an angle x which increases twice as its sine
π
(e) Water is dripping out from a conical funnel of semi-vertical angle 4 at the
cm3
uniform rate of 2 s
through a tiny hole at vertex at bottom. When the
slant height of the water is 4cm. Find the rate of decrease of slant height
of the water
24. (a) Find the point on the curve y = 2x2 − 3x + 5 at which the perpendicular makes
an angle of 450 which is positive direction of x-axis
(b) Show that the normal at any point θ to the curve x = acosθ + aθsinθ,y =
asinθ − aθcosθ is at a constant distance from the origin
(c) without using calculator find
3
(i) 3.968 2
1
(ii) 0.999 10
4
(iii) 16.004
(d If the radius of sphere is measured as 9m with an error of 0.03m then find the
approximately error in calculating its surface area)
E The radius of a sphere is measured as 4 cm with an error possible as large as 0.01
cm. find approximation to the greatest possible error and the percentage error in
the computed volume
25. (a) A square piece of tin side 18cm is to be made into a boxer without top by cutting
a square from each corner and folding up the flaps to form a box. Find the
maximum volume of a box

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 (b) Prove that the area of a right angled triangle of a given hypotenuse is maximum
when the triangle is isosceles.
(c) (i) Using the maclaurin’s expansion to expand f x = tan−1 x
(ii) Using the maclaurin’s expand secxtanx as far as term in x3
1+x
(iii) Determine the power series in ln 1−x
(iv) By substituting the expansion of ln (1 − x) from that of ln (1 + x)
and deduce that
1+x x3 x5 x7
ln 1−x
=x+ + 5
+ …
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(d) Using the maclaurin’s expand the following

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(i) 2+x
x
(ii) e2 as far as the term in x4
(iii) cos2 2x
(iv) 2esinx
(vi) xln (1 + x)
π
(f) (i) Use taylors theorem to expand sin ( 6 + h) ascending powers of h as far as
h4
(ii) Expand ln (1 + x) to x5 and find the value of ln (1.1)

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