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ADMATHS

SECTION: CALCULUS

LESSON 15: PRODUCT RULE AND QUOTIENT RULE

MEMO: HOMEWORK 15

REMEMBER:

PRODUCT RULE

d
 f(x) . g(x)  f '(x) . g(x)  f(x) . g'(x)
dx 

and

QUOTIENT RULE

d  f(x)  f '(x) . g(x)  f(x) . g'(x)

  
dx  g(x) 
 
g(x)
2

(We only simplify the answer when turning points are required,
so that we can solve x.)

1. y  (6x  1) (5x3  2x 2  4x  9)
dy
  6(5x3  2x2  4x  9)  (6x  1)(15x 2  4x  4)
dx

2. f(x)  x3 (7x5  x3  8x)

 f '(x)  3x2 (7x5  x3  8x)  x3 (35x 4  3x2  8)

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3.1 y  x 4 (6x  5)3 Chain rule

dy
 4x3 (6x  5)3  x 4 . 3 (6x  5)2 . 6
dx
 4x3 (6x  5)3  18x 4 (6x  5)2

 2x3 (6x  5)2 2(6x  5)  9x 

 2x3 (6x  5)2 (12x  10  9x)

 2x3 (6x  5)2 (21x  10)

3.2 f(a)  (a  2) (4a2  a  1)3

 f '(a)  1(4a2  a  1)3  (a  2) 3 (4a2  a  1)2 (8a  1)

 (4a2  a  1)3  3(a  2) (8a  1) (4a2  a  1)2

3.3 f(t)  2t 3t  4
1
 2t (3t  4) 2

1 1
 f '(t)  2(3t  4)  2t( ) (3t  4) 2  3
2 1
2
3t
 2 3t  4 
3t  4
2(3t  4)  3t

3t  4
9t  8

3t  4

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1
4. y  2x 3
2x  1  2x (2x  1) 2
3

1 1
dy 1 
  6x2 (2x  1) 2  2x3  (2x  1) 2 . 2
dx 2

2x3
 6x 2
2x  1 
2x  1

6x 2 (2x  1)  2x 3

2x  1

14x3  6x 2

2x  1

5. y  (x 2  1) 1 x
1
 (x 2
 1) (1  x) 2

1  1
dy 1
 2x(1  x) 2  (x 2  1) (1  x) 2 ( 1)
dx 2
dy
Turning points when  0
dx
1
x2  1
 2x(1  x) 2   0
1
2(1  x) 2
1
 2 (1  x) 2   4x(1  x)  x 2  1  0

  4x  4x 2  x 2  1  0

5x 2  4x  1  0
(5x  1)(x  1)  0
1
x   or x  1
5

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y  (x2  1) 1 x

dy
But does not exist.
dx x  1

(Function not differentiable at x  1 (see sketch),

because the limit when x  1 does not exist.)

1
x   is only answer.
5

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1
6. y  2x  1  (2x 2  1) 2
2

1
dy 1 
 (2x 2  1) 2  4x
dx 2
2x

2x 2  1

dy 2
  2  gradiant of tangent
dx x  1 2 1

Equation of tangent :
y  2x  c

Substitute x  1 into

 y  2(1)2  1  1  1
 (1; 1) is a point on tangent

Substitute (1; 1) into

 1  2(1)  c
 c  1  2  1

 Equation of tangent is :
y  2x  1

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y  2x 2  1
y  2x  1

y  2x2  1

(1 ; 1)

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x 1
7.1 y 
2x  3
dy 1(2x  3)  (x  1) (2)
 
dx (2x  3)2
2x  3  2x  2

(2x  3)2
5

(2x  3)2

dy 5
7.2 
dx x  1 (2(1)  3)2
5

(1)2
 5

x 1
7.3 Substitute x  1 into y 
2x  3
2
 y   2
1
 (1 ;  2) is the tangent
dy
and m   5 (  m)
dx
 y   5x  c

Substitute (1 ;  2) into
  2   5(1)  c
c  2  5  3

Equation of tangent : y   5x  3

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7.4 Decreasing function when f '(x)  0 :

dy 5
Consider: 
dx (2x  3)2
3
(2x  3)2  0 for all x, except x 
2
dy 5 3
   0 for all x, except x 
dx  2
 function is decreasing for all x
3
except at x  which is an asymptote.
2

x 1
y
2x  3

1
(1 ; -2) x 1
2

y   5x  3

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 2x 
8.1 Dx  
 3x  5 
2x
 Dx
1
(3x  5) 2
1 1
 1 
2(3x  5) 2  2x   (3x  5) 2 . 3
 2
2
 1
(3x  5) 2 
 
 
3x
2 3x  5 
3x  5

3x  5
2 (3x  5)  3x
3x  5

3x  5
3x  10

3x  5 (3x  5)
3x  10

(3x  5)3

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8.2
d 3x  1
dx 2x  9
1
d  3x  1  2

dx  2x  9 
1

1  3x  1  2 d  3x  1 
 
2  2x  9  dx  2x  9 

Derivative of outer Derivative of

 Chain rule: function in terms of  inner
inner function. function.

d
  f(g(x))  f '(g(x)) 
dx 
g'(x)

1
 1 2 3x  1
In this case f(x)  x and f '(x)  x and g(x) 
2 2x  9

1

1  3x  1  2 3(2x  9)  (3x  1) 2 Quotient Rule
 x
2  2x  9  (2x  9)2

1 2x  9 6x  27  6x  2
 x
2 3x  1 (2x  9)2

1 2x  9 29
 x
2 3x  1 (2x  9)2
29

3
2 3x  1 (2x  9) 2
29

2 3x  1 x (2x  9)3

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3x  1
y 
2x  9

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