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ADMATHS

SECTION: CALCULUS

LESSON 15: PRODUCT RULE AND QUOTIENT RULE

MEMO:

EXERCISE 1

1.1 y  (2x  3) (x 2  x  9)
dy
 2(x 2  x  9)  (2x  3) (2x  1)
dx
 2x 2  2x  18  4x 2  4x  3
 6x 2  2x  15

1.2 f(x)   x3 (4x  1)5

f '(x)   3x 2 (4x  1)5  ( x 3 ) (5) (4x  1)4 (4)
  3x 2 (4x  1)5  20x3 (4x  1)4

 2 
1.3 y  x2   7
 x 
 
1

 x (2x2 2  7)
1 3
dy  
 2x (2x 2  7)  x 2 (  x 2 )
dx
1 1
 4x 2  14x  x 2

 4 x  14x  x
 3 x  14x

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1.4 f(x)  ( 3 x  6) (3x  2)4

1
 (x 3  6) (3x  2)4
2 1

f '(x)  1
3
x 3 (3x  2)  4
(x 3  6) (4) (3x  2)3 (3)
1
(3x  2)4
 2
 12(x 3  6) (3x  2)3
3x 3
(3x  2)4
  12( 3 x  6) (3x  2)3
3
3 x2

2. f(x)  x 2 2x  1
1
 x (2x 2
1) 2
1   
1
f '(x)  2x (2x  1) 2  x  2 (2x  1) 2  (2)
1 2
 
x2
 2x 2x  1 
2x  1
42
f '(4)  2(4) 2(4)  1 
2 4  1
16 88  1
 24    or 29 
3 3  3

88  1
 The gradient of the tangent is  or 29  .
3  3

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EXERCISE 2

x3
1.1 y 
2x  1
dy 1(2x  1)  2(x  3)

dx (2x  1)2
7

(2x  1)2

2
x3
1.2 y   
 2x  1 
1
dy  x  3  1 (2x  1)  2(x  3) 
 2   
dx  2x  1   (2x  1)2 
 x  3   7 
 2  2
 2x  1   (2x  1) 
 14 (x  3)

(2x  1)3

x3
1.3 f(x) 
8  x2
3x 2 (8  x 2 )  x 3 ( 2x)
f '(x) 
(8  x 2 )2
24x 2  3x 4  2x 4

(8  x 2 )2
24x 2  x 4

(8  x 2 )2

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4x  5
1.4 f(x) 
2x  3
1
 4x  5 2
  
 2x  3 
1

1  4x  5  2  4(2x  3)  2(4x  5) 
f '(x)   2x  3   
2    (2x  3)2 
1
1  2x    22 
3 2
  4x  5   2
2    (2x  3) 
 11
 3
4x  5 . (2x  3) 2
 11

(4x  5) (2x  3)3

x
2. f(x) 
x2
1(x  2)  1(x)
 f '(x) 
(x  2)2
2

(x  2)2
2
f '(3) 
(3  2)2
 2
3
f(3)   3
3 2
Substitute (3 ; 3) in f(x)   2x  c:
 3   2(3)  c  c  9

Equation of the tangent is: f(x)   2x  9

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EXERCISE 3

4  x2
1. f(x) 
x 2
2x (x  2)  (x 2  4)
f '(x) 
(x  2)2
x 2  4x  4

(x  2)2

2. f '(x)  0 at stationary point(s).

x 2  4x  4
  0
(x  2)2
 x 2  4x  4  0
 b  b2  4ac
x 
2a
4  32

2
 4,83 or  0,83

3. f(x) is increasing where f '(x)  0 :

xa  4x  4
 0 0,83 4,83
(x  2)2
 0  0 
 x 2  4x  4  0
 x   0,83 or x  4,83

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4. The derivative of the function f '(x) does not exist at x  2 , because

division by 0 is undefined.

THUS: The function is not differentiable at x  2.

x2
x

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