Differentiating: Chain, product and quotient rules IB SL/HL

1 Non GDC

Differentiate each of the following,

a) f (x) = 4 ln x 3

b) f (x) = e x cos x

€ c) y = tan x

€ d) 1
y=
tan x
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5
e) f (x) = (2x 3 − 3)
€ f) y = sin x ln x

€ g) x+3
f (x) =
x +1
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h) y = sin 4 x

€ i) f (x) = sin 2 x cos x

2 € Non GDC

Consider the function, f (x) = e 3x sin x.

π 
a) Find f   as an exact number.
 3
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b) Show that f ′(x) = e 3x (3sin x + cos x).

€ π
Write the gradient of the function at x = , giving your answer
c) 3
€ in exact form.

€ x2 +1
3 Given that y = ,
x −1
dy
a) Find .
dx
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b) Find the normal to the curve where x = 2.

€ c) dy
Find the point where = 0.
dx
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1x
4 Given that y = 2x 3e 2 +2e x , find the gradient at the point where x =0.

€ 5 Consider f (x) = (3ln x)(cos x), 0 ≤ x ≤ 8, and x is measured in radians.

a) Sketch y = f (x).

€ b) Evaluate f ′(x).

€ c) Use your GDC to find 3 values for when f ′(x)= 0.

6€ f (x)= cos 5 x

a) Find f ′(x).

€ b) Find f ′(π ).

€ c) What do you deduce from your answer to b)?

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Answers

1 a) 12
f ′(x) =
x
b) f ′(x) = e x (cos x − sin x)

€ c) dy 1
=
dx cos2 x
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d) dy −1
= 2
dx sin x
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e) f ′(x) = 30x 2 (2x 3 − 4 )
4

€ f) dy sin x
= + (cos x)(ln x)
dx x
€
g) −2
f ′(x) = 2
( x + 1)
€
h) dy
= 4(cos x)(sin 3 x)
dx
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i) f ′(x) = sin x (2cos2 x − sin 2 x )

2 € a) 3e π
2
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c) eπ
2
(
3 3 +1 )
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3 a) dy x 2 − 2x −1
= 2
dx ( x −1)
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b) y=x+3

€ c) x = −0.414,2.41

4€ 2
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Differentiating: Chain, product and quotient rules IB SL/HL

5 a)

 cos x 
b) f ′(x) = 3 − (ln x )(sin x )
 x 

c) x = 1.27,6.37,3.38

6 € a) f ′(x) = −5sin x cos 4 x

€ b) 0

€ c) It is a maximum/minimum or turning point.

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