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Mu Questions Successive Differentiation
Mu Questions Successive Differentiation
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1. Find 𝑛𝑡ℎ derivative of (𝑥−1)(𝑥−2)(𝑥−3) (MU 1996)
𝑥 2 +4𝑥+1
2. Find 𝑛𝑡ℎ derivative of (MU 1984)
𝑥 3 +2𝑥 2 −𝑥−2
𝑥2
3. Find 𝑛𝑡ℎ derivative of (𝑥−1)(2𝑥+3) , (MU 1993,95,06)
𝑥3
4. Prove that the value of 𝑛𝑡ℎ differential coefficient of 𝑥2 −1 for 𝑥 = 0 is 0 if 𝑛 is even and −𝑛! if 𝑛 is odd
12. If 𝑦 = sin 𝑟𝑥 + cos 𝑟𝑥, prove that 𝑦𝑛 = 𝑟 𝑛 [1 + (−1)𝑛 sin 2𝑟𝑥 ]1/2 (MU 2004,07)
13. If 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝑥, find 𝑦𝑛 , (MU 2002)
14. Find 𝑛𝑡ℎ derivative of 𝑒 5𝑥 cos 𝑥 cos 3𝑥 (MU 1983 , 2007)
15. Find 𝑛𝑡ℎ derivative of 𝑒 𝑥 cos 2𝑥 cos 𝑥 (MU 1981 , 2002)
16. If 𝑦 = 2𝑥 cos 9𝑥, find 𝑦𝑛 , (MU 2009)
17. If 𝑦 = 2𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠 3𝑥, find 𝑦𝑛 , (MU 1996 , 2009 , 12)
𝑥 (−1)𝑛 .𝑛! 𝑎
18. If 𝑦 = 𝑥2 +𝑎2, prove that 𝑦𝑛 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑛+1 𝜃 cos(𝑛 + 1)𝜃 where 𝜃 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (𝑥) , (MU 2007)
𝑎𝑛+1
(MU 2004)
22. Expand 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 9𝑥 in cosines of multiples of 𝑥 and then find 𝑦𝑛 , (MU 2008)
23. If 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 7 𝑥, find 𝑦𝑛 , (MU 1996)
24. If 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛5 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝑥, find 𝑦𝑛 , (MU 2000)
MU QUESTIONS SUCCESSIVE DIFFERENTIATION
𝑡ℎ
25. Find 𝑛 derivative of 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 sin 𝑥 , (MU 1994)
26. If 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 𝑒 2𝑥 , prove that at 𝑥 = 0 𝑦𝑛 = 2𝑛−2 . 𝑛(𝑛 − 1) (MU 2004)
𝑛!
27. If 𝑦 = 𝑥 𝑛 log 𝑥, prove that 𝑦𝑛+1 = (MU 2003 , 04, 08)
𝑥
log 𝑥 5! 1 1 1 1
28. If 𝑦 = prove that 𝑦5 = 𝑥6 [1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 − log 𝑥] (MU 2010)
𝑥
(−1)𝑛−2 (𝑛−2)!(𝑥+𝑛)
29. If 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑙𝑜𝑔(𝑥 + 1), prove that 𝑦𝑛 = (𝑥+1)𝑛
(MU 1991)
𝑛𝜋 𝑛𝜋
30. If 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 sin 𝑥, prove that 𝑦𝑛 = (𝑥 2 − 𝑛2 + 𝑛) sin (𝑥 + ) − 2𝑛𝑥 cos (𝑥 + ) (MU 1998 )
2 2
31. 1. If 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1𝑥, prove that (1 − 𝑥 2 )𝑦𝑛+2 − (2𝑛 + 1)𝑥𝑦𝑛+1 − 𝑛2 𝑦𝑛 = 0 (MU 2010)
32. If 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 𝑥, prove that (1 − 𝑥 2 )𝑦𝑛+2 − (2𝑛 + 1)𝑥𝑦𝑛+1 − 𝑛2 𝑦𝑛 = 0 Also find
𝑦9 (0) and 𝑦10(0) (MU 2003)
33. If 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎ−1 𝑥, prove that
(1 + 𝑥 2 )𝑦𝑛+2 + (2𝑛 + 1)𝑥𝑦𝑛+1 + 𝑛2 𝑦𝑛 = 0 (MU 1987)
𝑎+𝑥
34. If 𝑦 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 [𝑎−𝑥], prove that
−1 𝑥 1
42. If 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑚𝑠𝑖𝑛 or 𝑥 = sin (𝑚 log 𝑦) , prove that
(1 − 𝑥 2 )𝑦𝑛+2 − (2𝑛 + 1)𝑥𝑦𝑛+1 + (𝑚2 − 𝑛2 )𝑦𝑛 = 0 (MU 2000, 02, 04, 05)
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64. If 𝑦 = 𝑥 𝑛−1 . 𝑒 𝑥 , prove that 𝑦𝑛 = (−1)𝑛 𝑥 −(𝑛+1) . 𝑒 1/𝑥 (MU 1994)
𝑑𝑛
Further show that if 𝑌 = 𝑑𝑥𝑛 (𝑥 𝑛+1 𝑒 𝑥 ) then 𝑥 (𝑌2 − 𝑌1 ) = (𝑛 + 1)𝑌 (MU 1984)
𝑛𝜋
66. If 𝑦 = cot 𝑥, prove that 𝑛𝐶1 𝑦𝑛−1 (0) − 𝑛𝐶3 𝑦𝑛−3 (0) + 𝑛𝐶5 𝑦𝑛−5 (0) − ⋯ = cos (MU 1996)
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𝑛𝜋
67. If 𝑦 = tan 𝑥, prove that 𝑦𝑛 (0) −nC2 𝑦𝑛−2 (0) +nC4𝑦𝑛−4 (0) + ⋯ = sin ( ) (MU 1990,03)
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