Single Variable Calculus

Topic: Differentiation
Assignment-2

SRM University AP, Amaravati, India

1. By using the definition of differentiation at a point, find an equation for

the tangent line to the curve at the given point.
√
(a) y = 7 − x2 , (1, 6) (b) y = 4 x, (4, 8)

2. By using the definition of differentiation at a point, find the slope of the

function’s graph at the given point. Then find an equation line which is
the tangent to the curve at the given point.
√
(a) f (x) = x − x2 , (1, 0) (c) f (x) = x + 1, (8, 3)
x
(b) f (x) = , (3, 3)
x−2

3. Using the definition of differentiation, calculate the derivatives of the func-

tions.

(a) f (x) = 5x3 , 1−x

(b) f (x) = ,
2x

(Answer Question No. 4 to Question No. 11 using the

definition of differentiation.)

4. Is the function (
x2 , x<0
f (x) =
x, x≥0
differentiable at x = 0?
5. Is the function (
x2 + 1, x<1
f (x) =
x + 1, x≥1
differentiable at x = 1?
6. Is the function (√
x, x<1
f (x) =
2x − 1, x≥1
differentiable at x = 1?

7. Is the function f (x) = |2x| differentiable at x = 0?

8. Is the function f (x) = |x − 6| differentiable at x = 6?
9. Is the function f (x) = x|x| differentiable at x = 0?

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10. Does the graph of (
x2 cos x1 , x 6= 0
f (x) = .
0, x=0
have a tangent line at the origin? Give reasons for your answer.
11. Does the graph of (
x sin x1 , x 6= 0
f (x) = .
0, x=0
have a tangent line at the origin? Give reasons for your answer.
12. Using differentiation rules, find the first order derivatives of the following
functions:

x3 x2 x (iv) f (x) = (2x − 3)4 (x2 + x + 1)5

(i) f (x) = + +
3 2 4
(ii) f (x) = 6x2 − 10x − 5x−2 (v) f (x) = sin(sin(sin x))
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(iii) f (x) = (vi) f (x) = x + (x + sin2 x)3
 4
(1 + sec x)2

13. Using differentiation rules, find the second order derivatives of the follow-
ing functions:

x2 x
(i) f (x) = (ii) f (x) =
1 + 2x x2 − 1
(iii) f (z) = (z + 1)(z − 1)(z 2 + 1)

14. Find all points on the graph of the function f (x) = 2 cos2 x + sin2 x at
which the tangent line is horizontal.
15. For what values of a and b is the line 2x + y = b tangent to the parabola
y = ax2 when x = 2?
16. Find the values of a and b that makes the following function f differentiable
everywhere. (
ax + b, x > −1
f (x) = .
bx2 − 3, x ≤ −1

x1000 − 1
17. Evaluate lim .
x→1 x−1
18. If F (x) = f (g(x)), where f (−2) = 8, f 0 (−2) = 4, f 0 (5) = 3, g(5) = −2 and
g 0 (5) = 6, find F 0 (5).
19. If n is a positive integer, prove that
d
(sinn x cos nx) = n sinn−1 x cos(n + 1)x
dx

dy
20. Find from the following:
dx

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 (i) x2 + xy − y 2 = 4
(ii) y cos x = x2 + y 2
(iii) 2x3 + x2 y − xy 3 = 2
p
(iv) y = x sin−1 x + 1 − x2
(v) y = sin(cos(sin(cos(xy))))
(vi) y = x3 sin(cos(x2 + sin(x3 ))) +
y 2 cos(sin(y 2 + cos(y 3 )))

21. If g(x) + x sin g(x) = x2 , find g 0 (0).

d2 y
22. x4 + y 4 = 32, find the value of dx2 at the point (2, 2).
d2 y
23. xy 3 + y 2 = 1, find the value of dx2 at the point (0, −1).
24. In below problems, verify that the given point is on the curve and find the
line that are (a) tangent and (b) normal to the curve at the given point.

(a) 6x2 + 3xy 3 + 2y 2 + 17y − 6 = 0, (−1, 0)

(b) x2 + 2xy + y 2 + x = 10, (1, 2).
(c) x sin(3y) − y cos(3x) = 0, ( π6 , π3 )
(d) x3 sin(y) − cos(y) = 0, (0, π2 )

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