DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI

MA7151 MATHEMATICS-I
TUTORIAL - 1 :: DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
20 September, 2018
2x3 − 5 1
1. Find the domain of the function (a) f (x) = 2 , (b) h(x) = √
 x +x−6 4
x2 − 5x
p √ x + 2, x < 0

(c) F (x) = 2 − x (d) G(x) = , (e) H(t) = |2t + 1|
1 − x, x ≥ 0


2. Determine whether f (x) is even, odd or neither

x x
(a) f (x) = 2 , (b) f (x) = cos x − sin (x2 ), (c) f (x) = , (d) f (x) = x|x|.
x +1 x+1
3. Graph the function by hand, not by plotting points, but by starting with the graph
of one of the standard functions and then applying the appropriate transformations.
(a) y = 1 − 2x − x2 , (b) y = 1 − |x − 3|, (c) y = 4 sin 3x, (d) y = 12 (1 − cos x)

4. Find the functions f og, gof, f of and gog and their domains given

(a) f (x) = 1 − 3x, g(x) = cos x

√ √
(b) f (x) = x, g(x) = 3 1 − x
1
(c) f (x) = , g(x) = sin 2x
1+x
5. Express the √ function in the form of f og (a) F (x) = 4 sec4 x − sec x,
3
2
√
  
sin x 3x + 1 2x
(b) F (x) = √ , (c) F (x) = + , (d) F (x) = x−2 n x
1 + sin x x 3x + 1
6. Evaluate the limit, if it exists.
√ 1
x2 + 5x + 4 − x12
 
x2 + 9 − 5 1 1 (x+h)2
(a) lim 2 , (b) lim , (c)lim √ − , (d)lim ,
x→−4 x + 3x − 4 x→−4 x+4 t→0 t 1+t t h→0 h
√
4− x x2 + 2x + 1
(e) lim , (f) lim (2x + |x − 3|), (g) lim
t→16 16x − x2 x→3 x→−1 x4 − 1
√
2−x x x+2
7. Determine the infinite limit (a) lim , (b) lim− , (c) lim + ,
x→1 (x − 1)2 x→3 (x − 3) 5 x→−3 (x + 3)
x+2 sec x
(d) lim − , (e) lim + , (f) lim − x csc x.
x→−3 (x + 3) x→(π/2) x x→(2π)

8. Use the definition of continuity and the properties of limits to show that the function
is continuous at the given number a.
√
(a) f (x) = x2 + 7 − x, a = 4, (b) f (x) = (x + 2x3 )4 , a = −1,
2t − 3t2
(c) h(t) = , a = 1.
1 + t3

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 9. Explain why the function is discontinuous at the given number a.
 1 , x 6= −2

1
(a) f (x) = , a = −2, (b) f (x) = x+2 ,a = −2,
x+2  1, x = −2
2
 2x − 5x − 3 , x 6= 3


(c) f (x) = x−3 , a = 3.

6, x=3


x2 − x − 2
10. How would you remove the discontinuity of f from (a) f (x) = ,
 2 x−2
x3 − 8  2x − 5x − 3 , x =

6 3
(b) f (x) = 2 , (c) f (x) = x−3 .
x −4 6, x=3


11. Use the Intermediate value theorem to show that there is a root of the given equation
in the specified interval.
√
(a) x4 + x − 3 = 0, (1, 2), (b) 3
x = 1 − x, (0, 1), (c) ex = 3 − 2x, (0, 1),
(d) sin x = x2 − x, (1, 2).

12. Find the value of the constants k and m, if possible, that will make the function
f (x) continuous everywhere.

2x3 + x + 7, x < −1




f (x) = m(x + 1) + k, −1 < x ≤ 2



x2 + 5,

x>2





 x2 + x, x < 1

13. Let g(x) = a, x=1



3x + 5, x > 1


(a) Determine the value of a for which g is continuous from the left at 1.

(b) Determine the value of a for which g is continuous from the right at 1.

(c) Is there a value of a for which g is continuous at 1? Explain.

14. Find the horizontal and vertical asymptotes of each curve.

2x + 1 2ex x−1 x2
(a) y = , (b) y = x , (c) y = 2 , (d) y = 2 .
x−2 e −5 x −x−6 x −x−2

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15. Find the derivative of the function using the definition of derivative. State the
x 1
domain of the function and the domain of its derivative (a) f (x) = − ,
2 3
√ 1 − 2x x2 − 1
(b) g(x) = 9 − x (c) h(x) = , (d) F (x) = .
3+x 2x − 3
3 −4 −2
 functions (a) f (x) = (x − 2x)(x + x ),
16. Differentiate the following
1 + sin x
(b) f (x) = ln , (c) f (x) = (tan−1 (ex ))1/3
1 − sin x
dy √ √
17. Find by implicit differentiation (a) ey sin x = x + xy, (b) 2 x + y = 3,
dx √
(c) 1 + x = sin (xy 2 ), (d) x + y = 1 + x2 y 2

18. Use implicit differentiation to find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at
the given point
(a) y sin 2x = x cos 2y at (π/2, π/4) (b) x2 − xy − y 2 = 1 at (2,1).

19. Find the absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of f on the given interval
1
(a) f (x) = 3x2 − 12x + 5, [0, 3] (b) f (x) = x + , [0.2, 4]
x
(c) f (t) = 2 cos t + sin 2t, [0, π/2].

20. For the following functions

(i) f (x) = x3 − 12x + 2 (ii) f (x) = 36x + 3x2 − 2x3 (iii) f (x) = 2 + 2x2 − x4
(iv) f (x) = 5x2/3 − 2x5/3 (v) f (x) = (x + 1)5 − 5x − 2 (vi) f (x) = x1/3 (x + 4)

(a) Find the intervals on which f is increasing or decreasing.

(b) Find the local maximum and minimum values of f .

(c) Find the intervals of concavity and the inflection points.

(d) Use the information to sketch the graph, if possible.