College of Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering

PROBLEM SET NO. 2

MATH 34: Engineering Calculus I

INSTRUCTIONS: Solve the following problems completely and neatly. Answers must be
accompanied by FULLY ILLUSTRATED SOLUTIONS in order to be credited. Write your
answers in an A4 size coupon bond.

A. Find the derivative of 𝑓(𝑥) using the limit E. Find the second and third derivative of
definition of derivative. each of the following.
1. 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 1. 𝑦 = 𝑥 5 + 3𝑥 −2 + 4𝑥
2. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2. 𝑦 = 4
1
√𝑥 2 −4
3. 𝑓(𝑥) = 4√𝑥 1+√𝑥
6 3. 𝑦 =
4. 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥
𝑥
3 4. 𝑦 = √4 − 𝑥 2
5. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥
√2𝑥+1 5. 𝑦 = 𝑥−1
𝑑𝑦 √
B. Find of each of the following. 𝑑𝑦
𝑑𝑥 F. Find by implicit differentiation.
1. 𝑦 = 5𝑥 3 − 4𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 6 𝑑𝑥

2𝑥−3 4
1. 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 − 6𝑥𝑦 = 0
2. 𝑦 = (5𝑥+1) 2. 𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦 2 − 𝑦 2 = 1
3. 𝑦 =
4𝑥−5
3. (𝑥 − 𝑦)3 = (𝑥 + 𝑦)2
2𝑥+1
4. 𝑦 = √5 − 6𝑥
3 𝑥−6
5. 𝑦 = √3𝑥+4 
𝑑𝑦
C. Use the Chain Rule to find 𝑑𝑥 and express
the final answer in terms of 𝑥.
1. 𝑦 = 𝑢2 + 𝑢 ,  𝑢 = 2𝑥 + 1
2. 𝑦 = √𝑢2 − 1 ,  𝑢 = 4√𝑥
3
3. 𝑦 = (𝑢 − 4)2  , 𝑢 = 𝑥 2 + 4
2
4. 𝑦 = (2𝑢 − 2)3  , 𝑢 = 4𝑥 3 + 1
5. 𝑦 = √𝑢 + 2 ,  𝑢 = 4𝑥 − 2\
𝑑𝑦
D. Use the Inverse Function Rule to find 𝑑𝑥
.
1. 𝑥 = 2(4𝑦 + 1)3
6
2. 𝑥 = (3𝑦+1)2

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