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BASIC MATHEMATICS: SHEET – 5
Differentiation theory & derivative from 1st principle

f(x)  f(a) f(a  h)  f(a)


NOTE-: A function f(x) is said to be differentiable (finitely) at x = a if f '(a)  lim or lim =
x a xa h 0 h
finite (where h represent difference between x and a)

EXERCISE

Find derivative of the following using first principle:-

1. f(x) = x2 2. f(x) =x3-27


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3. f(x) = (x-1)(x-2) 4. f(x) =
x
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5. f(x) = x  6. f(x) =sinx
x
7. f(x) =tanx, 8. f(x)  sin x
9. f(x) = sin x  cos x 10. f(x) =xsinx

ANSWER KEY

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1. 2x 2. 3x2 3. 2x-3 4. -
x2
1 cos x
5.1- 6.cosx. 7.sec2x 8.
x2 2 sin x
9. cosx-sinx 10. xcosx  sinx

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