CHAPTER-13 LIMITS AND DERIVATIVES

EXERCISE – I

1. Evaluate the following limits:

x 10 + x 5 + 1 x 4 - 81
(i) lim (ii) lim
x ® -1 x -1 x ®3 2 x 2 - 5 x - 3

1 1
+
sin ax
(iii) lim x 2 (iv) lim
x ® -2 x + 2 x ®0 bx

x tan x cos 2 x - 1
2. Evaluate: (i) lim (ii) lim
x ®0 1 - cos x x ®0 cos x - 1

sin 3 x + 7 x 1+ x 2 - 1
3. Evaluate (i) lim . (ii) lim .
x ®0 4 x + sin 2 x x ®0 x2

x 9 - a9
4. If lim = 9 , find all possible values of a.
x ®a x -a

x-4
5. Evaluate lim .
x ®4 3 - 13 - x

x 5 - 243
6. Evaluate lim .
x ®3 x 3 - 27

sin 2 x + sin 6 x
7. Evaluate lim .
x ®0 sin 5 x - sin 3 x

8. Find the derivative of the following functions by first principal function:

(i) f (x ) = x 2 (ii) tan x

9. Find the derivative of f from the first principles, where f is given by

2x + 3 1
(i) f (x ) = (ii) f (x ) = x +
x -2 x

1
 x3 +1
10. Find the derivative of the function by first principal.
x

2
 EXERCISE – II

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1. Find the derivative of the function x+ by first principal.
x

2. Find the derivative of the function cos 2 x by first principle.

x 100 x 99 x2
3. For the function f (x ) = + + ...... + + x + 1, prove that f ¢(1) = 100 f ¢(0 ).
100 99 2

4. Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r

and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers).

(i) (px + q )æç r ö

+ s÷ (ii) (ax + b )n (cx + d )m
èx ø

(iii) (ax 2
)
+ sin x (p + q cos x ) (iv)
4 x + 5 sin x
3 x + 7 cos x

x
(v) (x + sec x )(x - tan x ) (vi)
sin n x

5. Find the derivative of the y = siné cos x ù .

êë ûú

a+x - a
6. Find lim .
x ®0 x a(a + x )

8 ìï æ x2 ö æ x2 ö æ x2 ö æ x 2 öüï
7. Find lim í1 - cosçç ÷÷ - cosçç ÷÷ + cosçç ÷÷ . cosçç ÷÷ý .
x ®0 x8 ïî è 2 ø è 4 ø è 2 ø è 4 øïþ

1 - cos x. cos 2 x. cos 3 x

8. Find lim .
x ®0 sin 2 (2 x )

y cos q - q cos y
9. Find lim .
y ®q y -q

10. Find the derivative of the following functions by first principal function:

3
 1
(i) f (x ) = (ii) sin 2 x
x

ANSWERS

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 ANSWERS TO EXERCISE – I

1 108 1 a
1. (i) - (ii) (iii) - (iv)
2 7 4 b

2. (i) 2 (ii) 4

5 1
3. (i) [Hint: Divide Nr and Dr by x ] (ii)
3 2

4. ±1

5. 6

6. 15

7. 4

8. (i) 2 x (ii) sec 2 x

7 1
9. (i) - (ii) 1 -
(x - 2 ) 2
x2

2x 3 - 1
10.
x2

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 ANSWERS TO EXERCISE – II

1 1
1. -
2 x 2x 3 2

- sin 2 x
2.
cos 2 x

- qr
4. (i) 2
+ ps (ii) (ax + b )n -1 (cx + d )m -1[mc (ax + b ) + na(cx + d )]
x

( )
(iii) - q sin x ax 2 + sin x + (p + q cos x )(2ax + cos x )

35 + 15 x cos x + 28 cos x + 28 x sin x - 15 sin x

(iv)
(3 x + 7 cos x )2

(v) (x + sec x ) (1 - sec 2 x ) + (x - tan x ). (1 + sec x tan x )

sin x - nx cos x
(vi)
sin n +1 x

- cos cos x sin x

5.
4 x cos x

1 -3 2
6. a
2

1
7.
32

7
8.
4

9. cos q + q sin q

1
10. (i) - (ii) sin 2 x
x2