PRACTICE ACTIVITY 2

Question 1
2−𝑥 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 ≤ 1
(a) Given that f(x) = { 2 . Is f(x ) differentiable at 1?
𝑥 − 2𝑥 − 2 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 >
−1 − 2𝑥 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 < −1
(b) Given that g(x) = {𝑥 2 𝑖𝑓 − 1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1, for what values of x is g(x) differentiable?
𝑥 𝑖𝑓 𝑥 > 1
(c) For what value of x is the function h(x) = | 𝑥 2 − 9| differentiable?
(d) Find derivatives of the following functions
5 𝑡2+1
(i) Sec2 2x – tan2 2x (ii) √ (iii) sin{sin[sin(x)]} (iv) ln(x + √𝑥 2 − 1)
𝑡2−1
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝑡 −1
(v) ln(tanx) (vi) sin-1 (x) (vii) ∫1 𝑑𝑡
𝑡2 +1
(e) The folium of Descartes is given by the equation x2 + y2 = 6xy.
(i) Find the tangent to the folium at the point (3,2)
(ii) At what points is the tangent line horizontal or vertical?
(f) Air is being pumped into a spherical balloon so that its volume increases at the rate of
100cm3 cm per second. How fast is the radius of the balloon is increasing when the diameter
is 50cm?
(g) A ladder 10m long rests against a vertical wall. If the bottom of the ladder slides away from
the wall at the rate of 1m per second, how fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall
when the bottom of the ladder is 6m from the wall?

Question 2

Evaluate the following integrals

𝑥3 𝑠𝑖𝑛 √ 𝑥
(i) ∫ dx (ii) ∫ 𝑠𝑖𝑛 2 3𝑥𝑑𝑥 (iii) ∫(𝑠𝑖𝑛5𝑥)(𝑐𝑜𝑠8𝑥)𝑑𝑥 (iv) ∫ dx
𝑥 +1 √𝑥
4 𝑥2
(v) ∫ ( dx (vi) ∫ 𝑠𝑖𝑛 3 𝜗𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜗𝑑𝜗 (vii) ∫ 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥 √1 + 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥dx (viii) ∫ dx
1+2𝑥)4 √1−𝑥2
4 1 1 4 𝑥
(ix) ∫1 √1 + dx (x) ∫0 dx
𝑥2 𝑥 √ 1+2𝑥