UNIT CODE: CCS 2121 UNIT NAME: DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS

CAT TWO.(To be submitted on the exam date)

a) Show that the following functions are either an increasing or

a decreasing function for all values of x. (4 Marks)

f(x)=x5 + 20x - 6

f(x)=1- x3 - x7

b) Find the first, second and third derivatives of:

f(x)=4e2x -sin(3x)+5x-ln(x) (4 Marks)

c) List 4 properties of limits of sums, product and quotients. (4 Marks)

x 2+3 x−4
d) Find the equation of the tangent and the normal line of the curve y= .
2 x+ 1

e) At point x=2. (13 Marks)

x 3−1
f) Let f(x)= . Find the first derivative at point 2 and the second derivative
x
at point -2 (5 Marks)