CW#1.

4 (CO2)
Find the derivative by increment method. (10 pts. each)

1. 𝑦 = 4𝑥 + 3

𝑥+2
2. 𝑦 = 𝑥−1
Find the derivative by increment method.
1. 𝑦 = 4𝑥 + 3
Solution:
a.) 𝑦 + ∆𝑦 = 4 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 3

b.) 𝑦 + ∆𝑦 − 𝑦 = 4 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 3 − 𝑦
∆𝑦 = 4 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 3 − 4𝑥 + 3

∆𝑦 4 𝑥+∆𝑥 +3 − 4𝑥+3
c.) =
∆𝑥 ∆𝑥

Δ𝑦 4 𝑥+∆𝑥 +3 − 4𝑥+3
d.) lim = lim
∆→0 Δ𝑥 ∆𝑥→0 ∆𝑥
 Δ𝑦 4 𝑥 + 0 + 3 − 4𝑥 + 3 0
lim = =
∆→0 Δ𝑥 0 0
Transform:
Δ𝑦 4 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 3 − 4𝑥 + 3 4 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 3 + 4𝑥 + 3
lim = lim ∗
∆→0 Δ𝑥 ∆𝑥→0 ∆𝑥 4 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 3 + 4𝑥 + 3

4 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 3 − (4𝑥 + 3)
= lim
∆𝑥→0 ∆𝑥 ( 4 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 3 + 4𝑥 + 3 )

4𝑥 + 4∆𝑥 + 3 − 4𝑥 − 3
= lim
∆𝑥→0 ∆𝑥 ( 4 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 3 + 4𝑥 + 3 )

4∆𝑥
= lim
∆𝑥→0 ∆𝑥 ( 4 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 3 + 4𝑥 + 3 )
 4
= lim
∆𝑥→0 ( 4 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 3 + 4𝑥 + 3 )
Δ𝑦 4
lim =
∆𝑥→0 Δ𝑥 4 𝑥+0 +3+ 4𝑥+3
𝑑𝑦 4
=
𝑑𝑥 4𝑥+3+ 4𝑥+3
𝑑𝑦 4 4𝑥+3
= ∗
𝑑𝑥 2 4𝑥+3 4𝑥+3
𝑑𝑦 2 4𝑥+3
∴ =
𝑑𝑥 4𝑥+3
 𝑥+2
2. 𝑦 =
𝑥−1
Solution:
𝑥+∆𝑥 +2
a.) 𝑦 + ∆𝑦 =
𝑥+∆𝑥 −1

𝑥+∆𝑥 +2
b.) 𝑦 + ∆𝑦 − 𝑦 = −y
𝑥+∆𝑥 −1

𝑥+∆𝑥 +2 𝑥+2
∆𝑦 = −
𝑥+∆𝑥 −1 𝑥−1
𝑥−1 𝑥+∆𝑥 +2 −(𝑥+2) 𝑥+∆𝑥 −1
∆𝑦 =
𝑥+∆𝑥 −1 (𝑥−1)

𝑥 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 2𝑥 − 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 − 2 − 𝑥 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 𝑥 − 2 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 2
∆𝑦 =
𝑥 + ∆𝑥 − 1 (𝑥 − 1)
 3𝑥−3 𝑥+∆𝑥
∆𝑦 =
𝑥+∆𝑥 −1 (𝑥−1)
3𝑥−3𝑥−3∆𝑥
∆𝑦 =
𝑥+∆𝑥 −1 (𝑥−1)
−3∆𝑥
∆𝑦 =
𝑥+∆𝑥 −1 (𝑥−1)
Δ𝑦 −3∆𝑥 1
c.)
Δ𝑥
= ∗
𝑥+∆𝑥 −1 (𝑥−1) ∆𝑥
Δ𝑦 −3
=
Δ𝑥 𝑥+∆𝑥 −1 (𝑥−1)
Δ𝑦 −3
d.) lim = lim
∆𝑥→0 Δ𝑥 ∆𝑥→0 𝑥+∆𝑥 −1 (𝑥−1)

𝑑𝑦 −3 −3
∴ = =
𝑑𝑥 𝑥+0 −1 (𝑥−1) 𝑥−1 2