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Calculus: Differentiation
Calculus: Differentiation
x 2e x
2
2.
sin x 1 cos x 5. 8.
3.
ln x
10.
12.
tan 1 x 2 1, x 1
Use implicit differentiation 13. 14. If 3ln x 5ln y = 10 , find the value of dy at the point where x=1. dx 5
Find the slope of the tangent at the point (1,1) on the curve y 3 + xy = 2 Verify that at any point on this curve 2 xy d2 y 2 = (3 y 2 + x)3 dx 4,3 5 4
15. 16.
Find an equation for the tangent to the curve x 2 + xy + y 2 = 3 at the point (1,1). Find
dy dx
where ln y = x 2 y, y 1 d
and
d2y dx 2
For the curve with parametric equations x = 2 + sin 2 , y = cos 2 prove that
dy = tan dx
and
d2y 1 = sec 4 2 dx 4
Hence prove that the curve has a stationary point at (2 ,1) and investigate its nature 19. 20. Use logarithmic differentiation to find Use logarithmic differentiation to find
dy dx dy dx
6,3 4 3