1 Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out:-Robert Collier

TUTORIAL 4: DIFFERENTIATION


1. Find the slope to the curve ) 3 e )( x cos ln x 6 ( y
x 2
+ = at 0 x = [oct04:-12]
2. Differentiate the following functions with respect to x: [nov05: ]
a)
x 3 cos 1
x 3 sin
y
+
=
( )
( )
(

+
+ +
=
2
2
x 3 cos 1
x 3 sin 3 x 3 cos x 3 cos 1 3
' y : ans
b)
(

+ +
=
1 x 3 x
x 2
ln y
2 (

+ +
+
=
1 x 3 x
3 x 2
x
1
' y : ans
2
3. Find the slope of the tangent to the curve
8 ) 1 x ln(
x 3 sin
y
+
= at 0 x = [apr06:-3/8 ]
4. Find the equation of the tangent line to the graph of x x 3 ) x ( f
2
= at 1 x = [oct06: 3 x 5 y = ]
5. Find
dx
dy
if
3 4
) x 2 (sin x y = . [oct06: | | x 2 sin 4 x 2 sin x 2 cos x 6 x ' y
3 2 3
+ = ]
6. Given
) x 1 (
e
y
2
x
+
=

show that 0 y ) x 1 (
dx
dy
) x 1 (
2 2
= + + + . [Apr07:
2 2
x 2 x
) x 1 (
xe 2 ) x 1 ( e
' y
+
+
=

]
7. Given that
x 5
2 2
e 2
) x 2 (
) x ( f

= find f(x). find the equation of the tangent line at 0 x = [apr08: 2 x 10 y + = ]
8. Differentiate the following functions with respect to x: [oct08:]
a)
4
3
) x 7 ( ) x ( f =

[ans:
4
3 3
2
) x 7 ( 4
x 3
) x ( ' f

= ]
b)
(

=
x 3 cos
5 x 2
ln ) x ( f
2

[ans: x 3 tan 6
5 x 2
2
) x ( ' f +

= ]
9. Find
dx
dy
if
(

+
=
1 x
4 e
ln y
2
x 3
[oct09:
1 x
x 2
4 e
e 3
' y
2 x 3
x 3

+
= ]
10. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
+
=
1 x
x e
ln ) x ( f
x
at the point 0 x = [oct10: x y = ]
11. Find
dx
dy
if ) 1 x ln( x y
2
+ = [apr11: ) 1 x ln( x 2
1 x
x
dx
dy
2
+ +
+
= ]
12. Find
2
2
dx
y d
if ) 1 x ln( y
2
+ =

[sep11:
( )
2
2
2
2
2
1 x
2 x 2
dx
y d
+
+
= ]
13. Find
dx
dy
for the following: [mar12:]
a)
4 2
x x 3
x
1
y + =

[ans:
4 3
2
x 4
1
x 6
x
1
dx
dy
+ = ]
b) 2 x x y
2
=

[ans: 2 x x 2
2 x 2
x
dx
dy
2
+

= ]


2 Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out:-Robert Collier

14. Find
dx
dy
if ) e x ( ln y
x 3 2
+ = [mar13:
x 3
x 3 x 3
e x
) e x ln( ) e 3 1 ( 2
dx
dy
+
+ +
= ]
15. Find
dx
dy
if |
.
|

\
|
+

=
x 3
x 3
cos y [sept13: |
.
|

\
|
+

+
=
x 3
x 3
sin
) x 3 (
6
dx
dy
2
]
16. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve
x
2
e 2
x 3
y

= at 0 x= [sept13:
2
3
x
2
3
y + = ]