Worksheet 1 – Derivative 201

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Activity- In-class
Objective: To compute derivative using the First Principle/Definition.

Q1. Using the First Principle or definition, find the derivative for each of the following
function.

f ( x  h)  f ( x )
The formula f ( x)  lim
h 0 h

a. f ( x)  2x  3

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b. f ( x) 
x2

c. g (t )  t 2  2t  1

d. h( )  sin 2

2x  1
e. f ( x) 
2x  1

f. f ( x )  ( 2 x  1) 3

Answer Q1

1 2
a. b.  c. 2t  2 d. 2 cos 2
2x  3 x3

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e. f. 6( 2 x  1) 2
( 2 x  1) 2

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Q2. Using the appropriate technique(s) compute each of the following.

x4 x3 x2 1 tan 1 x
a. f ( x)     x  , find f (x ) . n. f ( x)  , find f (x) .
4 3 2 x ex 1

b. f ( x)  ( x 3  1)( x 2  2) , find f (x ). o. f (t )  10 t sinh t , find

f (t ).

t 3  3t x
c. h(t )  , find f (t ). p. h( x )   x sin 1 x , find h (x ).
t 2 1 ln x

1 1 1 ex
d. F ( x )  (1  )(1  2 ) , find F (x ). q. f ( x)  , f (1)
x x 1 ex
2x  x  1
2
1  sinh 
e. f ( x)  2 , find f (1). r. f ( )  , f ( )
x  2x  1 1  cosh 

ax  b
f. f ( x)  , find f (1).
cx  d
x3
g. f ( x)  , find f (x) .
1 x2

1 df
h. f ( x )  (7 x 8  5 x 6 )( x  ) , find .
x dx

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i. g (t )  t 2  2t  , find g (1).
t4

sec 
j. h( )  , find h ( ) .
1  tan 

cos x
k. f ( x)  , f (x) .
x  sin x
3

ex dy
l. y  ( x 3 ln x)  , find .
x 2 dx

2x dy
m. y , find .
log x dx

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Answer Q2

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a. x  x  x  1 
3 2

x2
b. x(5 x 3  6 x  2)
t 4  6t 2  3
c.
(t 2  1) 2
1 2 3
d.  2
( 1 2 )
x x x
1
e.
4
 (ad  bc)
f.
(c  d ) 2
 x 2 (3  x 2 )
g.
(1  x 2 ) 2
h. x 4 (63 x 4  14 x 2  25)
i. 82
sec  tan  (1  tan  )  sec 3 
j.
(1  tan  ) 2
 x 2 ( x sin x  3 cos x)  1
k.
( x 3  sin x) 2
e x ( x  2)
l. 3 x 2 ln x  x 2 
x3
1
2 x (ln 2 log x  )
m. x ln 10
(log x) 2
ex 1
 e x tan 1 x
n. 1  x 2
(e x  1) 2
o. 10 t sinh t[(ln 10) 2  1]  2 ln 10(10 t cosh t )
ln x  1 x
p. 2
 sin 1 x 
(ln x) 1 x2
2e
q.
(1  e) 2
cosh  (1  cosh  )  sinh  (1  sinh  )
r.
(1  cosh  ) 2

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