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TUTORIAL CHAPTER 8 ( Differentiations)

1. By using the first principles, find the differentiation of each functions
a) 2 4 ) (
2
+ = x x x f e)
3
1
) (
+
=
x
x f
b)
2
) 1 ( 2 ) ( = x x f f)
4
4
) (
x
x f =
c) 4 ) ( + = x x f g)
3
) ( x x f =
d)
3
) 1 ( ) ( + = x x f h)
2
1
3
) (
x
x f
+
=
2. Differentiate each of the following with respect to x and give your answer in the siplest for.
a) 3x
1
2
+
f) ( ) ( )
2
2 3
3 4 2 + + x x
b)
x
x
x +
2
3
1
4
g)
3
3 !
2
x
x x +
c)
( )( ) 3 ! 1 + x x h)
( )
( )
1"
!
2
1 3
x
x

+
d) ( )
2
2 + x x i)
1
3 1
+

x
x
e) ( )
3 2
1 3 x x #)
1 + x
x
3. Differentiate each of the following.
a) e
x 3
e) ( )
2
2
2 3
x x
e e

+
b) e
1 2 x
f) e
) 3 ( + x x
c) e
4
x
g)
x x
x
e e
e

+
3
d) e
1 2 x
h)
x x
x x
e e
e e
3 3
3 3

4. Differentiate each of the following.

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a)
( ) 3 4 ln x g)
4
1
3
3
ln

+
x
x
)
x
e x
! 3
) 2 (

b)
1 4 ln
2
+ + x x
h)

+
2
1 3
ln
2
x
x
n)
2
x
xe
c)

+ 2 1
ln x e
x
i)
)) 2 ln(ln(ln x
o) x e x
x
2 ln
2 2
d) ( )
3
1 ln + x #)
x 2
$
p)
x x ln
2
3
e)

1 2
ln
x
x
%)
x
x
2
&)
2
ln 3
) 2 (
x
e x +

f)

+
+
1
1 3
ln
x
x
l)
1
3
2

+
x
x x
r)
2
4 !
3 2
x x
!. 'ind
dx
dy
in ters of x and y for the following functions.
a) y xy y x 3 2
3 3
= e)
3 2
3 3 ) ln( x y xy =
b) 1 2
2 2
= + y xy x f)
1 3 ln
2
= +

xy
e x
y
x
c)
2 2
y e x y e
x x
= +

d) " 2 3 ! 3
2 2
= + + + + y x y xy x
(. 'ind
2
2
dx
y d
for each of the following.
a) 1( 2
2
= + xy y c) ( ) ( ) ( ) ab ay bx = +
2 2
b) 1 = + y x d) ax y 4
2
=
). *iven y = xe
3x
, prove that " + (
2
2
= + y
dx
dy
dx
y d
.
$. *iven y , (ax - b)e
x 3
where a and b are constants. .rove that
2
2
dx
y d
- (
dx
dy
- +y , ".
+. /f y ,
2
1 x
x
+
, prove that ( 1 - x
2
)
2
2
dx
y d
- 3x
dx
dy
, ".
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1". 'ind
dx
dy
and
2
2
dx
y d
in ters of t for each of the following paraetric
e&uations.
a. x = t
2
-3 , y = t
3
+ t
b. x =
t
t 3 +
, y =
t
t 4
2

c. x = t +
t
1
, y = t -
t
1
11. *iven the curve "
2 2
= + + q py y x where p and q are constants.
(a) 'ind
dx
dy
(b) /f the tangent to the curve at the point (1,02) is
3
2
find p and q.
(c) 12press
2
2
dx
y d
in ters of y.
12. *iven
t y + = 2
and
t
t
x

=
2
(a) 'ind
dx
dy
in ters of t.
Deterine the values of t if . 2 =
dx
dy
(b) 'ind
2
2
dx
y d
for the above values of t.
13. 'ind
3 3
y for the e&uation y x y x 2 3
2 2
= + at the point (3,").
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1. *iven the curve y y x 2
2 2
= + .
i. Deterine the gradient of the curve at point .

2
1
,
2
3
ii. 4how that ( ) 1 1
2
2
3
=
dx
y d
y
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2. *iven
x
xe y
3
= , prove that " + (
2
2
= y
dx
y d
dx
dy
3. 'ind
dx
dy
if
y
e xy = ) ln(
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4. By using the law of logarith, differentiate
) 1 ! ( ) ! (
2
2
1
2
+ + +
=
x x x
x
e
y
with respect to x.
!. 5 curve has an e&uation b ay y x = + +
2 2
where a and b are constants.
i. 'ind
dx
dy
ii. /f the gradient at point (1,3) is
2
1
, find the values of a and b
iii. 12press
2
2
dx
y d
in ters of y.
(. *iven
t
t
x

=
1
and
t y + =1
,
i. 'ind
dx
dy
in ters of t
ii. Deterine the values of t if 1 =
dx
dy
iii. 'ind
2
2
dx
y d
at the values of t obtained in (ii).
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). *iven
x
x y
ln
= . By using the law of logarith, find
dx
dy
. 6ence, show that
" 2 3 ) 1 ln 2 ( 7
2
= y y x x y x
$. *iven
1
1
2
2
+

=
u
u
y and
2
2
+ = x u
, find
dx
dy
. 6ence, find the value of
2
2
dx
y d
when x , ".
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+. /f ,
x
xe y

=
a) find
dx
dy
and
2
2
dx
y d

b) show that " 2
2
2
= + + y
dx
dy
dx
y d
1". *iven that x + t , xt and 3 2
2
= y ty , find
dt
dx
and
dt
dy
.
6ence, find the value of
dx
dy
when x , 2
11. .araetric e&uations of a curve is given by
1
2
2
+
=
t
t
x and
1
1 3
2
2
+
+
=
t
t
y . 'ind
a)
dx
dy
in ters of t b)
2
2
dx
y d
when t , 1
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12. /f
2
2 $ y x % xy = , find the following values at the point (1,2)
a)
dx
dy
b)
2
2
dx
y d
13. (a) *iven
2
2
x
y =
, find
dx
dy
(b) /f $ x &n% e y
x
+ = 1 , show that ( )
x
xe
dx
dy
dx
y d
x =

+
2
2
2
1
14. *iven
t
t x
1
2 = and
t
t y
4
+ = , where t is a non08ero paraeter.
(a) 4how that

+
=
1 2
+
1
2
1
2
t
dx
dy
(b) 6ence deduce that
2
1
<
dx
dy
for all t
(c) 'ind
2
2
dx
y d
when t , 1.
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1!. By ta%ing logarith on both sides of the e&uation
x
x y ) (
2
= ,
show that
x
x x
x
y ) )( 2 (ln
1
3
2
+ =
.
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1(. *iven
2
x
(
)x y + = , where ) and ( are constants and " x .
a) 'ind
dx
dy
and
2
2
dx
y d
.
6ence, show that " 2 2
2
2
2
= + y
dx
dy
x
dx
y d
x .
b) 'ind the values of ) and ( if
3 = y
and
( 3 = y
when 1 = x .
c) /f
) (x f y =
, find
) (
li
"
x f
x
,
) (
li
x f
x
and
) (
li
x f
x +
where the values of
) and ( as found in (b). 6ence, s%etch the graph of f.
1). 9onsider the paraetric e&uation,
2
t x = and t t y 3
3
=
a) 1valuate
dx
dy
at the point (3, ").
b) 'ind the point (x, y) where
dx
dy
is not defined.
c) Deterine the interval of t such that "
2
2
<
dx
y d
.
(