P S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

DIFFERENTIATION

1 dy
1. If y= x  , Show that 2x +y=2 x 2
x dx

2. If y = 4  4  4  x 2 find dy/dx. 1
1  sin 2 x dy  
3. If y = show that +sec2   x  =0 2
1  sin 2 x dx 4 
1  sin x
4. Differentiate tan-1 with respect to x. 3
1  sin x
 1  sin x  1  sin x 
5. Differentiate cot-1   with respect to x.
 3
 1  sin x  1  sin x 
 3 cos x  4 sin x 
6. Differentiate cos-1   with respect to x. 2
 5 
5ax dy 3a 2a
7. If y = tan-1 2 , show that  2 + 2 2
a  6x 2
dx a  9 x 2
a  4x 2
dy 2x 1
8. If y = sin-1(x2 1  x 2  x 1  x 4 ) show that   3
dx 1 x4 1 x2
 2a x 
9. Differentiate tan 1   w.r.t.x .
 2
1 a
2x

 x 
10. Differentiate tan 1  w.r.t.x 3
 1  6x 2 
 2x  -1  1  x 
2
dy 4
11. If y=tan-1   +sec   prove that  2
1 x2  1 x2  dx 1  x 2
 
 x  1 1  x  1 
12. If y = sec-1    sin   find dy/dx 1
 x 1  x 1
dy x 1  y
2 6
13. If 1  x 6  1  y 6  a( x 3  y 3 ) prove that  3
dx y 2 1  x 6
dy
14. If x 1  y  y 1  x  0, prove that (1  x ) 2 1  0 2
dx
dy sin 2 (a  y)
15. If y  x sin(a  y ), prove that  . 2
dx sin(a  y)  y cos(a  y)
dy y
16. If y  x sin y, prove that  . 2
dx x(1  x cos y )
 dy
17. If y  (sin x) tan x  (cos x) sec x , find . 3
dx
x

18. Differentiate x x w.r.t. x 2

x x
19. Differentiate ( x ) w.r.t. x 2
2x 2  3
20. Differentiate x cot x  w.r.t. x 3
x2  x  2
dy
21. If x y  y x  2, find 3
dx
dy
22. If y  a x  e x  x x  x a , find atx  a . 2
dx
x ( x  4) 3 / 2
23. Find the derivative of w.r.t. x 1
(4 x  3) 4 / 3
dy y
24. If x m y n  ( x  y) mn , prove that  . 2
dx x
dy
25. If x y  y x  ( x  y) x y , find . 2
dx
dy (1  log)2
26. If y x  e y  x, prove that  . 2
dx log y
dy
27. If e x  e y  e x y , prove that  e y x  0 . 3
dx
dy y
28. If y  x sin y, prove that  1
dx x(1  x cos y )
 2t   2t 
29. If x=sin-1  2 
y= tan-1   prove that dy/dx= 1 2
1 t  1 t 2 
1 t2 2t
30. If x= y= find dy/dx 2
1 t 2
1 t 2
 1   
31. If x=cos-1   y = sin-1  t  find dy/dx 2
   
 1 t  1 t
2 2
 
3a 3at 2
32. If x= y= find dy/dx 2
1 t 2 1 t2
 1  1
33. If x=e     y=e-      find dy/dx 2
 
 34. If x = sec   cos and y = secn   cosn  , then show that

2
 dy 
( x  4)   n 2 ( y 2  4).
2

 dx  3

 x 2  1 x 2  x2  dy 4 2
35. If y = 2 tan 1    log
2  
, show that
2 
 . 3
 1  x   1  x 2  x  dx 1  x 4

x 2 a2 dy
36. If y = x  a2  log(x  x 2  a 2 ) , prove that  x2  a2. 3
2 2 dx
x 2 a2 dy
37. If y = x  a2  log(x  x 2  a 2 ) , prove that  x2  a2 . 3
2 2 dx
y dy 2 y
38. If x = 2 sin 1  2 y  y 2 , prove that  . 3
2 dx y
d2y x
39. If y=sin-1x, show that = 3
dx 2
(1  x 2 ) 3 / 2
d2y cos x
40. If y = tan x + sec x, prove that  3
dx 2
(1  sin x) 2
d2y dy
41. If y = log(x  x  a ) , prove that ( x  a ) 2  x
2 2 2
 0.
2
3
dx dx
m
42. If y = [ x  x 2  1] , show that ( x 2  1) y2  xy1  m 2 y  0. 3
2
d 2 y 1  dy  y
43. y = x x , prove that     0. 3
dx 2
y  dx  x
d2y dy
44. If x = a cos  b sin and y = a sin  b cos , prove that y 2 2
x y0
dx dx
d2y 1 
45. .If x = a (1  cos ), y  a(  sin  ), prove that 2
  at  . #
dx a 2
d 2 y 1 
46..If x=a (1  cos ), y  a (  sin  ), prove that 2
 at  . 3
dx a 2
d2y x2  y2
47. If x = a sin t – b cos t, y = a cos t + b sin t, prove that   .
dx 2 y3
2
2
d 2 y  dy 
48. If x = cos , y  sin  , prove that y. 2    = 3 sin 2  (5 cos2   1) .
3
3
dx  dx 
 1
49. If y = e tan x, prove that (1  x 2 ) y2  (2 x  1) y1  0 . 2

 kt d2y dy
50. If y = A e cos( pt  c), prove that 2
 2k  n 2 y  0 where n 2  p 2  k 2 .3
dt dt
1 
51. If x = sin  log y , show that (1  x 2 ) y2  xy1  a 2 y  0 . 2
a 
52. If log y = tan 1 x, show that (1  x 2 ) y2  (2 x  1) y1  0 . 3
53. If y = (tan 1 x) 2 , prove that (1  x 2 ) 2 y2  2 x(1  x 2 ) y1  2 . 3
d2y
54. If ax2+2bxy+cy2=0 prove that 0 3
dx 2