Assignment 6

Transcendental Functions

Instruction: Snapshot your solutions into a single pdf file. Organize your solutions neatly so that
they are easy to be graded. Submit only a single zipped file into the E-Learning portal for ZCA 110
before the deadline. Explain your steps clearly.

Q1. The function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 𝑥 + 𝑥 being differentiable and one-toone has a differentiable
inverse 𝑓 −1 (𝑥). Find the value of 𝑑𝑓 −1 /𝑑𝑥 at the point 𝑓(ln 2).

Q2. Find the derivative of the given functions:

(i) (ln 𝑥)3 (ii) ln(ln 𝑥) (iii) (ln 𝑥)ln 𝑥 (iv) 𝜋 𝑥

Q3. Find 𝑦 ′ (by using implicit differentiation or otherwise):

(i) tan 𝑒 𝑦−𝑥 = 𝑥 2 (ii) 𝑥 2 + 𝑒 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 = 1 (iii) 𝑦 = sec −1 𝑥 + csc −1 𝑥

𝑎+𝑥
(iv) 𝑦 = ln(cot −1 3𝑥) (v) 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥 cos −1 𝑥 (vi) 𝑦 = tan−1 (1−𝑎𝑥)

Q4. Use logarithmic differentiation to find 𝑦′.

√𝑥 2 −1⋅sin 𝑥 3 𝑥+2
(i) 𝑦 = 𝑥 sec 𝑥 (ii) 𝑦 = (2𝑥+3)4
(iii) 𝑦 = √𝑥−1
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Q5. Find the area under 𝑦 = (1−𝑥 2) between 𝑥 = 0 and 𝑥 = 2.

Q6. Evaluate the antiderivative:

𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
(i) ∫ (ii) ∫ (𝑥+2)√𝑥+11
sin 𝑎𝑥 cos 𝑎𝑥

1 𝑑𝑥
(iii) ∫ sinh 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 (iv) ∫ (𝑥−3)√𝑥2 −6𝑥+8

𝑑𝑥 𝑒 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
(v) ∫ (vi) ∫
√3−2𝑥2 4+𝑒 2𝑥

cos 𝑥𝑑𝑥
(vii) ∫ 5+sin2 𝑥

(ln 𝑥)2
Q7. Find the absolution extrema of 𝑓(𝑥) = on [1, 𝑒].
𝑥
Q8. Solve the following for 𝑥:
(i) ln 𝑥 3 = −1 (ii) 𝑒 𝑥 − 2𝑒 −𝑥 = 1 (iii) ln(ln 𝑥) = 1.

Q9. Find the indicated number

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(i) sec −1(−2√3/3) (ii) cos(sin−1 5 + sec −1 3)
Q10. A person is viewing a painting hung high on a wall. The vertical dimension of the painting
is 2 feet and the bottom of the painting is 2 feet above the eye level of the viewer. Find the
distance 𝑥 that the viewer should stand from the wall in order to maximize the angle 𝜃
subtended by the painting.