MAT1512/101/0/2023

Tutorial Letter 101/0/2023

CALCULUS A

MAT1512
Year module

Department of Mathematical Sciences

This tutorial letter contains Assignment 02

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of south africa

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ASSIGNMENT 02
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Total Marks: 100

1. Find, from first principles, the first derivative of each of the following curves:

(a) f  x   2 x 2  x  7 (5)

(b) g x   3  5x (5)

(c) hx   3x 2 

5
(5)
x

(d) px   10 at x2 (5)

3  2x
(e) f x   at x  3 (5)
5x  2

2. Use appropriate differentiation techniques to determine the first

derivatives of the following functions (Simplify your answer as far as possible)

(a) 
y  x3  7 x 2  x  1 
4
(5)

(b) y  1  2x  x2 (5)

1 x
(c) y (5)
1 x

y  sin x 
cos x
(d) (5)

(e) ye x
1  x2 (5)

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3. Use appropriate differentiation techniques to determine the first

derivatives of the following functions (Simplify your answer as far as possible)

(a) y  ln 2 x  4 (5)

sin x  cos x
(b) y  (5)
sin x  cos x

3x
(c) y  (5)
2x

(d) y  3 ln sin x  (5)

(e) y  3cos x (5)

4. Use logarithmic differentiation to find the first derivative of the given function.


(a) f x   5  3x 2 
7
6 x 2  8 x  12 (5)

(b) y 

sin 3z  z 2  (5)
6  z  4 3

5t  8 3 1  9 cos4t 
(c) ht   (5)
4
t 2  10t

g w  3w  7
4w
(d) (5)

(e) 
f  x   2 x  e8 x sin  2 x 
(5)

GRAND TOTAL: [100]

UNISA 2023