Calculus for Engineering Q1 Exercises

Explanation: XX. is a lecture exercise, and XX. is a homework exercise.

Lecture 2 - Inverse functions and implicit differentiation

1. Find the exact value of each expression.
√ √
(a). cos−1 (−1); (b). sin−1 (0.5); (c). sin−1 (−1/ 2); (d). cos−1 ( 3/2).

2. Simplify the expression.

(a). tan(sin−1 x); (b). sin(tan−1 x).

3. Find dy /dx by implicit differentiation.

(a). x 2 − 4xy + y 2 = 4; (b). x 4 + x 2 y 2 + y 3 = 5.

4. Use implicit differentiation to find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the given point.
√
(a). astroid: x 2/3 + y 2/3 = 4 at point (−3 3, 1).
y
8
6
4
2
• x
−8 −6 −4 −2 2 4 6 8
−2
−4
−6
−8

(b). lemniscate: 2(x 2 + y 2 )2 = 25(x 2 − y 2 ) at point (3, 1).

2 y

1 •
x
−4 −3 −2 −1 1 2 3 4
−1

−2

5. Find the derivative of the function. Simplify where possible.

√
(a). y = sin−1 (2x + 1); (b). y = tan−1 (x − 1 + x 2 ).