COURSE: CALCULUS OF SINGLE VARIABLE (MA 172)

QUIZ I MARKING SCHEME

3x  2
1. Differentiate from first principle the function h  x   and evaluate h '  2  .
x2  7

Solution

f  x
Let h  x  where
g  x

f  x   3x  2 and g x   x2  7
f  x  x   3  x  x   2 g  x  x    x  x   7
2

 x 2  2xx   x   7
2
 3x  3x  2

 h  x  x   h  x  
h '  x   lim it  
x  0
 x 
 f  x  x  f  x  
  
 g  x  x  g  x  
 lim it
x  0  x 
 
 

 3  x  x   2 3x  2 
  2 
  x 7 
2
 x  x  7
 lim it
x  0  x 
 
 
 3x  3x  2 3x  2 
 2  2 
x  2xx   x   7 x  7 
2

 lim it 
x  0  x 
 
 

1
  
  3x  3x  2  x 2  7   3x  2  x 2  2xx   x 2  7
   
 lim it

 
x 2  2xx   x   7 x 2  7
2
  

x  0  x 
 
 
 

  3x 3  6x 2 x  3x  x 2  21x  2x 2  
 3x  21x  3x x  21x  2x  14  
3 2 2

  4xx  2  x 2  14 
 lim it   
x 0 


2 2 2

x  2xx   x   7 x  7 x 

 
 
 

 2 
3x 2 x  21x  3x  x   4xx  2  x  
2

 lim it 
x  0 
 
x 2  2xx   x   7 x 2  7 x
2 
  
 
 3x 2  21  3xx  4x  2x 
 lim it x
x  0

 x 2  2xx   x 2  7 x 2  7 x 
   
 
3x 2  21  3xx  4x  2x
 lim it  
x  0 

 x 2
 2x x    x 
2
 7 x2  7   

3x 2  21  4x

 
2
x2  7

3x 2  4x  21
 h ' x  
x 
2
2
7

3(2) 2  4(2)  21 12  8  21 17

Now, h '  2    
2  2 
2 2
2
7 2
7 121

2. Find the derivative of x  x  3 e

x
2
.

Solution

2
x  x  3 e
x
2

 x 2  3x e x
2

d  2

dx 
 x



x  3x e 2   x 2  3x  
d x2
dx
e
x
e 2  
d 2
dx
x  3x    
1 x

 x 2  3x   e 2  e 2   2 x  3
2
x

1

  x 2  3x e 2   2 x  3 e 2
2
x x

 1 3  x
   x2  x  2 x  3  e 2
 2 2 
 1 1  x
   x2  x  3  e 2
 2 2 
1
  x2  x  6 e 2
2
x
 

3. Find the derivative of f  x   4  4  x using the Chain Rule.

Solution

Given f  x   4  4  x

Let h  x   4  x   4  x 
1
2

 f x   4  h x   4  h 
1
2

df 1 1
  4  h  2 1
dh 2
1 1 1 1
  4  h 2  
24  h 2 2 4  h
1
2

dh 1 1
 4  x 2 1
dx 2
1 1 1 1
 4  x 2  
24  x 2 2 4  x
1
2

3
 df df dh
By the Chain Rule,  
dx dh dx

df 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
   
dx 2 4h 2 4 x 4 4h 4x
df 1 1 1
  
dx 4 4 4x 4x

d4 
4 
2 x  3 e x  .
3
4. Use the Leibnitz’s theorem to find
dx 

Solution

The Leibnitz’s theorem states that

n  d r u  x  d n r 
f n  x    n Cr  v  x  
r 0  dx
r
dx n  r 

u  x    2 x  3 v  x   ex
3
Let and

By definition

d 4f  x  4  d 4 v  x   4  du  x  d 3 v  x   4  d 2 u  x  d 2 v  x  
 C u  x      
dx 4 0  dx 4  C 1  dx dx 3  C 2  dx
2
dx 2 
    4  d 4u  x 
4  d 3 u x dv x  
C 3  C 4
v  x 
3  dx dx  4  dx 

d 4f  x  d4 x  d 3  d
3
x 
  d 2 3  d
2
x 

  2x  3    
3
e  4   2x  3   e    6   2x  3  e  
dx 4 dx 4  dx   dx
3 2 2
  dx  dx 
 d 3 3  d x 
  d 4 3 
 4  3  2x  3   e     4  2x  3   e x 
 dx   dx    dx  
3


2

  
  2x  3 e x  4 6  2x  3 e x   6  24  2x  3  e x   
 
 4  48 e x   0  e x 

  2x  3 e x  24  2x  3 e x  144  2x  3  e x  192e x
3 2

4
 tan x  Sin x
5. Determine the limit of as x  0 using the L’Hospital rule.
Sin 3 x

Solution

 tan x  Sin x  0

lim it    
 Sin x  0
x 0 3

By L’hopital’s rule,

 d  tan x  Sin x  
 tan x  Sin x   dx 
lim it    lim it
x 0
 Sin x  x 0  d
3
 dx 
Sin 3 x  


 Sec2 x  Cos x  0

= lim it    
0
x 0 2
 3Sin x Cos x 

 lim it
d
 dxSec 2 x  Cos x  
x 0  d
 dx 3Sin 2 x Cos x  

 2Sec2 x tan x  sin x  0

 lim it    
 6Sin x Cos x  3Sin x  0
x 0 2 3

 d
 lim it  dx 
2Sec 2 x tan x  sin x  

x 0  d
 dx 
6Sin x Cos 2 x  3Sin 3 x  


 2Sec4 x  4Sec2 x tan 2 x  Cos x 

 lim it  
 12Sin x Cos x  6 Cos x  9Sin x Cos x 
x 0 2 3 2

2 1  4 1  0  1 2 1 3 1
   
12  0 1  6 1  9  0 1 6 6 2

 tan x  Sin x  1
Therefore, lim it  
 Sin x  2
x 0 3