Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Technology

Department of Applied Informatics and Mathematical Sciences

ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS 1

TUTORIAL : Differentiation

Semester 1 2024

Question 1

Differentiate with respect to the relevant variable:

3
√𝑡 2
1.1 𝑓(𝑡) = − 𝑥 𝑙𝑛 2 + 𝑒 2
𝑡2
3 2
1.2 𝑦 = √𝑥 + 9√𝑥 7 − 5 + 𝑥 𝜋 − 𝑥 √2
√𝑥 2
𝜋 5 𝑥 2
1.3 𝑦= 6 7
− − 2𝑥 𝑙𝑛 𝜋 1.4 𝑦 = 𝜋𝑥 2 − 3 + − 𝑥 𝑙𝑛 4
√𝑥 𝑥 √𝑥 𝑥
7 𝑥 2
1.5 𝑦= 2
− 3 + − 𝑒3 1.6 𝑦 = 𝑒 3𝑥+4
4𝑥 √𝑥 𝑥

1.7 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐( 4𝑥 − 2) 1.8 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠( 𝑙𝑛 𝑥 + 𝑥)

𝑡
1.9 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2𝑡 + 𝑙𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑐 ( ) 1.10 𝑦 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛(𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛 2𝑥 )
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1.11 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑐 𝑠𝑒𝑐 4𝑥 + 7𝐴𝑟𝑐 𝑐𝑜𝑡 3𝑥 1.12 𝑦 = cosec(1 − 𝑥) + 37𝑥

1.13 𝑦 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛 4 𝑥 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔6 ( 𝑥 2 − 10𝑥) 1.14 𝑦 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 4 𝑥

1.15 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑟𝑐 𝑐𝑜𝑠( 𝑒 2𝑝 ) + 𝑙𝑜𝑔6 𝑐𝑜𝑡 3 𝑝 1.16 𝑦 = 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛( 3 𝑐𝑜𝑠 4 𝑡)

1.17 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑠𝑖𝑛( 2𝑥 − 1) 1.18 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑟𝑐 𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝑥

1.19 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑟𝑐 𝑡𝑎𝑛 7 𝑥 1.20 𝑦 = arccosec(2𝑥 − 3)

1.21 𝑦 = 75𝑥+3 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔( 3𝑥 − 2) 1.22 𝑓(𝑚) = 𝑡𝑎𝑛( 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑚)

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1.23 𝑦 = 𝑥𝑒 −6𝑥+2 1.24 𝑦 = 𝑒 𝑥 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥

1.25 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑥 1.26 𝑝(𝑣) = 𝑣 2 𝑒 √𝑣 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛 3 𝑣

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5.27 𝑦 = 43𝑥 𝑡𝑎𝑛 7 𝑥5.7 1.28 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑒 2−𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑐 𝑐𝑜𝑡 7 𝑡 2

1.29 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 𝑙𝑛(7𝑥 − 32) 1.30 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥 . 𝑎𝑟𝑐 𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥 2

3 𝑙𝑛 5𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑚2
1.31 𝑦 = 1.32 ℎ(𝑚) =
𝑐osec2𝑡 3 𝑡𝑎𝑛 3𝑥
𝑥 4 −7𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑡
1.33 𝑓(𝑥) = 1.34 𝑓(𝑡) =
𝑥 2 −𝑙𝑛 𝑥 2𝑡+1
𝑥2 𝑠𝑒𝑐(2𝑥+1)
1.35 𝑓(𝑥) = 1.36 𝑦 =
𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 𝑠𝑒𝑐(2𝑥−1)

𝑒 3𝑥 3𝑐𝑜𝑡 2𝑥
1.37 𝑦= 1.38 𝑦 =
𝑥 𝑙𝑛 𝑥 𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑛 4𝑥
4𝑠𝑖𝑛 3𝑢
1.39 𝑘(𝑢) = 1.40 𝑦 = (𝑥 3 − 12𝑥 − 4)6
𝑢2 −𝑙𝑛 𝑢

1.41 𝑦 = (5𝑥 − 3)7 1.42 𝑦 = 𝑙𝑛 √cosec7𝑥

(3𝑥 2 −𝜋𝑥)4
1.43 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛3 2 𝑥 1.44 𝑦 =
6

1.45 𝑦 = √𝑡𝑎𝑛 3 𝑡 + 𝑥 3 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 1.46 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 (1 − 𝑥)2 + 𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝑥

1 4 4(2𝑥−1)3
1.47 𝑘(𝑠) = 𝑠 (𝑠 − ) 1.48 𝑦 =
𝑠 𝑥 2 +7𝑥

4𝑥−1 2𝑡
1.49 𝑦 = √ 1.50 ℎ(𝑡) = 𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑐
3𝑥+𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥

1.27 𝑑(𝑐) = 𝑡𝑎𝑛3 (𝑐 2 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝑐) 1.52 𝑔(𝑤) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛4 𝑤 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑤 4

1.53 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 √𝑥 + √𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝑥 2

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 Question 2

Find the derivative of each function ( simplify where possible):

2.1 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑒 𝑥 − 7 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑥 2.2 𝑦 = 𝑙𝑛(𝑥 2 + 1) − 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 (5𝑥)

2 2𝑥 −𝑥 2
2.3 𝑣 = 𝑒 𝑥 . 𝑙𝑛(𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑥) 2.4 𝑧=
1−𝑙𝑜𝑔3 𝑥
3− 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥
2.5 𝑝= 2.6 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥.arccosec𝑥
1+𝑙𝑛(𝑥 3 −𝑥)

Use logarithmic differentiation to find the derivative of the function:

2
−5 (𝑥 4 6 √𝑥.𝑒 𝑥
2.7 𝑦 = (2𝑥 + 1) − 3) 2.8 𝑦= (𝑥 2 +1)10

2.9 𝑦 = (𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥)𝑥 2.10 𝑝 = (arccot𝑥)𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥

𝑥 3 (𝑥+1)4
2.11 𝑟 = 2.12 𝑦 = (𝑥 4 + 𝑥)2𝑥−1
(2𝑥+1)5 (3𝑥+1)6

2 𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 (𝑒 8𝑥 )
2.13 𝑦 = (1 − 3𝑥)𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 . (𝑙𝑛 𝑥)𝑥 2.14 𝑦 =
√𝑥 𝑡𝑎𝑛 2𝑥

Question 3
𝑑𝑦
Find if:
𝑑𝑥

3.1 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 3 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 = 𝑥 2 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑦 − 3 3.2 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑥 + 𝑦) = 𝑦 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥

3.3 (𝑥 2 + 𝑦 3 − 2𝑥)2 = 4(𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 )

3.4 3𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑦 2 = 2𝑥 3 + 5𝑦

𝑦2
3.5 𝑥 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 2 + + 3𝑥 5 = 4𝑥 3
𝑥
3.6 𝑡𝑎𝑛 5 𝑦 − 𝑦 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 + 3𝑥 7 𝑦 = 9

3.7 𝑠𝑒𝑐( 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 ) = 𝑐𝑜𝑡( 2𝑦 − 3𝑥)

3 7𝑥 2
3.8 √𝑦 2 + = 15 + √𝑥 − 𝑦 3.9 𝑦 2𝑥−1 = 𝑥 5𝑦+3
𝑦4

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3𝑥 21𝑥 𝑦 2 2𝑥 𝑒 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2𝑥
3.10 7 𝑦 =𝑥 𝑒 3.11 𝑦 =
𝑥 2 +3

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 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 𝑥2 𝑥 4𝑥−1 𝑠𝑖𝑛 7𝑥
3.12 𝑦 = (1 − 3𝑥) . (𝑙𝑛 𝑥) 3.13 𝑦 =
(3𝑥 4 −1)𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥

3.14 7𝑥 𝑦 = 3𝑦 𝑥
Question 4
𝑑𝑦
Determine if:
𝑑𝑥
4 𝑥2
4.1 √𝑥 + =5+𝑥−𝑦 4.2 𝑒 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑥 2 𝑦 3 = 𝑥 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑦
𝑦3

𝑥 3 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2𝑥
4.3 𝑦= 4.4 𝑥 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑦 = 𝑦 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥
𝑥 2 +7
4.5 𝑥 4 + 𝑦 2 − 2𝑥 − 4 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 𝑦 = 3

Question 5

5.1 The distance 𝑥 meters moved by a body in a time 𝑡seconds is given by:
𝑥 = 4𝑡 3 − 3𝑡 2 + 5𝑡 + 2
Find:
a) Velocity
b) Acceleration
c) Velocity and acceleration at 3 𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑜 𝑛𝑑𝑠

5.2 The distance 𝑥 meters moved by a body in 𝑡 seconds is given by:

16
𝑥 = 𝑡 3 − 32𝑡 2 + 39𝑡 − 16
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Find:
a) the velocity and acceleration at the start ie 𝑡 = 0,
b) the velocity and acceleration at 𝑡 = 3 𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑜 𝑛𝑑𝑠,
c) The values of 𝑡 when the body is at rest,
d) The value of 𝑡 when the acceleration is 16 𝑚⁄ 2 .
𝑠

Question 6
6.1
6.1.1 Sketch the graph of𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 + 2, clearly showing on your
graph the co-ordinates of the turning points and inflection point.
6.1.2 On what interval(s) is your graph increasing and decreasing?

6.2
𝑥4 𝑥3
6.2.1 Sketch the graph of 𝑦 = + − 6𝑥 2 + 3, clearly showing on
4 3
your graph the co-ordinates of the turning points.
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 6.2.2 Is your graph increasing or decreasing at𝑥 = −1? Why?

6.3 Sketch the graph of:

6.3.1 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 + 2
6.3.2 Find the equation of the tangent to the above curve at 𝑥 = 2

6.4 A body moves in a straight line so that after t seconds it is s meters from a
fixed point, where𝑠 = 𝑡 3 − 9𝑡 2 + 15𝑡,

6.4.1 Find the velocity of the body after 4 seconds

6.4.2 At what time is the body at rest?

6.5 Find the equation of the tangent to the curve 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 5 at

𝑥 = −1.

6.6 Determine the critical points and the inflection point of

𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 8𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 14.

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