RD Sharma Solutions For Class 12 Chapter 11 Differentiation

Differentiate the following functions from the first principles:

1. e-x
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2. e3x
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4. ecos x
Solution:
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Exercise 11.2 Page No: 11.37

Differentiate the following functions with respect to x:
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1. Sin (3x + 5)
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3. tan (xo + 45o)

Solution:
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4. Sin (log x)
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7. Sin2 (2x + 1)
Solution:
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8. log7 (2x – 3)
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9. tan 5xo
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18. (log sin x)2

Solution:
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22. Sin (log sin x)
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23. etan 3x
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27. tan (esin x)

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33. tan-1 (ex)

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35. sin (2 sin-1 x)

Solution:
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Exercise 11.3 Page No: 11.62
Differentiate the following functions with respect to x:

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7. Sin-1 (2x2 – 1), 0 < x < 1

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Exercise 11.4 Page No: 11.74
Find dy/dx in each of the following:
1. xy = c2

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2. y3 – 3xy2 = x3 + 3x2y
Solution:
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3. x2/3 + y2/3 = a2/3

Solution:
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Now we have to find dy/dx of given equation, so by differentiating the equation on both sides with
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Solution:
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Now we have to find dy/dx of it, so by differentiating the equation on both sides with respect to x, we
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6. x5 + y5 = 5xy
Solution:
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Solution:
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8. (x2 + y2)2 = xy
Solution:
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9. Tan-1 (x2 + y2)

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Solution:
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11. Sin xy + cos (x + y) = 1

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Exercise 11.5 Page No: 11.88

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5. (log x)x
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6. (log x)cos x
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Solution:
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7. (Sin x)cos x
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8. ex log x
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9. (Sin x)log x
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13. Sin (xx)

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14. (Sin-1 x)x

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16. (tan x)1/x

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18. (vii) (cos x)x + (sin x)1/x

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Exercise 11.6 Page No: 11.98

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Exercise 11.7 Page No: 11.103

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3. x = a cos θ and y = b sin θ

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9. x = a (cos θ + θ sin θ) and y = a (sin θ – θ cos θ)

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Exercise 11.8 Page No: 11.112

1. Differentiate x2 with respect to x3.
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3. Differentiate (log x)x with respect to log x.
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4. Differentiate sin-1 √ (1-x2) with respect to cos-1x, if
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