Worksheet 1

MATH201: Calculus

Ins. name: Dr. Ayman El Zein

Chapter 1: Generalities about functions

Exercise 1:

Find the domain of definition of the following functions:

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𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = ; 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = √1 + 𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥 ; ℎ(𝑥𝑥) = √1 − 𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥 ; 𝑖𝑖 (𝑥𝑥) = ln(1 − 𝑥𝑥) ; 𝑘𝑘 (𝑥𝑥) = ;
𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 (𝑥𝑥 )
𝑚𝑚(𝑥𝑥) = (−1)⌊𝑥𝑥⌋
Exercise 2:

Study the parity of the following functions:

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𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 sin 𝑥𝑥 ; 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 2 − 1; ℎ(𝑥𝑥) = ; 𝑖𝑖 (𝑥𝑥) = 𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥; 𝑘𝑘(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 cos 𝑥𝑥 ;
𝑥𝑥 3 − 𝑥𝑥
𝑚𝑚(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑥 − 1
Exercise 3:
Determine the derivative of the following functions:
2 2 1
𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 sin 𝑥𝑥 ; 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥 ; ℎ(𝑥𝑥) = ; 𝑖𝑖 (𝑥𝑥) = ln(𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥 − 1) ;
𝑥𝑥 ln 𝑥𝑥
𝑘𝑘(𝑥𝑥) = sin−1 (ln(𝑥𝑥)) ; 𝑚𝑚(𝑥𝑥) = tan−1 (𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥 + 1)
Exercise 4:
𝑥𝑥−1
Given the function 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = .
𝑥𝑥+1

1. Find the domain of definition of 𝑓𝑓.

2. Determine 𝑓𝑓 ′ (𝑥𝑥) and deduce that 𝑓𝑓 is strictly increasing over its domain.
3. Find the range of 𝑓𝑓.
4. Show that 𝑓𝑓 is invertible over ] − 1; +∞[.
5. Determine the inverse 𝑓𝑓 −1 of 𝑓𝑓 over ] − 1; +∞[, together with its domain of definition and
its range.

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Exercise 5:
Given the function 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = ln(𝑥𝑥 2 − 1).
1. Find the domain of definition of 𝑓𝑓.
2. Determine 𝑓𝑓 ′ (𝑥𝑥) and deduce that 𝑓𝑓 is strictly decreasing over ] − ∞; −1[.
3. Find the range of 𝑓𝑓 over ] − ∞; −1[.
4. Show that 𝑓𝑓 is invertible over ] − ∞; −1[.
5. Determine the inverse 𝑓𝑓 −1 of 𝑓𝑓 over ] − ∞; −1[, together with its domain of definition and
its range.
Exercise 6:
Consider the function:
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⎧ 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 𝑥𝑥 > 0
ln 𝑥𝑥
𝑓𝑓 (𝑥𝑥) = −𝑥𝑥
⎨√𝑒𝑒 − 𝑎𝑎 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 − 1 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 0
⎩ 𝑥𝑥 2 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 𝑥𝑥 < −1
1. Calculate 𝑎𝑎 if 𝑓𝑓 is continuous at 𝑥𝑥 = 0.
2. Is 𝑓𝑓 continuous over ℝ? Justify.
3. Is 𝑓𝑓 differentiable at 𝑥𝑥 = −1? at 𝑥𝑥 = 0? Justify.
Exercise 7:
Let 𝑓𝑓 be a function of class 𝐶𝐶 2 over an interval [𝑎𝑎, 𝑏𝑏], which means that 𝑓𝑓 and 𝑓𝑓′ are both
continuous and differentiable.
Suppose that there exists 𝑐𝑐 ∈]𝑎𝑎, 𝑏𝑏[ such that 𝑓𝑓(𝑎𝑎) = 𝑓𝑓(𝑏𝑏) = 𝑓𝑓(𝑐𝑐). Show that there exists 𝑚𝑚 ∈
[𝑎𝑎, 𝑏𝑏] such that 𝑓𝑓 ′′ (𝑚𝑚) = 0.
Hint: use Rolle's theorem three times.
Exercise 8:
Let 𝑓𝑓 be a continuous function over an interval [𝑎𝑎, 𝑏𝑏] such that 𝑓𝑓(𝑎𝑎) = 𝑓𝑓(𝑏𝑏). Suppose that there
exists 𝑐𝑐 ∈]𝑎𝑎, 𝑏𝑏[ such that 𝑓𝑓(𝑐𝑐) > 𝑓𝑓(𝑎𝑎). Show that for all 𝑚𝑚 ∈]𝑓𝑓(𝑎𝑎), 𝑓𝑓(𝑐𝑐)[ there exist two
numbers 𝑐𝑐1 , 𝑐𝑐2 ∈ [𝑎𝑎, 𝑏𝑏] such that 𝑓𝑓(𝑐𝑐1 ) = 𝑓𝑓(𝑐𝑐2 ) = 𝑚𝑚.
Hint: Use intermediate value theorem twice.

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