Topic 8 Differentiations
Topic 8 Differentiations
DIFFERENTIATIONS 2018/2019
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1. (a) Find the derivative of f ( x) by using the first principle
x 1
1
Ans : 2
x 1
(b) Use implicit differentiation to find:
dy
(i). if y ln x e x y
dx
xe x y y
Ans :
x ln x e x y
dy 1 1 1 4
(ii). The value of if 3 when x . Ans :
dx y x 2 25
ddxy e dy
2
dy 4
Show that e y x y
2 0.
2
dx dx 1 2 x 2
2
d y
Hence, find the value of at the point (0,0). Ans : 4
dx 2
2x 3
3. Differentiate f ( x) e 2 x ln( 3x 4) Ans : (e ) 3x 4 2ln(3x 4)
4.
If y 2 2 y 1 x 2 x 2 0 , show that
dy
x
.
dx 1 x2
1
5. Find the derivative of f ( x) by using the first principle
2 x
1
Ans : 2
2 x 2 x
6. a) Given that y xe5x . Find y ' and y '' . Hence, show that y " 10 y ' 25 y 0 .
3 2x 2 5
b) Differentiate y ln with respect to x . Ans : 3 2 x 5 x 1
5x 1
c) Find
dy
for 4 x 4 10 x 3 y 2 y
Ans :
2 x 2 8 x 15 y 2
dx 1 20 x3 y
Ans : 2 ln 4
dy 1
7. Given y 42 x1 , evaluate when x .
dx 2
2
d2y dy dy
8. Given x xy 2 y 11 . Show that x 4 y 2 2 4 2 0 , and
2 2
dx dx dx
154
2
d y
evaluate when x 3 and y 2 . Ans :
dx 2
125
9. Given e2 y 2 xy ln 1 2 x 2 .
ln 2
(a) Calculate the value of y when x 0 . Ans : 2
(b) By differentiating with respect to x implicitly, show that
2
x e 2 y dy
2
dx
2
dx 1 2 x 2
0.
dy d2y
(c) Use the result obtain from (a) and (b) to find the values of and . Give
dx dx 2
the answer correct to two decimal places.
dy d2y
Ans : 0.67, 2 0.77
dx dx
dy
10. Given that y e2 x ln x, find in terms of x and y. Hence, show that
dx
d2y dy
x 2 (1 2 x) 2 y 2e2 x .
dx dx
d x 1
11. (a) Use the differentiation from first principles to show that .
dx x 1 ( x 1) 2
x y
(b) A curve is defined by the equation x 2 y 0. Use implicit
x 1 y 1
dy
differentiation to calculate the possible values of at x 1.
dx
dy 7 5
Ans : dx 3 , 12