ANSWERS

1. Evaluate the following limits :

(i ) lim x 2
4
x2

x2  4
(ii ) lim x2
x2 [3]
sin 4 x
(iii ) lim x
x 0

ans: i.lim x 2  4  4  4  0
x2

x2  4 x 2  22
ii. lim  lim  2x21  4
x 2 x  2 x  2 x2
sin 4x sin 4x
iii.lim  lim 4  1.4  4
x 0 x 4 x 0 4x
2. If : R  R defined by

 2 x  3 if x  0
f ( x)  
3( x  1) if x  0

Evaluate lim
x0
f ( x) [3]

ans:  2 x  3; if x0
f ( x) 
3( x  1); if x0

L.H.L = lim
x 0
f ( x)

= lim(2 x  3)
x 0

= 2x0+3
RHL = xlim
0
f ( x) 

= xlim 3( x  1) = 3(0+1) = 3

0

LHL = RHL  lim

x 0
f ( x)  3

3. (i) sin x
lim  _______
x o x

 cos x 
(ii) Evaluate lim    [3]
x 2
 2 x

ans: i) 1
 cos x 
ii) lim  
x 
 2 x
2

   
x , x0
2 2
take h
2
x and x
2
h

 cos x   cos  2  h  
Now lim     lim  
x 2
 2  x  h 0  h 
 sin h 
 lim   1
h 0
 h 

4. (i)Find the derivative of tan x using 1stprinciples.

dy
(ii) If y = x . sin x, find [6]
dx
ans: (i) f(x) = tanx
 d f(x+h) - f(x)
f ( x)  lim
dx h0 h

 tan( x  h)  tan x 
 lim  
h0
 h
1  sin( x  h) sin x 
 lim  
h0 h cos( x  h)
 cos x 

 sin(x+h).cosx - cos(x+h)sinx 
 lim  
h 0
 h cos(x+h) cosx 
 sin( x  h  x) 
 lim 
h 0 h.cos( x  h ) cos x 
 

sin h 1
 lim .lim
h 0h h 0 cos( x  h) cos x
1 1
 1   sec 2 x
cos( x ).cos x cos 2 x

(ii) y = x.sinx

dy d d
 x. (sin x )  sin x. ( x )
dx dx dx
 x.cos x  sin x.1
 x cos x  sin x
1  sin x
5. Find the derivative of f(x)  [6]
cos x

ans: d  f (x)   g(x). dx ( f (x))  f (x) dx (g(x))

d d

2
dx  g(x)  (g(x))

d  1  sin x 
 
dx  cos x 
cos x. dx (1  sin x )  (1  sin x ) dxd (cos x )
d

(cos x ) 2

cos x.(0  cos x )  (1  sin x )(  sin x )


cos 2 x
cos x  sin x  sin 2 x
2

cos 2 x
1  sin x

cos 2 x

6. (i) Find the derivative of cos x using first principle. [4]

x2
(ii)Find the derivative of
3x  1
f ( x  h )  f ( x)
f '( x)  lim
h 0 h
f(x) = cosx f(x+h) = cos(x+h)
 xh x  xh x
2sin   sin  
d cos( x  h)  cos x  lim  2   2 
cos x  lim h 0 h
dx h0 h
 2x  h   h 
2 sin   sin    2x  h  sin  h2   2x 
 2   2   lim  sin   .lim =  sin     sin x
 lim
h 0 h
h 0
 2  h 0  h2   2 

d d
(3x  1) (x 2 )  x 2 (3x  1)
d  x2  dx dx
 
dx  3x  1   3x  1
2

(3x  1)2x  x 2 .3 6x 2  2x  3x 2 3x 2  2x
  
 3x  1  3x  1  3x  1
2 2 2