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This document is a tutorial from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the National University of Lesotho, focusing on various calculus topics. It includes exercises on logarithmic differentiation, implicit differentiation, limits using L'Hopital's rule, and identifying intervals of increase and decrease for functions. Additionally, it discusses critical points and the behavior of polynomial functions.

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M1512Tut4 2025

This document is a tutorial from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the National University of Lesotho, focusing on various calculus topics. It includes exercises on logarithmic differentiation, implicit differentiation, limits using L'Hopital's rule, and identifying intervals of increase and decrease for functions. Additionally, it discusses critical points and the behavior of polynomial functions.

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Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO

M1512 Tutorial 4 February 2025

1. Use logarithmic differentiation to find the derivative of the following functions.

(a) y = 3x (g) y = xln x


(b) y = xx (h) y = x ln x
2 3
(c) y = (x + 1) (x + 2) (i) y = ecos x
2 x
(d) y = (x + 1) 2x
(j) y =
(e) y = (x2 + 1)sin x 2x + 1
√
4 + 32 sin x cos x tan3 x
(f) y = √3
(k) y = √
x2 + 1 x

2. Find dy/dx by implicit differentiation.

(a) x2 + y 2 = 1 (d) sin(x2 y 2 ) = x


(b) x3 + y 3 = 3xy (e) 4x2 − 2y2 = 9
(c) y 2 + sin y = x2 (f) xy + y 2 = 2

3. Find d2 y/dx2 by implicit differentiation.

(a) xy + y 2 = 2 (c) x cos y = y


3 −
(b) x y 4 = 0 (d) y + sin y = x

4. Find dy/dx when

(a) x(t) = cos t and y(t) = sin t (d) x(t) = 3 cos t and y(t) = 3 sin t
3 2
(b) x(t) = t − t and y(t) = 4 − t (e) x(t) = 2t3 + 1 and y(t) = t2 cost
(c) x(t) = t3 and y(t) = t2 − t (f) x(t) = te−t and y(t) = 2t2 + 1

5. Evaluate the following limits using L’Hopital’s rule


x2 − 4 tan x
(a) lim (f) lim−
x→2 x − 2 x→0 x2
sin x x
(b) lim (g) lim x
x→0 x x→+∞ e
sin 2x 
1 1

(c) lim (h) lim+ −
x→0 x x→0 x sin x
e3x − 1
(d) lim (i) lim (1 + sin x) x
1
x→0 x x→0
1 − sin x
(e) lim (j) lim (1 − tan x) sec 2x
x→π/2 cos x x→π/4

6. For each of the following functions, determine the intervals(s) where the function y =
f (x) is increasing and/or decreasing; and find the critical points (relative extrema)
and classify them as local maximum points, local minimum points, or neither.

1
(a) y = x3 2x2
(l) y =
(b) y = 5x − 2x2 x2 + x − 6
(c) y = −x3 + 8x2 − 5x + 3 3 − x4
(m) y = 3
x + x2
(d) y = (3 + 2x2 )3
x3 + 1
(e) y = ex (n) y =
x
(f) y = ln x 1
(g) y = 5x2/3 − x5/3 (o) y = 2x + 1 +
x−1
1 
(h) y =  x − 3, x<3
x

 3
x (p) y = x , 3≤x≤5
(i) y =  1
x−1  ,
 x>5
1 x
(j) y = 2

x −1 −2, x=0
x (q) y = 1
(k) y = 2  , x 6= 0
x −9 x2

7. For each of the following functions on the interval −2π ≤ x ≤ 2π, determine the
intervals(s) where the function y = f (x) is increasing and/or decreasing; and find
the critical points (relative extrema) and classify them as local maximum points,
local minimum points, or neither.

(a) f (x) = cos(x) (d) f (x) = csc(x)

(b) f (x) = tan(x) (e) f (x) = sin2 (x)


x sin(x)
(c) f (x) = sec(x) (f) f (x) =
x2 + 1
1
8. Explain why the function f (x) = x
has no local maxima or minima.
9. How many critical points can a quadratic polynomial function have?
10. Show that a cubic polynomial can have at most two critical points. Give examples
to show that a cubic polynomial can have zero, one, or two critical points.

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