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This document is a tutorial for a Calculus course at the National University of Science and Technology, focusing on differentiation and related concepts. It includes various exercises such as finding derivatives, turning points, equations of normals, relative/absolute extrema, limits, and applications of the Mean Value Theorem. Additionally, it covers the Maclaurin and Taylor series expansions for specific functions.

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Sma1101 Tutorial 2

This document is a tutorial for a Calculus course at the National University of Science and Technology, focusing on differentiation and related concepts. It includes various exercises such as finding derivatives, turning points, equations of normals, relative/absolute extrema, limits, and applications of the Mean Value Theorem. Additionally, it covers the Maclaurin and Taylor series expansions for specific functions.

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS

CALCULUS − SMA1101

Tutorial 2 − 2025/ March

Lecturer : Mr. M Ndlovu

[Differentiation]

1. Use the definition of differentiation to find f ′ (x) of,

(a) f (x) = 2x3 − 2x2 + 3x − 1. (b) f (x) = cos x.

(c) f (x) = sin x. (d) f (x) = ln x.

dy
2. Find of,
dx

(a) y = (2x3 − 2x2 + 3x − 1)1000 . (b) y = tan(2β). (c) ln(x2 y 2 ) − 2x = 0.


√
(d) y = 2x2 e3x sin x . (e) y = sin−1 (2x + 1). (f) y = tan−1 2x − 1.

x2 − 3
3. Find and classify the turning points of, y = .
2−x
4. Find the equations of the normals to, xy 2 − 2 = 0 at x = 1.

5. Find the relative/ absolute extrema of the following functions and separately determine the interval(s) on

which the function is increasing and where it is decreasing. [Use (−∞, ∞) if the interval is not indicated].
1 4 1 3
(a) f (x) = x − 2x2 . (b) f (x) = x − 2x2 − 12x. (c) f (x) = x3 − 3x2 − 24x.
4 3
(d) f (x) = x3 − 6x2 + 2; [−3, 2]. (e) f (x) = x4 + 4x3 − 10; [0, 4]. (f) f (x) = −x3 − x2 + 5x; [−2, 2].

6. Find the following limits. [Use the L’Hopital’s Rule if applicable, else manipulate the system accordingly].
 
1 1 2
(a) lim − . (b) lim (x + ex )2/x . (c) lim cos(2λ)1/λ .
x→0+ x ln(x + 1) x→∞ λ→0

2
(d) lim+ x(ln x) . (e) lim+ x ln(sin x). (f) lim+ x1/ ln x .
x→0 x→0 x→0

7. Use the Mean Value Theorem to find all c ∈ I, where I is as indicated.

(a) f (x) = −x2 + 8x − 6; [2, 3]. (b) f (x) = x4 − 2x2 ; [−3, 3]. (c) f (x) = x3 + x + 2; [2, 5].

8. Find the first 5 non-zero terms of the Maclaurin series for,

(a) f (x) = ln(1 + 2x). (b) f (x) = cos 2x. (c)f (x) = xe−x .

9. Find the first 5 non-zero terms of the Taylor series expansion for,

(a) f (x) = ln(1 + x), a = 2. (b) f (x) = cos 2x, a = π


6. (c)f (x) = e−2x , a = 12 .

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