Topic : DIFFERENTIATION

Unit A : Determine the first derivative of the function y = ax

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usin formu!a"
Example Exercise
1. y = x
3
dx
dy
= 3x
3 1
= 3x
2

a. y = x
4
dx
dy
=
[4x
3
]
b. y = x
5

[5x
4
]
c. y = x
7

[ 7x
6
]
2. y = 2x
3
dx
dy
= 2(3x
2
)
= 6x
2
a. y = 3x
4
dx
dy
=

[12
x
3
]
b. y = 5x
3
[15x
2
]
c. y = 10x
2
[20x]
3. y = 2x
3
dx
dy
= 2(3x
2
)
= 6x
2

a. y = 5 x
4
dx
dy
=

[ -20x
3
]
b. y = 8 x
5
[-40x
4
]
c. y = 12 x
2
[-24x]
4. (x) = x
-2
) ( ! x f
= -2x
2
1
= - 2 x
3
a. (x) = x
-1
"(x) =

2
1
x
[- ]
b. (x) = x
-5
"(x) =

6
5
x
[- ]
c. (x) = x
-3
"(x) =

2
6
x
[- ]
5. (x) = 3 x
-2
) ( ! x f
= 3(-2 x
-2-
1
)
= - 6 x
-3
a. (x) = 4x
-1
"(x) =

2
4
x
[- ]
b. (x) = 2x
-4
"(x) =

5
8
x
[- ]
c. (x) = 6x
-1
"(x) =

2
6
x
[- ]
6.
y =
2
1
x
4
dx
dy
=
2
1
(4 x
4 1
)
= 2 x
3

a.
y =
2
3
x
4
dx
dy
=


[ 6x
3
]
b.
y =
3
1
x
6
[2x
5
]
c.
y =
6
1
x
3
4
1
2x
[ ]
7.
y =
3
2
x
3
dx
dy
=
3
2
(3 x
3 1
)
= 2x
2

a.
y =
3
2
x
6
dx
dy
=
7
4
x
[ ]
b.
(x) =
x 2
5
"(x) =
2
5
2x
[- ]
c.
(x) =
6
3
4
x
"(x) =
7
8
x
[- ]
Differentiation 1

Differentiation 2