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EXERCISEI
Q.1 Find the derivative of the following functions w.r.t. x from the first principle :
cos (lnx), (sinx)
cosx
, log
a
C where a = x
x
& C is constant , sin x and cos
1
(x
2
).
Q.2 Differentiate
2 2
2 2
x 1 x 1
x 1 x 1
+
+ +
w. r. t. 1
4
x .
Q.3(a) Let f (x) = x
2
4x 3, x > 2 and let g be the inverse of

f. Find the value of g

' where f (x) = 2.
(b) Let f , g and h are differentiable functions. If f (0) = 1 ; g (0) = 2 ; h (0) = 3 and the derivatives of their
pair wise products at x = 0 are
(f g)'(0) = 6 ; (g h)'(0) = 4 and (h f)'(0) = 5
then compute the value of (fgh)'(0).
Q.4 If
2 2
y x
y
sin arc
2 2
e y x
+
= + . Prove that
d y
dx
x y
x y
2
2
2 2
3
2
=
+

( )
( )
, x > 0.
Q.5 If y = x +
..... .......... x
1
x
1
x
1
+
+
+
, prove that
.......... .......... x
1
x
1
x
x
2
1
x d
y d
+
+
+

= .
Q.6 If x = cosec u sin u ; y = cosec
n
u sin
n
u , then show that
0 ) 4 y ( n
x d
y d
) 4 x (
2 2
2
2
= +
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
.
Q.7 If y = (cos x)
lnx
+ (lnx)
x
find
x d
y d
.
Q.8 If
6 6
y 1 x 1 +
= a
3
. (x
3

y
3
), prove that
x d
y d
=
6
6
2
2
x 1
y 1
y
x

.
Q.9 Find the derivative with respect to x of the function :
(log
cosx
sinx) (log
sinx
cosx)
1
+ arcsin
2
x 1
x 2
+
at x =
4
t
.
Q.10 If x = 2cost cos2t & y = 2sint sin2t , find the value of (d
2
y/dx
2
) when t = (t/2).
Q.11 If y = tan

1
2
1
u
u
& x =sec

1
2
1
2 1 u
, u c
|
.
|

\
|
|
.
|

\
|
1 ,
2
1
2
1
, 0 prove that 2
x d
y d
+ 1 = 0.
Q.12 If

y =
x sin 1 x sin 1
x sin 1 x sin 1
cot
1
+
+ +

, find
dy
dx
if x e
|
.
|

\
| t
2
, 0 |
.
|

\
|
t
t
,
2
.
Q.13 If y = tan
1

2
x 1 1
x
+
+ sin
|
|
.
|

\
|
+

x 1
x 1
tan 2
1
, then find
dx
dy
for x e (1, 1).
Q.14 If y = sec 4 x and x = tan
1
(t), prove that
dt
dy
=
2 4 2
4
) t t 6 1 (
) t 1 ( t 16
+

.
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Q.15 If f

(x) =
1 ) c x ( ) c x (
1 ) b x ( ) b x (
1 ) a x ( ) a x (
3 4
3 4
3 4



then f

'

(x) = .
1 ) c x ( ) c x (
1 ) b x ( ) b x (
1 ) a x ( ) a x (
2 4
2 4
2 4



. Find the value of .
Q.16 If [ f (x) ]
3
= 3 K x
2
x
3
then f '' (x) +
5
2
)] x ( f [
nx
= 0. Find the value of n in terms of K.
Q.17 If y = 1 x x n 1 x x
2
1
2
x
2 2
2
+ + + + + l prove that 2y = xy' + ln y'. where ' denotes the derivative.
Q.18(a) Find the derivative of cos
1
1
1
2
2

+
|
\

|
.
|
x
x
when

< x < 0

, using the substitution x =

tan

u.
(b) If f(x) =
|
|
.
|

\
|
+

2
2
1
x 1
x 1
sin , find f (x) e x R , clearly stating the point(s) where f(x) is not derivable.
Also draw the graph of y= f(x) and state its range and monotonic behaviour.
Q.19 If y =
|
|
.
|

\
|
|
|
.
|

\
|
+

2
x
tan
b a
b a
tan
b a
2
1
2 2
, then show that
( )
2 2
2
x cos b a
x sin b
x d
y d
+
=
Q.20 If f : R

R is a function such that f

(x) = x
3
+ x
2
f

'(1) + xf

''(2) + f

'''(3) for all x e R

, then prove that
f

(2) = f

(1) f

(0).
Q.21 If y = x ln [(ax)
-1
+ a
1
], prove that
1 y
x d
y d
x
x d
y d
) 1 x ( x
2
2
= + +
.
Q.22 If f(x) =
cos( ) sin( ) cos( )
sin( ) cos( ) sin( )
sin sin
x x x x x x
x x x x x x
x x
+ + +

2 2 2
2 2 2
2
2 0 2
then find f'(x).
Q.23 Let f (x) = x +
+
+
+
......... x 2
1
x 2
1
x 2
1
.
Compute the value of f (100) f ' (100).
Q.24 If (a + bx) e
y/x
= x , then prove that
x
d y
dx
x
dy
dx
y
3
2
2
2
=
|
\

|
.
|
.
Q.25 If y
2
=
x 2 cos 2 2 1+
, prove that
) 1 y 7 ( ) 1 y 3 ( y
dx
y d
2 2
2
2
+ =
EXERCISEII
Q.1 If y =
x
e
e
x
x
e
e x x
x e e + + . Find
dx
dy
.
Q.2 If sin y = x sin (a + y) , show that
x d
y d
=
2
x a cos x 2 1
a sin
+
.
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Q.3 If o be a repeated root of a quadratic equation f(x) = 0 & A(x) , B(x) , C(x) be the polynomials of
degree 3, 4 & 5 respectively , then show that
A x B x C x
A B C
A B C
( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( ) ( )
' ( ) ' ( ) ' ( )
o o o
o o o
is divisible by f(x), where dash
denotes the derivative.
Q.4 If y = tan tan tan tan

+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
+
+ +
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
3 3
1
5 7
1
7 13 x x x x x x x x

+ ........ to n terms.
Find dy/dx

, expressing your answer in 2 terms.
Q.5 If y =
x cos
x 3 cos
cos arc
3
. Express explicitly and then show that
x d
y d
=
x 4 cos x 2 cos
6
+
, sinx > 0.
Q.6 If x =
( )
tan
tan
tan
y
n
y
y
2
1
1
2
2
2

(
(
(
. Show that
dy
dx
=
1
2
sin y (1 + sin y + cos y).
Q.7 If x =
1
z
and y = f(x), show that :
2
2
4 3
2
2
dz
y d
z
dz
dy
z 2
dx
f d
+ =
Q.8 Prove that if | a
1
sin x + a
2
sin 2x + .......+ a
n
sin nx | s | sin x | for x e R, then
| a
1
+ 2a
1
+ 3a
3
+ ...... + na
n
| s 1
Q.9 If y = ln
x
y x
y
a e
x |
.
|

\
|
find
dy
dx
.
Q.10 If x
4
+ 7x
2
y
2
+ 9y
4
= 24

xy
3
, show that
x d
y d
=
x
y
.
Q.11 Let g(x) be a polynomial, of degree one & f(x) be defined by f(x) =

0 x ,
x 2
x 1
0 x , ) x ( g
x / 1
> |
.
|

\
|
+
+
s
.
Find the continuous function f(x) satisfying f '(1) = f(1)
Q.12 Let f (x) =
x
x sin
if x = 0 and f (0) = 1. Define the function f ' (x) for all x and find f '' (0) if it exist.
Q.13 Show that the substitution

z = |
.
|

\
|
2
x
tan n l changes the equation 0 x ec cos y 4
x d
y d
x cot
x d
y d
2
2
2
= + + to
(d
2
y/dz
2
)

+ 4

y = 0.
Q.14 Show that R =
( )
2
2
x d
y d
2 / 3
2
x d
y d
1
(

+
can be reduced to the form R
2/3
=
3 / 2
y d
x d
3 / 2
x d
y d
2
2
2
2
1 1
|
.
|

\
|
+
|
.
|

\
|
.
Also show that, if x=a sin2u(1+cos2u) & y=acos2u (1 cos2u) then the value of R equals to 4a cos3u.
Q.15 If y=1+
1
1
x x
x

+
) x x )( x x (
x . x
2 1
2

+
) x x )( x x )( x x (
x . x
3 2 1
2
3

+..... upto (n + 1) terms then prove that
dx
dy
=
(

+ +

+
x x
x
...
x x
x
x x
x
x x
x
x
y
n
n
3
3
2
2
1
1
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Q.16 Let f (x) =
a x b x c x
x m x n x
p x q x r x
+ + +
+ + +
+ + +
. Show that f

''

(x) = 0 and that f (x) = f (0) + k

x where k denotes
the sum of all the co-factors of the elements in f (0).
Q.17 If y = log
u
|cos4x| + |sinx| , where u = sec2x , find
6 / x
x d
y d
t =
(

.
Q.18 If y =
1
2 2 2
1
2 2 2
2 2
a b c
a a b c
b c
+ +
+
R
S
|
T
|
U
V
|
W
|

cos
u
u
& u = a + b cos x + c sin x ; prove that
dy
dx
=
1
u
.
Q.19 Prove that cosx + cos3x + cos5x +.....+ cos (2n 1) x =
sin
sin
, ,
2
2
nx
x
x K K I = e t and deduce from
this : sinx +3sin3x+5sin5x +....+ (2n 1) sin (2n 1) x =
| |
( ) sin( ) ( ) sin( )
sin
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
4
2
n n x n n x
x
+ +
.
Q.20 Find a polynomial function f (x) such that f (2x) = f ' (x) f " (x).
Q.21 If Y = sX and Z = tX, where all the letters denotes the functions of x and suffixes denotes the differentiation
w.r.t. x then prove that
X Y Z
X Y Z
X Y Z
1 1 1
2 2 2
= X
3
s t
s t
1 1
2 2
Q.22 Let f : R (

t, t) be a derivable function such that f (x) + f (y) = f
x y
xy
+

|
\

|
.
|
1
.
If f (1) =
2
t
&
Limit
x 0
f x
x
( )
= 2 , find f (x).
Q.23 Let f(x) be a derivable function at x = 0 & f
x y
k
+ |
\

|
.
| =
f x f y
k
( ) ( ) +
(k e R , k = 0, 2). Show that f(x)
is either a zero or an odd linear function.
Q.24 If f(x + y) = f(x) f(y) for x, y e R & f(x) is differentiable everywhere then find f(x).
Q.25 Let
2
) x ( f ) y x ( f +
=
2
a ) y ( f
+ xy for all real x and y. If f (x) is differentiable and f '(0) exists for all
real permissible values of 'a' and is equal to
2
a 1 a 5
. Prove that f (x) is positive for all real x.
EXERCISEIII
Evalute the following limits using LHospitals Rule or otherwise :
Q.1
0 x
Lim

1 1
1
2
2
x x
x
x sin

(
(
Q.2
0 x
Lim

x x n x
x
cos ( ) + 1 1
2
Q.3
0 x
Lim

1 1
2 2
x x

(
sin
Q.4 If
a x
Lim

a x
x a
x a
x a

= 1
find a.
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Q.5
0 x
Lim

x tan x
) x 1 ( n x cos x sin 1
2
+ + l
Q.6
0 x
Lim

x tan
2
log
(tan
2
2x)
Q.7 Determine the values of a, b and c so that
0 x
Lim

5
x
x sin c x ) x cos b a ( +
= 1
Q.8
2
x
Lim
t

sin (sin )
sin (sin )
sin
x x
x n x
x

+ 1 1
Q.9 Lim
x n
x
x
x
x x x x
F
H
G
I
K
J +
0
2
3
3
1

sin
sin cos b g b g
Q.10 Find the value of f(0) so that the function f(x)=
1 2
1
2
x e
x

, x = 0 is continuous at x = 0 & examine the

differentiability of f(x) at x = 0.
Q.11
0 x
Lim

) x x 2 ( cos . n
) x 3 ( sin
2
2
l
Q.12 If
0 x
Lim

4 3 2
3 2
x x 2 ) x 1 ( n . x 2
x cx bx x sin a
+ +
+ +
l
exists & is finite, find the values of a, b, c & the limit.
Q.13 Given f

(x) =

s
>
+
+
|
.
|

\
|
|
.
|

\
|
|
.
|

\
|
|
.
|

\
|
|
.
|

\
|
t t
t t
1 x for )) x ( h ( g
1 x for
3
1
1 cos 1 sin 2
sin n sin 1
2
x
2
x
2
x
2
x
2

; where h

(x) = sin
1
(sgn

(x)) &
g

(x) =

|x|

+ {

x} + [x], where {x} is the fractional part of x, [x] is the integral part of x & sgn

(x) is the
signum of (x). Discuss the continuity of f in (

,

2).
Q.14 Given a real valued function f(x) as follows:
f (x) =
x x
x
2
4
2 2 + cos
for x < 0; f (0) =
1
12
& f (x) =
( )
sin cos x n e x
x
x

6
2
for x > 0. Test the continuity
and differentiability of

f(x) at x = 0.
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ANSWER KEY
EXERCISEI
Q 2.
1 1
4
6
+ x
x
Q 3. (a) 1/6 ; (b) 16 Q 7. Dy = (cosx)
lnx
( )
1
1 1
1
1
1 1
n x
x
x nx nx
nx
n nx
x (cos )
tan ( )

(
+ +

(
Q 9.
32
16
8
1 2
2
+

t n
Q 10.

3
2
Q 12.
2
1
or
2
1

Q 13.
2
x 1 2
x 2 1

Q 15. 3 Q 16. n = 2K
2
Q 18. (a)
2
1
2
+ x
; (b) {0} , range

|
\

(
t t
2 2
,
Q.22 2(1 + 2x) . cos 2(x + x
2
) Q.23 100
EXERCISEII
Q 1.
x d
y d
=
(

+ + + +
(

+

nx 1 e
x
1
e x ] nx 1 e 1 [ x x e nx 1 e
x
e
x . e
x e e x 1 e x x
x
e x
x
x
e e
e
x x
x
e
Q 4.
2 2
x 1
1
) n x ( 1
1
+

+ +
Q.5 y = sin
1
(
3
tan x) Q9.
y
x
x nx x nx n y
n x x y na
.
.
( )


+ +

1
1
Q 11. f (x) =
0 x if
x 2
x 1
0 x if x
2
3
n
6
1
3
2
x / 1
> |
.
|

\
|
+
+
s
(

+ l
Q.12 f ' (x) =

0 x if 0
0 x if
x
x sin x cos x
2
=
=

; f '' (0) =
3
1
Q.17
x d
y d

=

4 n 1
) 2 n 1 12 ( 3 +
Q.20
9
x 4
3
Q 22. f(x) = 2 tan
1
x Q 24. f(x) = 0 or f(x) = e
kx
EXERCISEIII
Q 1.
6
5
Q 2.
2
1
Q 3.
3
1

Q 4. a = 1 Q 5.
2
1

Q 6. 1
Q 7. a = 120; b = 60; c = 180 Q 8. 2 Q 9 2/5
Q.10 f (0) = 1 ; differentiable at x = 0, f'(0
+
) =

(1/3) ; f'(0

) =

(1/3) Q 11.

6
Q 12. a = 6 , b = 6 , c = 0 ;
3
40
Q 13. f is discont. only at x

= 0 in (

,

2)
Q 14. f is cont. but not derivable at x = 0