Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Example 8
du dv
Differentiate y = ( 2 x - 1) .
10 v -u
u dy dx dx .
If y = , then =
v dx v2
Solution
Applying the chain rule, we have: Example 10
y = ( 2 x - 1)
10
Differentiate y = ( 2 x + 1) 3x + 2 .
1 1 dx 2 2 3x + 2
= ( 3x - 2 ) 2
-
y=
3x - 2 dy du dv 3
= v +u = 3x + 2 ´ 2 + ( 2 x + 1) ´
Let t = 3x - 2 and y = t 2
-1 dx dx dx 2 3x + 2
6x + 3 18 x + 11
dt dy 1 - 1 -1 = 2 3x + 2 + =
=3 =- t 2 2 3x + 2 2 3x + 2
dx dt 2
Example 11
dy dy dt 1 - 1 -1
= ´ = - t 2 ´3 4x + 1
dx dt dx 2 Differentiate y = .
2x - 4
-3 -3
= =
2 ( 3x - 2 )
3 3
2 t Solution
Let u = 4 x + 1 and v = 2 x - 4 .
du dv Using the limit of a chord to find the gradient
=4 =2 function
dx dx
Consider the function, y = x 2 . To obtain the
Applying the quotient law,
du dv differential from first principles of y = x 2 , let us first
v -u look at its graph, or more precisely, a section of its
dy dx dx
= , graph.
dx v2
For the curve, y = x 2 let P be some arbitrary point
dy ( 2 x - 4 ) 4 - ( 4 x + 1) 2 18
= =- on the curve with coordinates ( x, y ) . So, the
( 2x - 4) ( 2x - 4)
2 2
dx
(
coordinates of P in terms of x will be x, x 2 . )
Example 12
The normal to the curve y = 2 x3 - 5 x 2 at the point
( 2, - 4) crosses the x-axis at A.
Find the coordinates of A.
Solution
y = 2 x3 - 5 x 2
The gradient function of the curve,
dy
dx
( ) ( )
= 2 3x3 - 1 - 5 2 x 2 - 1 = 6 x 2 - 10 x
Differentiation as a limit
Earlier, we used differentiation to find the gradient of
a curve at a point. We did so by obtaining the
12
gradient function, which is itself a function that
1,
Now, we now find the gradient of the chord PQ of
gives us the gradient at any point on the curve. For
the curve. Recall the formula for the gradient of a
polynomial functions of the form 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 % , we
12 straight line joining the points (𝑥6 , 𝑦6) and (𝑥0 , 𝑦0) is
simply used the procedure, = 𝑛𝑎𝑥 %/6.
1,
2- /2;
𝑚= , where
,- /,;
We will now discover how these procedures were
derived through another method. (𝑥6 , 𝑦6 ) = (𝑥, 𝑥 0 ) and (𝑥0 , 𝑦0 ) = [(𝑥 + ℎ), (𝑥 + ℎ)0]
( x + h ) - x2
2
Gradient of PQ =
( x + h) - x
The gradient function of the curve, y = x 2 is 2𝑥.
x + 2hx + h - x
2 2 2
= d 2
h Hence,
dx
( x ) = 2x .
2hx + h 2
=
h In a similar fashion, we can repeat the procedure for
= 2x + h other simple polynomials such as 𝑦 = 𝑥 9 by drawing
the curve. We start with a chord PQ and move the
Imagine the chord PQ, hinged at P and being rotated
point Q until it approaches P. The gradient of the
clockwise as shown below. At each new position of
Q, along the curve, we will find the chord getting tangent PQ is the gradient of the curve at the point P.
shorter and shorter.
For example, PQ1 is shorter than PQ , PQ2 is
shorter than PQ1 , PQ3 is shorter than PQ2 and so
on. In each case, the length of h decreases and Q
approaches P.
(
Q ( x + h) , ( x + h)
3
)
The gradient of PQ
( x + h ) - x3
3
x3 + 3hx 2 + 3h 2 x + h3 - x3
= =
( x + h) - x h
3hx 2 + 3h2 x + h3
= = 3x 2 + 3hx + h 2
As the chord, PQ approaches tangent to the curve at h
P, the gradient of PQ = 2𝑥 + ℎ (derived above). As h ® 0 , the chord PQ ® the tangent to the
curve at P. Let h = 0 , the gradient of PQ
When h ® 0 , the chord PQ ® the tangent to the
= 3x 2 + 3(0) x + (0) 2 = 3x 2
curve at P. The gradient of PQ approaches 2𝑥 + 0 =
2𝑥. ∴ 3x 2 is the gradient function of the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 9 .
d 3 Example 14
Hence,
dx
( x ) = 3x2 OR when y = x3 , dy
dx
= 3x 2 .
d
Find ( cos 2 x ) .
dx
These results enable us to derive a general rule for
differentiation. Solution
Let y = cos 2 x and t = 2 x
In general, 1V
d 2
dx
( x ) = 2x ∴ 𝑦 = cos 𝑡 and 1,
=2
d n 12
d 3
( x ) = 3x 2 dx
( x ) = nx n - 1 . 1V
= −sin 𝑡 = − sin 2𝑥
dx 𝑡
d 4 By the Chain Rule:
dx
( x ) = 4 x3 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑡
= ×
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
Differentiation of Trigonometric Functions = − sin 2𝑥 × 2
𝑑𝑥
So far, we have found the differential of functions
such as polynomials and we have used a general rule 𝑑
to obtain their derivatives. To differentiate (𝑐𝑜𝑠 2𝑥) = −2𝑠𝑖𝑛 2𝑥
𝑑𝑥
trigonometric functions we cannot use the same
procedure. The process is more complex and involves We can now state the following:
the study of more advanced calculus.
𝑑
𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑥 = 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑎𝑥
Only the sine and the cosine functions are to be 𝑑𝑥
considered at this level. Their derivatives are:
𝑑
𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑎𝑥 = −𝑎 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑥
𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
(sin 𝑥) = cos 𝑥 (cos 𝑥) = −sin 𝑥 Example 15
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
p
Find the gradient of y = sin x at x = .
4
We can use these results to determine the derivative
of functions such as sin 𝑎𝑥 and cos 𝑎𝑥. Solution
dy
Example 13 y = sin x , = cos x
1
dx
Find 1, (sin 3𝑥). p p 1
\ The gradient of the curve at x = is cos =
4 4 2
Solution
\ The gradient =
1
Let 𝑦 = sin 3𝑥 and 𝑡 = 3𝑥 2
1V
∴ 𝑦 = sin 𝑡 and 1,
=3
12
1V
= cos 𝑡 = cos 3𝑥
By the Chain Rule:
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑡
= ×
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= 𝑐𝑜𝑠 3𝑥 × 3
𝑑𝑥
𝑑
(𝑠𝑖𝑛 3𝑥) = 3𝑐𝑜𝑠 3𝑥
𝑑𝑥