Calculus Workbook

Table of Contents

The Derivative of a Function ......................................................................................................2

Basic Derivatives of Functions ...............................................................................................2
Derivative of Exponents and Logarithmic Functions .............................................................3
Trigonometric Derivatives......................................................................................................3
Derivative of Power Functions ...............................................................................................4
Implicit Differentiation...........................................................................................................4
Calculations Using the Definition of Derivative .....................................................................5
The Derivative of an Inverse of a Function ............................................................................5
Logarithmic Differentiation....................................................................................................9

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The Derivative of a Function

Basic Derivatives of Functions

Questions:
1) Find the first derivative:
a. f ( x) = 4 b. g ( x) =
e+ 2 c. h ( x ) = x4
2
1
d. y=
1
e. f ( x) = x f. y=
x2 x
1 y = 4 x 2 + 8 x3 − 5
g. y = 4 x10 + h. y = x + x2 i.
x
4 3
j. y ( x) =
2
− ex k. y = 2 x 2 + 2ex l. y (t ) = + t
x t

2) Find the first derivative:

a. y = ( x 2 + 3) ( x − 1) b. y = ( 4 x + 10 ) ( x −1 )
4 x + 10
c. y = ( x −1)( x −1)( x − 2) d. y=
x2 − x
x2 + 4x −1 ex + 1
e. y= f. y=
2x − 3 ex − 1

y = ( x 2 + 1)
5
y = ( 4 x + 10 )
3
g. h.

(x + x + 1) y = ( 2 x + 1) ( 4 x − 5 )
3 3 4
i. y= 2 j.

( 2 x + 3)
4
1
k. y= l. y=
( x − 5)
3 3
4x +1

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Derivative of Exponents and Logarithmic Functions

Questions:
3) Find the first derivative:
a. y = e x b. y = 4e x + 2 x3 (
c. y = e x x 2 + x + 4 )
x
d. y =
e
e. y = e4 x −1 + e2 x f. y = e− x ( x + 1)
x −x 2

e2 x − x e x
g. y = 4+ x h. y = e x
i. y =
e x−2
e− x
2
1
j. y = k. y = e x
3 2
+1
+1 l. y =
e +1
4x
x

4) Find the first derivative and second derivatives:

ln x
y = e 2 x ln ( x 2 + 4 )
ln x 1 y=
a. y = b. y = ln 2 x + c. d.
x ln x ex

Trigonometric Derivatives
Questions:
5) Find the first derivative:
a. f ( x ) = sin x b. g ( x ) = sin 4 x c. y = cos ( 0.5x )

d. y = sin 2 x e. f ( x ) = cos4 ( 5x ) f. z ( x ) = sin 2 x

sin x − 1 y = x3 sin 4 x
g. y = sin x cos3x h. y= i.
cos 2 x + 2
j. y ( x ) = ln ( cos ( x ) ) k. y = esin 2 x ln x l. y ( t ) = sin ( cos ( x ) )

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Derivative of Power Functions

Questions:
6) Find the first derivative:
y = ( ln x )
x
a. y = x2 x b. y = xln x c.

y = ( x 2 + 1) ( x)
2x
y=
4x
+1 f.
y = xx
2
d. e.

( ) y = ( sin x )
x x
y = xe y = xx i.
x
g. h.

y = ( tan x ) y = ( sin x )
2x ln x
j. y = xcos 2x k. l.

Implicit Differentiation
Questions:
7) Find y ' :
y2 + x
a. x + y =1
2 2
b. x y = x+ y
2 3 2 c. =1
y3 − 4 x

( y + 2) = xy ex + e y = 1
3
d. y + x =1 e. f.

ln x + ln y = y ( ln y ) + y ln x = 1 sin y + cos x = y 2
2
g. h. i.

j. x tan y = y k. xy + yx = 1 l. y ln x + x ln y = 4

8) Find the first and the second derivatives:

a. x 2 + y 3 = 1 b. x2 y3 = x + y
c. ln x + ln y = 1 d. sin x + sin y = x

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Calculations Using the Definition of Derivative

Questions:
9) Find the first derivative of the given function using the definition of the derivative:
1
a. f ( x ) = x 2 b. g ( x ) = x2 + 4x + 1 c. f ( x ) = x3 d. y=
x
e. f ( x) = x f. z ( x ) = ln x g. y = ex h. y = sin 2 x

The Derivative of an Inverse of a Function

Questions:
1
10) Prove that ( ln x ) ' = . Use the rule of derivative of the inverse function.
x

11) Prove that ( x ) ' = 2 1 x . Use the rule of derivative of the inverse function.
1
12) Prove that ( arcsin x ) ' = . Use the rule of derivative of the inverse function.
1 + x2

1
13) Prove that ( arcsin x ) ' = . Use the rule of derivative of the inverse function.
1 − x2

14) Supposed that f −1 is the inverse function of a differentiable function f and that:
f ( 2) = 7 , f ' ( 2 ) = 7 . Find f
−1
( )
= (7) .

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Answer Key:
1) a. f  ( x ) = 0 b. g  ( x ) = 0 c. h ( x ) = 4 x
−2 1 1
d. y ( x ) = e. f  ( x ) = f. z ( x ) = −
x3 2 x 2 x1.5
1 y ( x ) = 1 + 2 x y ( x ) = 8x + 24 x2
g. y ( x ) = 40 x9 − h. i.
x2
2 4 1
j. y ( x ) = − −e k. y ( x ) = 2 2 x + 2e l. y ( t ) = − 2
+
x2 t 3 t2
3

5 x
2) a. y ( x ) = 3x2 − 2 x + 3 b. y ( x ) = 6 x − 4 +
x
2 ( 2 x + 10 x − 5 )
2

c. y ( x ) = 3x2 − 8x + 5 d. y ( x ) =
x 2 ( x − 1)
2

2 ( x 2 − 35 − 5) −2 e
e. y ( x ) = f. y  ( x ) =
(3 − 2x ) ( ex − 1)
2 2

g. y ( x ) = 12 ( 4 x + 10 ) h. y ( x ) = 10 x x 2 + 1 ( )
2 4

 3
i. y ( x ) =  3x +  x 2 + x + 1 j. y ( x ) = 14 ( 2 x + 1) ( 4 x − 5 ) ( 2 x − 1)
2 3

 2
( 2 x + 3) ( 2 x − 49 )
3
4
k. y ( x ) = l. y ( x ) = −
( x − 5)
4 4
3 ( 4 x + 1) 3
3) a. y ( x ) = e x b. y ( x ) = 4ex + 6 x2
e x ( x 2 − 3x + 1)
(
c. y ( x ) = e x + 3x + 5
x 2
) d. y ( x ) =
(x − x)
2 2

e. y ( x ) = 4e4 x−1 + 2e2 x f. y ( x ) = − xe− x

e x
(
g. y ( x ) = e− x −4 x + e2 x − 1 ) h. y ( x ) =
2 x
e x ( x − ( 2 + 1) ) −2e4 x
i. y ( x ) = j. y ( x ) =
( x − 2) (e + 1) e4 x + 1
2 4x

e − x ( 2 x 2 + 1)
2
2
2e x x
k. y ( x ) = l. y ( x ) =
(e ) x2
2
3 3 x2
+1

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1 − ln ( x ) 2 ln ( x ) − 3
4) a. y ( x ) = 2
, y ( x ) =
x x3
2ln 2 ( x ) − 1 2ln 4 ( x ) + 2ln 3 ( x ) + ln ( x ) + 2
b. y ( x ) = , y ( x ) =
x ln 2 ( x ) x 2 ln 3 ( x )

c. y ( x ) = 2e  ln ( x 2 + 4 ) + 2
x  ( ( ) (
2
2e 2 x 4 x3 − x 2 + 2 x 2 + 4 ln x 2 + 4 + 16 x + 4 ) )
 , y ( x ) =
2x

 x +4 ( x + 4)
2 2

1 
 − ln ( x )  e x ( − x 2 ln ( x ) − 2 x − 1)
d. y ( x ) =  x  , y ( x ) =
ex x2
5) a. f  ( x ) = cos ( x ) b. g  ( x ) = 4cos ( 4 x )
c. y ( x ) = −0.5sin ( 0.5x ) d. y ( x ) = 2sin ( x ) cos ( x )
cos ( 2 x )
e. f  ( x ) = −500sin3 ( x ) f. f  ( x ) =
sin ( 2 x )
g. y ( x ) = cos ( x ) cos ( 3x ) − sin ( x ) sin (3x ) − 3sin ( x )
cos ( x ) cos ( 2 x ) + 2 cos ( x ) + 2sin ( x ) sin ( 2 x ) − 2sin ( 2 x )
h. y ( x ) =
( cos 2 x + 2 )
2

i. y ( x ) = 3x2 sin ( 4 x ) + 4 x3 cos ( 4 x ) j. y ( x ) = − tan ( x )

 1
k. y ( x ) = esin 2 x  2cos ( 2 x ) ln ( x ) +  l. y ( t ) = − sin ( t )  cos ( cos ( t ) )
 x
( x)
ln ( x )
2
2eln
6) a. y ( x ) = 2 x 2x
( ln ( x ) + 1) b. y ( x ) =
x
 1 4x  2 x2 
c. y ( x ) = ln ( x )   ln ( ln ( x ) ) +  d. y ( x ) = 4 ( x + 1)   ln ( x + 1) +  

x 2 2

 x  x +1 
 x2 + 1  1  ln ( x ) 2x 
e. y ( x ) = x x ( ) f. y ( x ) = x
+1 2x
+
2

 2 x ln x    + 
 x  2  2x x 

 1
g. y ( x ) = xe x  ln ( x ) +  h. y ( x ) = x
+x
( ln ( x ) + ln ( x ) + x )
x −1
x x
x 2

 x
i. y ( x ) = ( sin ( x ) ) ln ( sin ( x ) ) + x cot ( x )
x

cos 2 x  1 
j. y ( x ) = x ( ) − sin ( 2 x ) 2ln ( x ) + cos ( 2 x )
 x 

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2x   x sin ( x )  
k. y ( x ) = ( tan ( x ) )  2  ln ( tan ( x ) ) + 
  cos 2 x  

ln ( x )  ln ( sin ( x ) ) 
l. y ( x ) = sin ( x )  + ln ( x ) cot ( x ) 
 x 
x 1 − 2 xy 3 − y3 − 4 y 2
7) a. y ' ( x ) = − b. y ' ( x ) = c. y ' ( x ) =
y 3xy 2 − 2 y − y 4 − 8 xy − 3xy 2
y
d. y ' ( x ) = −
y
e. y ' ( x ) = f. y ' ( x ) = −e x− y
3( y + 2) − x
2
x
y y2 sin x
g. y ' ( x ) = h. y ' ( x ) = − i. y ' ( x ) =
x ( y − 1) z ( 2 ln y + y ln x ) cos y − 2 y
tan y y x ( ln y + 1) y ln y
j. y ' ( x ) = k. y ' ( x ) = − l. y ' ( x ) = −
1
−
x  x x ln x
x y  ln x + 
3
3 y 2 cos 2 y  y
−2 x 2 y 2 + 8x2
8) a. y ( x ) = , y  ( )
x =
3y2 9 y6
1 − 2 xy 3  3 2 1 − 2 xy 
3
3  1 − 2 xy 2 
b. y ( x ) =
3x 2 y 2 − 1
, y  ( x ) = −2  y + 3 xy  
3x 2 y 2 − 1  
3 x 2 2
y − 1
 − 6 (1 − 2 xy )  xy 2
+ 2 x 2
y 
3x 2 y 2 − 1 
 
y 2y
c. y ( x ) = − , y ( x ) = 2
x x

d. y ( x ) =
1 − cos ( x )
, y ( x ) =
(1 + sin ( x ) ) cos ( y )
cos ( y ) sin ( y ) ( cos ( x ) − 1)
9) a. y ( x ) = 2 x b. y ( x ) = 2 x + 4 c. y ( x ) = 3x 2
−1 1 1
d. y ( x ) = e. y  ( x ) = f. y ( x ) =
x2 2 x x
g. y ( x ) = e x
h. y ( x ) = 2cos ( x )

10-13) refer to the videos

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Logarithmic Differentiation
Questions:
10 x − 1 10
Given the followinf function: y =  ( 2 x + 1) , find y ' .
7
1) 4
x +1

( )
2x
2) Given the followinf function: y = 4
10 x + 1 , find y ' .

3) Find the equation of the line that is tanfent to the curve: f ( x ) = x3 − 4 x2 + 2 x − 5

At the point on the curve where x = 1 .
Does the line intersect the curve at any other point?

Answer Key:
 1 10 1 1 7 2 
1) y' = y −  + 
 4 10 x − 1 4 x + 1 10 2 x + 1 
1  10 
2) y ' = 2x y ln 2ln (10 x + 1) +
4  10 x + 1
3) y = −3x − 3 , no.

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