Unit 5
Unit 5
STANDARD FUNCTIONS
Structure
5.1 Introduction.
Objectives
5.2 Exponential Fynctions
Definition of an Ewnential Function
Derivative of an Exponential Function
5.3 Derivatives of Logaritlpc Functions
Diffe~ntiatingthe Natural Log Function
Differentiating the General Log Function
5.4 Hyperbolic Functions
Definitions and Basic Properties
Derivatives of Hyperbolic Functions
Derivatives of Inverse Hyperbolic Functions
5.5 Methods of Differentiation 101
Derivatlve of x'
Logarithmic Differentiation
Derivatives of Functions Defined in Terms of a Panupeter
Derivatives of Implicit Functions
5.6 Summary 1W
5.7 Solutions and Answers 107,
Exponential functions occupy an important place in pure and applied science. Laws ofi
growth and decay are very often expressed in terms of these functions. In this unit we s w l
s t a y the derivatives of exponential functions. The inverse function theorem which we
stated in Unit 4 will then help us to differentiate their inverses, the,logarithmicfunctions,In
particular, you will find that the natural exponential function is its own derivative.
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, shall introduce and differentiate hyperbolic functidns and their inverses since
they hold special significance for physical sciences. We shall demonstrate the method of
finding derivatives by taking logarithms, and also that of differentiating implicit functions.
Witb this unit we come to the end of ollr quest fot the derivatives of some standard,
frequ&tly used functions. In rhe next block we shall see the geometrical significance of
derivatives and shall use them for sketching graphs of functions.
Objectives
After stvdying this unit you should be able to:
find the derivatives of exponential and log&thmic functions
define hyperbolic functions and discuss the existence of their inverses
differentiate hyperbolic functions and inverse hyperbolic functions 7
use the method of logarithmic differentiation for solving some problems
differentiate implicit functions and also those functions which are defined with the help
of a parameter.
All these curves pass through (0, 1) as a0= 1 for all a. Now from all these curves, we shall
choose that one, whose tangent at (0, 1) has slope = 1. (We assume that such a curve exists).
The value of a comsponding to this curve is then denoted by e. Thus, we have singled out
the exponential function :x+ ex, so that its derivative at x = 0 is 1. Thus,
h-+O
-
lim eh -1 = 1
h
This also means that
dex
-=
dx
Pm
h+O
s+h
h
-ex zeX.lim
h-+O
-
& - I - ex
h
That is, the derivative of this function is the function itself. .
This special exponential function is called the natural exponential f'unction.
ln.
From this we can write ax = e , or a x = eh, where a > 0 .
lnah = blna
-
n u s d a~ =
dx
,d
dx
- e x ~ n r d(X ln a ) by chain rule,
- dx
Elements of Differential Remark 1 If we compare this result with (1) which we derived at the beginning oflhis
Cdculurr section, we find that
ah - I
h a = lim 7
h +O
Thus, we have
- edx = e x , and
dx
d
-ax=a'ln a
dx
Ewmpk 1Let us use these formulas to find the derivatives of
i) Lety=e
(x 2+2x'
. Then, by chain rule
2
( x +2x)
Hence - ( J ' ~ + ~ " ' )=2(x + l ) e
dx
h
'3 In this ~ C C L ~ UbI Ie hdve defined e as that real number for which lim
h+O h
=,1 .
Alternatively. e can also be defined as a limit:
# e = ~ i m ( ~ + l / n ) ~ o r a s t h e s u m o f a n i n f i n i t e s e r i e s : e =11 + - 1+ - +......
n+m l! 2!
But all these definitions give the same value, e = 2.7 18281828....e is an irrational number.
In many situations the rate of growth (of human beings, or bacteria or radioactive particles) .
is proportional to the present population. That is, if x(t) is the population at time t.
then
dx
dt
-oc x . In such situationb the exponential function is of great relevance since
d
dt
-
(et = el.
Consider the function y = lnx. This is the inverse of the natural exponential function, that is,
y = lnx if and only if x = ey.
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From Fig. 2, you can see that the natural exponential function is a strictly increasing
function. (You will be able to rigorously prove this result by the end of this course). Further,
Inx 17 defined on ]O, - [.
-dy- -- dxd
(Inx ) =
1
- --1 -
--
1
dx dx/dy ey
Thus, we have
-
-- 4x
4 ' after simplification.
1-x
--
l.~l=
1-x . 1-X- and
--- 4x
1- x4
- -
So, we see that dy = 4x4,forallxsuchthat I x I # l .
dx l - x
Now, let us turn our attention to logarithmic functions with arbitrary bases.
Thus, we arrive at
-d
dx
(log, x) = log,e- -r
1
se2 x
=310g7e-
tan x
If you have followed the solved examples in this section you should have no difficulty in
solving ttiese exercises.
E E 3) Find the derivatives of:
a\ lrrn 7v h\ l l n n I 5 v 2 I 71 "\ n-xlnv
Derivatives of Some Standard
Functions
= - sinh (x ), and
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function. Fig 3(a) and (b) show the graphs of these two functions.
I (b)
(a)
Fig. 3 : Graph # (a) sinh x (b) cosh x
We also d d n e four other hyperbolic functions as:
ex - e x ex + e-'
tanh x = -
?i + e-"
, coth x = -, ,
e" - e-"
.2 2
E 4) Verify that a) cosh x - sinh x = 1
'
sinh x
b) tanh x = -
cosh x
You must have noticed that the identities involving these hyperbolic functions are similar to
those involving trigonometric functions. It is possible to extend this analogy and get some
more formulas:
sinh (x f y) = sinh x cosh y f cosh x sinh y
cosh(x f y) = cosh x cosh y f sinh x sinh y
tanhx f tanh y
tanh(xf y ) =
1 f tanh x tanh y
Since we have seen that coshZt - sinh2t = 1, it is obvious that apoint with coordinates
(cosh t, sinh t) lies on the unit hyperbola: x2- y2=l. (Hence the name, hyperbolic functions).
We have a similar situation in the case of trigonometric functions. The point (cost, sint) lies
on the unit circle: x2+ y2 = 1. That is why trigonometric functions are also called circular
functions.
There is one major point of difference between the hyperbolic and circular functions,
though. While t in sint, cost, etc. is the measure of an angle, the t which appears in sinht,
cosht, etc. cannot be interpreted as the measure of an angle. However, it is sometimes called
the hypberbolic radian.
d
-
dx
(sinh x) = -
d
dx ( ex -e-" e x + e-'
)=T=coshx
Similarly, cosh x = " -
2
'-"
gives us
+
(cosh x) = -= sinh x
d -
-
dx 2 .
e-X
e-X
Inthecaseof tanhx =- , we get
ex + e-'
2 2
= 1 - tanh x = sech x
We can adopt the same method for finding the derivatives of coth x, sech x and cosech x. In
Table 1 we have collecm all these'results.
Table 1
sinh x
cosh x
tanh x
coth x
- sech x tanh x
cosech * - cosech x coth x
Ekrnents of Mfferentlal Example 5 Suppose we want to find dyldx when y = tanh (1 - x2) .
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d (sinh-lx) = 1 1
Thus. -
dx K 2 = c 1
I 4
In the case of the hyperbolic cosine function, we see from Fig. 3(b), that its inverse will exist
if we restrict its domain to [0, m[. The domain of this inverse function will be [l, , and
2 -Y
.
its range will be [0, m[
-1
Now y =cosh x e x =coshy =
ey + e-' 1 -
2
! e e 2 ' -2xey + I = O -
:I 0 11 2 3 4)
*! e e Y= x + G 1
$1 Fig. 5
! o y =h(x + dx2- 1) Again we igno the root
Further -d
dx
(cosh-' x) =
x
11
-I
+ vx2-1
-d
dx
-1
(x + v x2- 1)
2
-, - - -'- - _ __ _
4:~-,x
-4 w
-2 ---.------ 2 44-
--=.
-1
y = cosec h x u x = cosec hy e y = In 7+ , x#O
4
Ix l
Since sech x = ,we shall have to restrict the domain of sech x to [0, m[ before talking
cosh x
abouf its inverse, as we did for coshx. Sech-'x is defined for all x E 10, 11, and we can write
Now, we can find the derivatives of each of these inverse hyperbolic functions. We p k e e d
exactly as we did for the inverse hyperbolic sine and cosine functioris and get
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-d
(sech-1 x ) = -1 ,O e x c l
dx
x &F
.J 1 d
f (x)= -&-(tan x)
tan2 x +1
--
- sec2x =I sec x I
I secx I
Now if g(x) = tanh-'(cos ex),this means that
1 d
g'(x )= - (cos ex)
I - cos2ex dx
_-
- I
( - sin ex).ex
sin e
= -=- 8 -excosecex
sin 8
We are now listing some functions for you to differentrate.
E E 7) Differentiate the following functions bn their respective domains.
a) cosech-'f5&) b) [sech-I (cos2x)]
(x2+5x-6)
c) coth-' (e )
Derivstlves of Some Standard
Functions
5.5.1 Derivative of xr
In Unit 4 we have seen that -
dx
-
d (xr) rxr-' when r is a rational number. Now, we are in a '
position to extend this result to the case when r is any real number. So if y = xr, where x > 0
and r E R, we can write this as As we have mentioned in Unit 4, if
Y = elnx'= erlnx ,since the natural exponential and logarithmic functions are inverses of each x < 0, xr may not be a real number.
olher. For example,- 3 m = n, R.
d
Thus 9 = d ( e r l n x ) = erlnx -(rlnx)
dx dx dx
We get,
d 1
-ln(lx I)= 7
dx
Using chain rule we can now conclude that if u is any function of x, then
d
dx
- 1 du
ln(l u I ) = . .
u dx
--
Let us see how this result helps us in simplifying the differentiation of some functions.
(x2 + 1f (x - 3pI4
Example 7 To differentiate . 213
(x-5)
we start by taking y =
(x2 + 17 (X - 3QI4
(x - 7jI3(x2 + 2x + 1)-113
lx2+ l ( 9 1 x - 3 1 ~ ~ ~
Thus, I y I= 213
l x -51 lx2 + 2 x +1
Then taking logarithms of both sides, we get
x -!
cosx In cosx - x sin x
1
= (cosx ) (cosx In cosx - x sin x )
dx
- dy/de - bcos 8
Now, dy = -
dxJd8- - asin.8
b
=-,cote.
E E 10) Find dy
- ~f
dx
.
a) x = acos 8, y = asin 8
b) x = at2, y = 2at
c) x = acos78, y = bsin3 8
d) x = a(8 - sin 8), y = a(l - cos 8)
Derlvatlvea of Some Standard
. Functions
dy -(ax+hy+g)
or -=- ---------
dx (hx + b y + f )
- dy
See if you can find -. for 111cIbllowing implicit functions.
dx
dy .
E E 11) Find -
dx
~fx and y are related as follows:
c) x3y3+ x2y2 + xy + 1 = 0
d) cosx cosy - y2sin-'x + 2x2 tanx = 0
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5.6 SUMMARY
In this unit we have
1 obtained derivatives of the exponential and logarithmic functions, hyperbolic functions
and their inverses. We give them in the following table.
ex ex 1
sinh-I x
lm -
1
X
--, 1 x>l
ax aqna cosh-I x
JK-
1
log, x
1
-loga
x e tanh-I x
1 - x2
. 1x1 < 1
sinh x cosh x
1
coth-' x 7 (XI>1
1 -x2
cosh x sinh x
- 1' , O<x<l
tanh x sech2x
-cosech2x
sech-' x
x ,/z- 1
coth x , x*o.
sech x -sech x tanh x cosech-' x I x 1&7
cosech x -cosech x coth x
E 2) f'(x) = 2% 2 f(0) = In 2
ft(1/2) = 2ln ln2 = d 1 n 2
Hence f increasesfl times faster at x = l/2 than at x = 0.
c) e-'(11~)- e-'lnx e) -
1
4 sin3x cos x
sin4 x
~ 4 ) a) W& x =
2 2'
+e-2x + 2 , Sinh 2 =
e2x .+ e-2x - 2
'4 - 4
2 2
wsh x - sinh x = 1
2 e2" + e-" + 2 - = 4 2
E 5). coth x - 1 = = cosec h x
e2" + e-'" - 2 eZx+ ep2' - 2
1 1
C) wseclh d) - sech Inx mnh h x
X
e) ex(sinhx4 wshx)
'f
b) 71 [ s ~ m - '( C O ~)I-"
X 1
laa2x,~LX 1 2 cosx sin x
2
- cosech x - 2
dl 2 2
1-cothx 4x - 1
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C) Let f(x) = (sinx)" and g(x) = (cos x) .
Then f (x) = sin xX (In sin x + x cot x )and gf(x) = cos xtm (scc2x In cos x - tan2x)
dy
-
dx
= f(x) + gf(x)
d) Let f(x) = (xa)l ,g(x) = x
(xL)
.
. x >0
If y = xx, Iny = xlnx
* dx
dy = x x ( l + l n x )
-
3 bsin2 8 cos 8
13aco2 8 sin 8
dl x=
dy asin 8
a(1-cos8)
- sin 8
(l-cose)
dy dy 2
d) -cosx siny--sinx
dx cosy - 2 y dx
- s i n - ' x - 2 t4xtanx
W)
2
+ 2 x sec x
2
=o
2
sinx cosy + Y-- - 4x t a n r - 2x2 se'c'x
*--
dy -
G)
dx - (cosx siny + 2 y s i n - ' x )