(Mai 5.6-5.7) Rules of Differentiation
(Mai 5.6-5.7) Rules of Differentiation
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y 7 x 3 2 5e x 3 sin x
y x ln x
y x ln x
ln x
y
x
2x 1
y
3x 5
y x ex ln
y x 2 ln x x 2 ln x
y x sin x ln x
y x 2 e x ln x
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2. [Maximum mark: 4]
Let f ( x ) 2 x 3 ln x
(a) Find f ( x ) . [2]
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3. [Maximum mark: 6]
x3 1
Let f ( x )
sin x
(a) Find f ( x ) . [3]
(b) Find the gradient of the curve y f ( x )
(i) at x (ii) at x 1 rad. [3]
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x f ( x) g ( x) f ( x ) g ( x)
1 2 3 4 5
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5. [Maximum mark: 4]
Let f ( x) 6 3 x 2 . Find f ( x) .
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6. [Maximum mark: 6]
6x
Let h( x) . Find h(0)
cos x
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7. [Maximum mark: 5]
Let g(x) = 2x sin x.
(a) Find g′(x). [3]
(b) Find the exact value of the gradient of the graph of g at x = π. [2]
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8. [Maximum mark: 4]
Consider the function f ( x) k sin x 3 x , where k is a constant.
(b) When x , the gradient of the curve of f ( x ) Is 8. Find the value of k . [2]
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9. [Maximum mark: 5]
2
Let f ( x) = 3x .
5x 1
(a) Write down the equation of the vertical asymptote of y f ( x) .
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(c) Find the gradient of the tangent to the curve of f at x . [2]
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CHAIN RULE
13. [Maximum mark: 3 per function]
Find the derivative of each function below. [cover 3rd column; then compare with your answer]
f ( x ) e x 5 f ( x) e x 5
f ( x) e2 x f ( x) 2e 2 x
f ( x ) e 2 x 5 f ( x) 2e 2 x 5
f ( x ) e5 2 x f ( x) 2e5 2 x
2 2
5 5
f ( x) e 2 x f ( x) 4 xe 2 x
7 7
5 5
f ( x) e 2 x f ( x) 14 x 6 e2 x
f ( x) sin( x 5) f ( x) cos( x 5)
f ( x ) sin 2 x f ( x ) 2 cos 2 x
f ( x ) sin(2 x 5) f ( x ) 2 cos(2 x 5)
f ( x ) sin(5 2 x ) f ( x ) 2 cos(5 2 x )
f ( x ) cos( x 5) f ( x ) sin( x 5)
f ( x ) cos 2 x f ( x ) 2 sin 2 x
f ( x ) cos(2 x 5) f ( x ) 2 sin(2 x 5)
f ( x ) cos(5 2 x ) f ( x ) 2 sin(5 2 x )
f ( x) cos(2 x 2 5) f ( x) 4 x sin(2 x 2 5)
f ( x) 14 x 6 sin(2 x 7 5)
f ( x) cos(2 x 7 5)
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2
f ( x ) tan 2 x f ( x) 2
cos (2 x)
2
f ( x ) tan(2 x 5) f ( x)
cos (2 x 5)
2
2
f ( x ) tan(5 2 x ) f ( x)
cos (5 2 x)
2
4x
f ( x) tan(2 x 2 5) f ( x)
cos (2 x 2 5)
2
14 x 6
f ( x) tan(2 x 7 5) f ( x)
cos 2 (2 x 7 5)
1
f ( x ) ln( x 5) f ( x)
x 5
2 1
f ( x ) ln 2 x f ( x)
2x x
2
f ( x) ln(2 x 5) f ( x)
2x 5
2 2
f ( x) ln(5 2 x) f ( x)
5 2x 2x 5
4x
f ( x) ln(2 x 2 5) f ( x)
2 x2 5
14 x 6
f ( x) ln(2 x 7 5) f ( x)
2 x7 5
1
f ( x) x 5 f ( x)
2 x 5
1
f ( x) 2 x 5 f ( x)
2x 5
1
f ( x) 5 2 x f ( x)
5 2x
2x
f ( x) 2 x 2 5 f ( x)
2 x2 5
7 x6
f ( x) 2 x 5
7 f ( x)
2 x7 5
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f ( x) ( x 5)3 f ( x) 3( x 5) 2
f ( x) (2 x 5)3 f ( x) 6(2 x 5) 2
f ( x) (5 2 x)3 f ( x) 6(5 2 x) 2
f ( x) (2 x 2 5)3 f ( x) 12 x(2 x 2 5) 2
f ( x) (2 x 7 5)3 f ( x) 42 x 6 (2 x 7 5) 2
f ( x) ( x 5) 3 f ( x) 3( x 5) 4
f ( x) (2 x 5) 3 f ( x) 6(2 x 5) 4
f ( x) (5 2 x) 3 f ( x) 6(5 2 x) 4
f ( x) (2 x 2 5) 3 f ( x) 12 x(2 x 2 5) 4
f ( x) (2 x 7 5) 3 f ( x) 42 x 6 (2 x 7 5) 4
1
f ( x) 1
x5 f ( x )
( x 5) 2
( x 5) 1
1
f ( x) 2
2x 5 f ( x )
(2 x 5) 2
1
f ( x) 2
5 2x f ( x)
(5 2 x) 2
1
f ( x) 4 x
2x 5
2
f ( x)
(2 x 2 5) 2
1
f ( x) 14 x 6
2x 5
7
f ( x )
(2 x 7 5) 2
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cos(ln x)
f ( x ) sin(ln x ) f ( x)
x
f ( x) cos(e x ) f ( x) e x sin(e x )
sin x
f ( x ) ln cos x f ( x) tan x
cos x
f ( x) (1 e x )3 f ( x) 3e x (1 e x ) 2
1 ex
f ( x) x e x f ( x)
2 x ex
cos x
f ( x) sin x f ( x)
2 sin x
1 sin x
f ( x) f ( x )
cos x cos 2 x
3 6 cos x
f ( x) f ( x)
sin 2 x sin 3 x
f ( x ) x 2 e3 x f ( x) 2 xe3 x 3 x 2 e3 x
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Function f ( x ) Derivative f ( x )
f ( x) 2( x 2 5) 3
2
1
f ( x ) 2e x
x
x
f ( x ) 7e 8e 2
f ( x) 3cos 3 x x
f ( x) ln( x 2 1) 2 cos( x)
2
f ( x) x 2 5 + 3 x
f ( x) (2 x 5)3 (2 x 5) 2 2 x 5
f ( x) sin 2 x cos 2 x
y e 2 x ln(2 x 3)
y x 5 2x 1
2x 1
y
3x 5
2x 1
y
(3 x 5) 2
2x 1
y ln
(3 x 5) 2
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s 2020 cos t
s cos(2020 t )
s cos(t 2020 )
s cos 2020 t
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ln x
(b) y [2]
x
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1
The point P , 0 lies on the graph of the curve of y sin(2 x 1) .
2
Find the gradient of the tangent to the curve at P.
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π π
(b) Let h(x) = e–3x sin x . Find the exact value of h′ . [4]
3 3
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(c) The normal to the curve at P cuts the x-axis at R. Find the coordinates of R. [4]
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y
3
2
1
x
–2 –1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
–1
–2
–3
–4
–5
–6
–7
–8
–9
–10
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dy
(a) . [4]
dx
dy
(b) the smallest positive value of x for which = 0. [2]
dx
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when x 1 and x 0 .
3 f ( x) 5 g ( x)
f ( x) g ( x)
f ( x)
g ( x)
f ( x) 3
ln f ( x)
f (ln x)
e f ( x)
f (e x 1 )
f ( x 1)
f ( 2 x 2)
f g (x )
g f ( x) 2
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(ii) Find the values for x for which f ( x ) 0 ; Give your answers in terms of . [6]
The function g ( x ) is defined as g ( x ) f (2 x ) 1 , 0 x .
2
(b) (i) The graph of f may be transformed to the graph of g by a stretch in the
1
x -direction with scale factor 2
followed by another transformation.
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The diagram shows the graph of the function f given by f ( x ) A sin x B , for
2
0 x 5 , where A and B are constants, and x is measured in radians.
y (1,3) (5, 3)
(0, 1)
x
0 1 2 3 4 5
(3, –1)
The graph includes the points (1, 3) and (5, 3), which are maximum points of the graph.
(a) Show that A 2 , and find the value of B . [5]
(b) Show that f ( x ) cos x. [4]
2
The line y k x is a tangent line to the graph for 0 x 5 .
(c) Find
(i) the point where this tangent meets the curve;
(ii) the value of k . [6]
(d) Solve the equation f ( x ) 2 for 0 x 5 . [5]
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0.5 m s–1.
(c) Find these values of t. [6]
(d) Determine whether the bucket is underwater at the second value of t. [4]
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(ii) Find g ( x ) .
(iii) Write down an expression representing the gradient of the normal to the
curve at any point. [8]
(b) Let P be the point ( x, y ) on the graph of g , and Q the point (1,0).
(i) Find the gradient of (PQ) in terms of x .
(ii) Given that the line (PQ) is a normal to the graph of g at the point P, find the
minimum distance from the point Q to the graph of g . [7]
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