# Inter 1st Year Maths 1B Differentiation Important Questions

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## Intermediate 1st Year Maths 1B Differentiation Important Questions

Question 1.
If f(x) = x2 (x ∈ R), prove that f is differentiable on R and find its derivative.
Solution:
Given that f(x) = x2
for x, h ∈ R, f(x + h) – f(x)(x + h)2 – x2
= x2 + h2 + 2hx – x2
= 2hx + h2 = h(2x + h)

∴ f is differentiable on R and f'(x) = 2x for each x ∈ R

Question 2.
Suppose f(x) = $$\sqrt{x}$$ (x > 0). Prove that f is differentiable on (0, ∞) and find f(x).
Solution:
Let x ∈ (0, ∞) h ≠ 0 and |h| < 0

Question 3.
If f(x) = $$\frac{1}{x^{2}+1}$$ (x ∈ R), prove that f is differentiable on R and find f'(x).
Solution:
Let x ∈ R and h ≠ 0

= –$$\frac{2 x}{\left(x^{2}+1\right)^{2}}$$
∴ f is differentiable and f'(x) = –$$\frac{2 x}{\left(x^{2}+1\right)^{2}}$$ for each x ∈ R .

Question 4.
If f(x) = sin x (x ∈ R), then show that f is differentiable on R and f'(x) = cosx.
Solution:
Let x ∈ R and h ≠ 0

∴ f is differentiable on R and f'(x) = cos x for each x ∈ R.

Question 5.
Show that f(x) = |x| (x ∈ R) is not differentiable at zero and is differentiable at any x ≠ 0.
Solution:
Given f(x) = |x|
∴ f(x) = x if x ≥ 0
if h ≠ 0
$$\frac{f(0+h)-f(0)}{h}$$ = $$\frac{f(h)}{h}$$ = $$\left\{\begin{array}{r} 1 \text { if } h>0 \\ -1 \text { if } h<0 \end{array}\right.$$
f'(0+) = 1, f'(0) = -1
∴ is not differentiable at zero it can be easily proved that f is differentiable at any x ≠ 0 and that f'(x) = $$\left\{\begin{array}{l} 1 \quad \text { if } x>0 \\ -1 \text { if } x<0 \end{array}\right.$$

Question 6.
Check whether the following function is differentiable at zero f(x) = $$\left\{\begin{array}{l} 3+x \text { if } x \geq 0 \\ 3-x \text { if } x<0 \end{array}\right.$$
Solution:

f has the left hand derivative at zero and f'(0) = -1
∴ f'(0+) ≠ f'(0)
f(x) is not differentiable at zero.

Question 7.
Show that the derivative of a constant function on an interval is zero.
Solution:
let f be a constant function on an interval I.
f(x) = C ∀ x ∈ I for some constant.
Let a ∈ I, for h ≠ 0 $$\frac{f(a+h)-f(a)}{h}$$ = $$\frac{c-c}{h}$$ = 0
for sufficiently small (h)

∴ f is differentiable 0 and f'(0).

Question 8.
Suppose for all x, y ∈ R f(x + y) = f(x). f(y) and f'(0) exists. Then show that f(x) exists and equals to f(x) f'(0)for all x ∈ R.
Solution:
Let x ∈ R, for h ≠ 0, we have
$$\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}$$ = $$\frac{f(x) f(h)-f(x)}{h}$$
= f(x) $$\frac{[f(h)-1]}{h}$$ ………………….. (1)
f(0) = f(0 + 0) = f(0) f(0) ⇒ f(0) (1 —f(0)) = 0
∴ f(0) = 0 or f(0) = 1
Case (1) : Suppose f(0) = 0
f(x) = f(x + 0) = f(x) f(0) = 0 ∀ x ∈ R
∴ f(x) is a constant function = f'(x) = 0 for all x ∈ R
∴ f'(x) = 0 = f(x) . f'(0)

Case (ii): Suppose f(0) = 1

∴ f is differentiable and f'(x) = f'(x) f'(0).

Question 9.
If f(x) = (ax + b)n, (x > –$$\frac{b}{a}$$), then find f'(x).
Sol:
Let u = ax + b so that y = un
f'(x) = $$\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ (un) $$\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$
= n.un-1a.
= an(ax+b)n – 1

Question 10.
Find the derivative of f(x) = ex (x2 + 1)
Solution:
Let u = ex, V = x2 + 1
$$\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = ex, $$\frac{\mathrm{dv}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = 2x
f'(x) = u(x) v'(x) + u'(x) . v(x)
= ex2x + (x2 + 1) ex
= ex(2x + x2 + 1)
= ex(x + 1)2

Question 11.
If y = $$\frac{a-x}{a+x}$$ (x ≠ -a), find $$\frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{dx}}$$.
Solution:
Let u = a – x and v = a + x so that y = $$\frac{\mathrm{u}}{\mathrm{v}}$$

Question 12.
If f(x) = e2x . log x (x > 0), then find f'(x).
Solution:
Let u = e2x, v = log x so that
$$\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = 2 . e2x , $$\frac{\mathrm{dv}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = 1
f(x) = u.v
f'(x) = u . $$\frac{\mathrm{dv}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ + y . $$\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$
= e2x . $$\frac{1}{x}$$ + log x (2e2x)
= e2x ($$\frac{1}{x}$$ + 2 logx)

Question 13.
If f(x) = $$\sqrt{\frac{1+x^{2}}{1-x^{2}}}$$ (|x| < 1), then find f'(x)
Solution:

Question 14.
If f(x) = x2, 2x log x (x > 0), find f'(x).
Solution:
u = x2, v = 2x, w = logx
$$\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = 2x, $$\frac{\mathrm{dv}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = 2x . log2, $$\frac{\mathrm{dw}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\frac{1}{x}$$
f'(x) = uv . $$\frac{\mathrm{dw}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ + vw . $$\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ + uw . $$\frac{\mathrm{dv}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$
= x22x . $$\frac{1}{x}$$ + 2x . logx(2x) + x2 . logx . 2x log2
= x . 2x (logx2 + xlogx (log 2) + 1)

Question 15.
If y = $$\left|\begin{array}{l} f(x) g(x) \\ \phi(x) \psi(x) \end{array}\right|$$ then show that $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\left|\begin{array}{l} f^{\prime}(x) g^{\prime}(x) \\ \phi(x) \psi(x) \end{array}\right|$$ + $$\left|\begin{array}{l} f(x) g \backslash(x) \\ \phi^{\prime}(x) \Psi(x) \end{array}\right|$$
Solution:
Given y = $$\left|\begin{array}{l} f(x) g(x) \\ \phi(x) \psi(x) \end{array}\right|$$
= f(x) ψ(x) – Φ(x) g(x)
$$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = f(x) ψ'(x) + ψ(x) f'(x) – [Φ(x). g'(x) + g(x). Φ'(x)]
= [f(x) ψ'(x) – g(x) Φ’x)] + [f'(x) ψ(x) – Φ(x).g'(x)]
= $$\left|\begin{array}{l} f(x) g(x) \\ \phi^{\prime}(x) \psi^{\prime}(x) \end{array}\right|$$ + $$\left|\begin{array}{cc} f^{\prime}(x) & g^{\prime}(x) \\ \phi(x) & \psi(x) \end{array}\right|$$

Question 16.
If f(x) = 7x2+3x (x > 0), then find f'(x).
Solution:
Let u = x3 + 3x ⇒ $$\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = 3x2 + 3 = 3(x2 + 1)
f(X) = 7u
f'(x) = $$\frac{d f}{d u}$$ . $$\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ (7u . l0g 7) [3(x2 + 1)]
= 3(x2 + 1) 7x2+3x log 7

Question 17.
If f(x) = x ex sin x, then find f(x).
Solution:
Let u = x ,v = ex, w = sin x
$$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = 1, $$\frac{\mathrm{dv}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = ex . $$\frac{\mathrm{dw}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = cos x
f(x) = u.v.w
f'(x) = uv . $$\frac{\mathrm{dw}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ + uw $$\frac{\mathrm{dv}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ + vw $$\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$
= xex cos x + x . sinx ex + ex sin x.

Question 18.
If f(x) = sin (log x), (x > 0), find f'(x).
Solution:
Let u = logx, y = f(x) so that y = sin u
$$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\frac{d y}{d u}$$ . $$\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$
$$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = cos u, $$\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\frac{1}{x}$$
f'(x) = $$\frac{1}{x}$$ . cos u = $$\frac{1}{x}$$ cos (log x)

Question 19.
If f(x) =(x3 + 6x2 + 12x – 13)100; find f'(x).
Solution:
u = x3 + 6x2 + 12x – 13
⇒ $$\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = 3x2 + 12x + 12
= 3(x2 + 4x + 4)
= 3(x + 2)2
f(x) = u100
f'(x) = 100 . u99 . $$\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$
= 100 (x3 + 6x2 + 12x – 13)99 . 3(x + 2)2
= 300 (x + 2)2 (x3 + 6x2 + 12x – 13)99

Question 20.
Find the derivative of f(x) = $$\frac{x \cos x}{\sqrt{1+x^{2}}}$$
Solution:
Let u = x cos x, and v = $$\sqrt{1+x^{2}}$$ so that

Question 21.
li f(x) = log (secx + tan x), find f'(x). [Mar 14, May 11]
Solution:
Let u = sec x + tan x and y = log u
$$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\frac{1}{u}$$, $$\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = sec x. tan x + sec2 x
= sec x (sec x + tan x)
$$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ . $$\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$
= $$\frac{1}{\sec x+\tan x}$$ . sec x(sec x + tan x) = sec x

Question 22.
If y = sin-1$$\sqrt{x}$$, find $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$
Solution:
u = $$\sqrt{x}$$, y = sin-1 x.

Question 23.
If y = sec ($$\sqrt{\tan x}$$), find $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$.
Solution:
u = $$\sqrt{\tan x}$$, v = tanx
Then y = sec u, u = $$\sqrt{\mathrm{v}}$$, v = tan x

Question 24.
If y = $$\frac{x \sin ^{-1} x}{\sqrt{1-x^{2}}}$$, find $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$.
Solution:
Let u = x sin-1x, v = $$\sqrt{1-x^{2}}$$

Question 25.
If y = log (cosh 2x), find $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$.
Solution:
Let u = cosh 2x, so that y = log u
$$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\frac{1}{u}$$; $$\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = 2 sin h2x
$$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\frac{d y}{d u}$$ . $$\frac{\mathrm{du}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$
= 2 sin h 2x . $$\cosh 2 x$$ = 2 tan h 2x

Question 26.
If y = log (sin (log x)), find $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$.
Solution:
Let v = log x, u = sin v so that y = log u.
$$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\frac{1}{u}$$; $$\frac{d u}{d v}$$ = cos u; $$\frac{\mathrm{dv}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\frac{1}{x}$$
$$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\frac{d y}{d u}$$ . $$\frac{d u}{d v}$$ . $$\frac{\mathrm{dv}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$
= $$\frac{1}{\sin (\log x)}$$ . cos (logx) $$\frac{1}{x}$$ = $$\frac{\cot (\log x)}{x}$$

Question 27.
If y = (cot-1x3)2, find $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$.
Solution:
u = cot-1x3, u = x3, y = u2

Question 28.
If y = cosec-1(e2x+1), find $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$.
Solution:
u = e2x+1, y = cosec-1u

Question 29.
If y = tan-1 (cos $$\sqrt{x}$$), find $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$.
Solution:
v = $$\sqrt{x}$$ and u = cos v, y = tan-1u
$$\frac{\mathrm{dv}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\frac{1}{2 \sqrt{x}}$$, $$\frac{d u}{d v}$$ = – sin u; $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\frac{1}{1+u^{2}}$$
= – sin $$\sqrt{x}$$ = $$\frac{1}{1+\cos ^{2}(\sqrt{x})}$$

Question 30.
If y = Tan-1 $$\sqrt{42}$$ for 0 < |x| < 1, find $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$. [May, Mar 12]
Solution:
Put x2 = cos 2θ

Question 31.
If y = x2exsin x, find $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$.
Solution:
log y = log x2. ex. sin x
= log x2 + log ex + log sin x
= 2 log x + log ex + log sin x
Differentiating w.r.to by sin x
$$\frac{1}{y}$$ . $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\frac{2}{x}$$ + 1 + $$\frac{1}{sin x}$$ . cos x
$$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = y($$\frac{2}{x}$$ + 1 + cot x)

Question 32.
If y = xtanx + (sin x)cos x, find $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ [Mar. 14, 11]
Solution:
Let u = xtanx and v = (sin x)cos x
log u logx tanx = (tan x) log x

Question 33.
If x = a(cos t + log tan ($$\frac{t}{2}$$)), y = a sin t, find $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$.
Solution:

Question 34.
If xy = ex-y, than show that $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\frac{\log x}{(1+\log x)^{2}}$$    [May 07]
Solution:
xy = ex-y
log xy = log ex-y
y log x = (x – y) (log e = 1)
y(1 + log x) = x

Question 35.
If siny = x sin (a + y), then show that $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\frac{\sin ^{2}(a+y)}{\sin a}$$ (a is not a multiple of π)
Solution:

Question 36.
If y = x4 + tan x, then find y”.
Solution:
y = x4 + tan x
$$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = 4x3 + sec2 x
$$\frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}$$ = 12x2 + 2 sec x (sec x tan x)
= 12x2 + 2 sec2x . tan x

Question 37.
If f(x) = sinx, sin 2x sin 3x, find f”(x).
Solution:
f(x) = $$\frac{1}{2}$$ sin 2x(2 sin 3x sin x)
= $$\frac{1}{2}$$ (sin 2x) (cos 2x – cos4x)
= $$\frac{1}{4}$$ (2 sin 2x cos 2x – 2 sin 2x cos 4x)
= $$\frac{1}{4}$$ (sin2x + sin4x – sin6x)
Therefore,
f'(x)= $$\frac{1}{4}$$[2 cos 2x+ 4cos 4x – 6cos 6x]
Hence,
f”(x) = $$\frac{1}{4}$$ (-4 sin 2x – 16 sin 4x + 36 sin 6x)
= 9 sin 6x – 4 sin 4x – sin 2x.

Question 38.
Show that y = x + tan x satisfies cos2x $$\frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}$$ + 2x = 2y.
Solution:
y = x + tan x implies that y’ = 1 + sec2 x
That is, y’ cos2x = 1 + cos2x.
Differentiating both sides of the above equation we get
y” cos2x + y’ . 2 cos x (-sin x) = 2 cos x (- sin x)
∴ y” cos2 x = 2(y’ – 1) sin x cos x
= 2 sec2x sin x cos x = 2 tan x = 2(y – x)
This proves the result.

Question 39.
If x = a(t – sin t),y = a(1 + cost), find $$\frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}$$.
Solution:

Question 40.
Find the second order derivative of y = tan-1($$\frac{2 x}{1-x^{2}}$$)
Solution:
Put x = tan θ, Then
y = tan-1 ($$\frac{2 \tan \theta}{1-\tan ^{2} \theta}$$)
= tan-1 (tan 2θ)
= 2θ = 2 tan-1x
∴ $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\frac{2}{1+x^{2}}$$ and $$\frac{d^{2} y}{d x^{2}}$$ = $$\frac{-4 x}{\left(1+x^{2}\right)^{2}}$$.

Question 41.
If y = sin (sin x), show that y” + (tan x) y’ + y cos2x = 0.
Solution:
y = sin (sin x) implies that .
y’ = cos x . cos (sin x) and
y” = -cos2x sin (sin x) – sin x cos (sin x)
= – y cos2x – sin x ($$\frac{y^{\prime}}{\cos x}$$)
= -y cos2x – y’ tan x
∴ y” + (tan x)y’ + y cos2 x = 0.

Question 42.
If f(x) = ex(x ∈ R), then show that f(x) = ex by first principle.
Solution:
From f(x) = ex we have for h ≠ 0

Question 43.
If f(x) = log x (x > 0), then show that f(x) = $$\frac{1}{x}$$ by first principle.
Solution:
Now for h ≠ 0

$$\frac{d}{dx}$$ (log x) = $$\frac{1}{x}$$

Question 44.
If 1(x) = ax (x ∈ R) (a > 0), then show that f'(x) = ax log a by first principle.
Solution:
For h ≠ 0
$$\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}$$ = $$\frac{a^{x+h}-a^{x}}{h}$$ = ax $\frac{a^{h}-1}{h}$
We know that $$\frac{a^{h}-1}{h}$$ → log a as h → 0
Hence f'(x) = ax . log a.
$$\frac{d}{d x}$$ = (ax) = ax log a

Question 45.
If y = Tan-1 $$\sqrt{\frac{1-x}{1+x}}$$ (|x| < 1), we shall find $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$.
Solution:
Substituting x cos u (u ∈ (0, π)) in y, we get

observe that Tan-1x, $$\sqrt{\frac{1-x}{1+x}}$$ and cos u are the functions that stand for f(x), g(x) and h(u) respectively, mentioned in the method.

Question 46.
If y = Tan-1$\frac{2 x}{1-x^{2}}$ (|x| < 1) then we shall $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$.
Solution:
Substituting x = tan u

Question 47.
If x = a cos3t, y = a sin3t, find $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$.
Solution:
Here $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = 3a cos2t (-sin t) and
$$\frac{d y}{d t}$$ = 3a sin2t. cost.
∴ $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\frac{\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dt}}}{\frac{\mathrm{dx}}{\mathrm{dt}}}$$ = -tan t

Question 48.
If y = et +cost, x = log t + sin t find $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$
Solution:
Here $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = et – sin t and $$\frac{d x}{d t}$$ = $$\frac{1}{t}$$ + cos t
∴ $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\frac{t\left(e^{t}-\sin t\right)}{(1+t \cos t)}$$

Question 49.
To find the derivative of f(x) = x$$\sin ^{\frac{1}{x}}$$ with respect to g(x) = sin-1x, we have to compute $$\frac{d f}{d g}$$
Solution:
Now f(x) = x$$\sin ^{\frac{1}{x}}$$ implies that
log f(x) = sin-1x . log x so that

Question 50.
If x3 + y3 – 3axy = 0, find $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$.
Solution:
Let the given equation define the function.
y = 1(x) that is x3 + (f(x))3 – 3axf(x) = 0
Differentiating both sides of this equation with respect to x, we get
3x2 + 3 (f(x))2 f'(x) – [3a. f(x) + 3axf'(x)] = 0
Hence 3x2 + 3y2 f'(x) – [3ay + 3ax f'(x)] = 0
∴ f'(x) = $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = $$\frac{a y-x^{2}}{y^{2}-a x}$$

Question 51.
If 2x2 – 3xy + y2 + x + 2y – 8 = 0, find $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$.
Solution:
Treating y as a function of x and then differentiating with respect to x,
we get 4x – 3y – 3xy’ + 2yy’ + 1 + 2y’ = 0
∴ $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = y’ = $$\frac{3 y-4 x-1}{2 y-3 x+2}$$

Question 52.
If y = xx (x > 0), we shall find $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$.
Solution:
Taking logarithms on both the sides of
y = xx we obtain log y = x log x
Differentiating with respect to x,
We get $$\frac{y^{\prime}}{y}$$ = x . $$\frac{1}{x}$$ + log x = 1 + log x
∴ $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = y’ = y(1 + log x) = xx (1 + log x)

Question 53.
If y = (tan x)sin x [o < x < $$\frac{\pi}{2}$$ ] compute $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$.
Solution:
Taking logarthms on both sides of
y= (tan x)sin x, we get
log y = sin x . log (tan x)
Differentiating with respect to x, we get
$$\frac{y^{\prime}}{y}$$ = $$\frac{\sin x}{\tan x}$$ . sec2x + cosx . log (tan x)
= sec x + cos x . log (tan x)
Hence $$\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}$$ = (tan x)sin x [sec x + cos x log (tan x)]