MT1013 - Calculus and Analytical Geometry

Exercise 6
Q 1. Chain Rule: Write the functions below in the form y = f (u) and u = g(x) and
dy
then find dx as a function of x.

i) y = (2x − 1)5 , iii) y = csc x

sin x
 
ii) y = sec(tan x)), iv) y = cot .
x

Q 2. Differentiate the following functions:

√
i) y = x2 sin4 x + x cos−2 x.
p
v) y = 4 sin 1+ t .
sin θ 2
 
ii) f (θ) = .  3
t

1 + cos θ 4
√ vi) 1 + tan .
1 12
 
iii) r = sec θ tan .
θ 3
x 1
   
iv) y = cos 5 sin . vii) y = x + ; Find y 00
3 x

Q 3. Use implicit differentiation to find dy/dx:

x−1 vi) xy = cot(xy),
i) y 2 = ,
x+1
ii) 2xy + y 2 = x + y vii) cos y + cos x = xy
x−y
iii) x2 =
x+y
!
1
viii) y 2 cos = 2x + 2y.
iv) x + sin y = xy, y
!
1
v) y sin = 1 − xy,
y ix) y 2 − 2x = 1 − 2y; Find y 00

Q 4. Find the equations of the a) tangent and b) normal to the curve of the following
functions at the indicated points:

i) x2 + xy − y 2 = 1; at (2, 3). ii) x sin 2y = y cos 2x , at (π/4, π/2)