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Question 7
Find f ′ ( x ) for each of the following functions.
a)
f ( x) = x
b) f ( x ) =
c)
(
x + x −4
1
)
f ′ ( x ) = 3 x 2 − 3 x −4
2
1 2
3
− 2
x x 4x
f ′ ( x ) = −3 x
7 6
5
f ( x) = 4x 2 2 −
x
x
5
d) f ( x ) = 2 x + x 2
x
e)
f ( x) =
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+ 15 x
8
− 72
1
f ′ ( x ) = 36 x 2 − 60 x 2
f ′ ( x ) = −5 x
2 7 x3 − 5 x 2
3
4x
x2
− 52
f ′( x) = 7 x
4
− 32
− 12
3
+ 5x 2
+5x
4
− 32
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Question 8
Differentiate the following expressions with respect to x
a) y =
( 2 x − 1)( 3x − 2 )
dy 3 − 12 7 − 32 3 − 52
= x + x − x
4
2
dx 2
3
2x 2
b)
(3 + 2 x )
y=
dy
−3
= − 3 x 2 − 9 x −2
2
4
dx
4x
c) y =
d)
2
4 x3 + x5
4 x
3
dy 1
= x + 5 x2
2
dx 2
4 x + x ) ( x 2 − 3)
(
y=
3
dy 2
−1
= x + 10 x 2 − 2 x 2
3
dx 3
3 x
2 x 12 + 6 x − 12 6 x 32 − 2 x − 12
e) y =
3x
dy 4 −2
= x + 8 x −3 + 4
dx 3
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