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Differentiation Exercise II
Sum and Difference Rule 2
5. y = 2 x −
x
y =u±v u and v are functions in x
dy du dv
= ±
dx dx dx

Example
y = 2 x3 + 5 x 2
dy
= 2(3) x 2 + 5(2) x = 6 x 2 + 10 x
dx

Exercise 1
dy
Find of the following
dx 2 2
6. y = x− 2
1. y = 3 x 2 − x 5 x

2. y = 120 x 3 − 21x + 2

2
2
3. y = −3 x 3 − x − 1
3 3 1
7. y = 3
− 5
5x x

4. y = 9 x 4 − 12 x 3 − 2

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3x3 1 Chain Rule
8. y = − 2
2 2x
y = un u and v are functions in x
dy dy du
= ×
dx du dx

Example
y = (2 x 2 + 3)5
du
u = 2 x 2 + 3, therefore = 4x
dx
dy
y = u5 , therefore = 5u 4
du
dy dy du
= ×
dx du dx
= 5u 4 × 4 x
= 5(2 x 2 + 3) 4 × 4 x = 20 x(2 x 2 + 3) 4
3x3 − 2 x + 4
9. y =
x Or differentiate directly
y = (2 x 2 + 3)5
dy
= 5(2 x 2 + 3) 4 × 4 x = 20 x(2 x 2 + 3) 4
dx

Exercise 2
Differentiate the following equation upon x.
1. y = (2 x + 3)3

5 x3 − 7 x + 4
10. y =
2x2

2. y = (2 x 2 + 3x + 3) 2

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2 1
3. y = ( + 3x 3 )3 6. y =
x 2x + 3

5 2 3 5
4. y = ( + ) 7. y =
x 2 x3 (5 x + 3x) 2
3

6
5. y = 3(4 x + 3 x )
4 2 4 8. y =
4(7 x + 3 x − 4) 2
2

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2 Product Rule
9. y =
−(2 x − 7)
2 2
y = uv u and v are functions in x
dy du dv
=v +u
dx dx dx

Example
y = (2 x + 3)(3 x 3 − 2 x 2 − x)
u = 2x + 3 v = 3x3 − 2 x 2 − x
du dv
=2 = 9 x2 − 4x − 1
dx dx
dy du dv
=v +u
dx dx dx
=(3x − 2 x − x)(2) + (2 x + 3)(9 x 2 − 4 x − 1)
3 2

Or differentiate directly
y = (2 x + 3)(3 x 3 − 2 x 2 − x)
dy
= (3 x 3 − 2 x 2 − x)(2) + (2 x + 3)(9 x 2 − 4 x − 1)
dx

−3 Exercise 3
10. y = Find f’(x) of the following equation
8(9 x + 21x)8
3
1. f ( x) = x 2 (2 x + 3)3

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2. f ( x) = x 5 (2 x 3 + 3 x) 2 5. f ( x) = (7 x + 6) 2 (3x 2 − 12) 4

x
3. f ( x) = (5 x + 3 x 2 ) −3
5 6. f ( x) = (5 x + 1)3 x 4

4. f ( x) = ( x 2 − 12 x)(5 x + 11) 2

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Quotient Rule
2 x2 − 2
u 2. y =
y= u and v are functions in x 3x − 1
v
du dv
v −u
dy
= dx 2 dx
dx v

Example
x2
y=
2x +1
u = x2 v = 2x +1
du dv
= 2x =2
dx dx
du dv
v −u
dy
= dx 2 dx
dx v
dy (2 x + 1)(2 x) − x 2 (2)
=
dx (2 x + 1) 2
4 x2 + 2 x − 2 x2 2 x2 + 2 x
= =
(2 x + 1) 2 (2 x + 1) 2
2x
Or differentiate directly 3. y =
x2 2 x − 3x
3

y=
2x +1
dy (2 x + 1)(2 x) − x 2 (2)
=
dx (2 x + 1) 2
4 x2 + 2 x − 2 x2 2 x2 + 2 x
= =
(2 x + 1) 2 (2 x + 1) 2

Exercise 4
Find the first derivative of the following equation
x +1
1. y =
x −1

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x +1 2 − 3x
4. y = 6. y =
3x − 3x 2 5( x 2 − 3x)

( x − 1)3
1 − 2x 7. y =
5. y = 2 − 3x
2( x 3 − 3)

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2x2 + 3 10. y = (
x 3
8. y = )
(3x − 12) 2 2x −1

7x +1 5
9. y = −
2 x + 12 4 x + 1