Brendan Burr BTEC National Certificate in Electronics

Applied Calculus

Task 1
1.1 Differentiate the following with respect to x using the Chain Rule
(Function of a Function):


y  x2  2  8

Let u  x 2  2
So y  1  u 8

y  1 x2
dy
 1  2 x 2 1
dx
dy
 2 x1
dx

y2
dy
 2  0 x 0 1
dx
dy
0
dx

du
 2 x1  0
dx

du
 2x
dx

y  1 u8
dy
 1  8u 8 1
du

dy
 8u 7
du

dy du dy
The Chain Rule =  
du dx dx

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dy
 8u 7  2 x1
dx

dy
 16u 7  x1
dx

Replace “u” for the initial substitution.

dy
dx

 16 x x 2  2  7

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1.2 Differentiate the following function with respect to x using the

Quotient Rule:

2 cos x 
y
x2

By making a substitution before differentiating I can differentiate the

two separate sections of the equation, as follows:

u
y
v
2Cos  x   u
x2  v

u  2Cos  x 

du y  K .Cos  ax 
 2  1  Sin1  x 
dx dy
  K .a.Sin ax 
dx
du
 2 Sin x 
dx

v  x2

dv y  ax n
 1  2 x 2 1
dx dy
 anx n 1
dx
dv
 2x
dx

Quotient Rule:

du dv
v u
dy dx dx

dx v2

Substitute the above values into the Quotient Rule Equation:

dy x 2  2 Sin x   2Cos  x   2 x

dx x2  
2

dy  2 x 2 Sin x   4 xCos x 

dx x4

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1.3 Differentiate the following function with respect to x using the

Product Rule:

y  e 2 x .x 3

By making a substitution before differentiating I can differentiate the

two separate sections of the equation, as follows:
y  u.v
e 2x  u
x3  v

u  e 2x

du y  K .e ax
 1 2e 2 x
dx dy
 Kae ax
dx
du
 2e 2 x
dx

v  x3

dv y  ax n
 1  3 x 31
dx dy
 anx n 1
dx
dv
 3x 2
dx

Product Rule:

dy dv du
 u.  v.
dx dx dx

Substitute the above values into the Product Rule Equation:

dy
 e 2 x .3 x 2  x 3 .2e 2 x
dx

 e 2 x 3x 2  2 x 3 
dy
dx

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1.4 The brakes are applied to a train and the velocity v at any time t
secs after applying the brakes is given by:

v  16  2.5t m/s

Calculate the distance travelled in 10 seconds after the brakes are

applied.

 16  2.5t dt

10
S 
0

10
 t 11 
S  16t  2.5 
 1  1 0

10
 5 t2 
S  16t   
 2 2 0

 5   5 
S  16  10   10 2   16  0   0 2  
 4   4 

S   160  125   0  0  

S  160  125

S  35metres

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1.5 A sinusoidal voltage waveform is given by:

v  2 cos 6t Volts

Determine the mean value of the voltage over a half cycle using
definite integration.

Limits:
 0
To in Radians
 

1 
v
 0 0
2Cos6t

2 1 
 0
v Cos 6t


2  Sin6t   Sin6t  
v    
  6   6  0

2  Sin  6     Sin  6  0  
v   
  6   6 

2
v  0  0


v0 Volts

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1.6 Evaluate the following definite integral to 1 decimal place:

 x 
2
3
 2 dx
1

2
 x4 
  2x
 4 1

 2 4   14 
   2  2     2  1
 4   4 

 2  2  2  2   111 1 
   4    2 
 4   4 

 16  1 
   4     2 
 4  4 

   4  4    0.25  2  

 8  2.25

 5.75 UNITS 2

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1.7 Find the area under the curve between   20 0 and   600 for the
function:

y  2 cos 

Limits:
  20
TO
  60

 
 20  RADS
180 9

 
 60  RADS
180 3

AREA:

 3 2Cos   d
9


  2 Sin   3
9

        
  2 Sin     2 Sin  
  3    9  

  1.732050808   0.6840402867  

 1.048010521

 1.05 UNITS 2 (to 2 decimal places)

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Task 2
2.1 Find by numerical integration using the trapezoidal rule the area under
the curve using 8 intervals and 2 decimal places:
2
0
e  x dx

20
d 
8
d  0.25

Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 Y7 Y8 Y9
X 0.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00

X Y=e^-x
0.00 1
0.25 0.78
0.50 0.61
0.75 0.47
1.00 0.37
1.25 0.29
1.50 0.22
1.75 0.17
2.00 0.14

2
0
ydx
 1  
 0.25    1  0.14   0.78  0.61  0.47  0.37  0.29  0.22  0.17
 2  

 0.87UNITS 2

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