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Madera CJ Differential Calculus Exercises Problem 1

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Module 5: Activity No.

Differential Calculus Exercises Problems

Name: Madera, Cj Wilmarson M.


Student No.: 20151122553

Problems:

1. Find the first derivative of y = ln(x2 – 8) when x = 4.


a. 1 b. 3 c. 2 d. 4

Solution:

y = ln (x2 – 8)

dy 2x 2( 4)
= 2 = 2
d x x −8 4 −8

dy
=1
dx

2. Given the function y2 + y +x2 – 2x = 5, what value of x that maximizes y?


a. 1 b. 3 c. 10 d. 2

Solution:

y2 + y +x2 – 2x = 5

dy dy
2y + + 2 x−2=0
dx dx

dy
To maximize, =0
dx

2y (0) + 0 + 2x – 2 ¿ 0

2x ¿ 2

x=1
3. For what value of x is the derivative of x3 equal to the derivative of x2 + x?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

Solution:

y ¿ x3

dy
=3 x 2
dx

y ¿ x 2+ x

dy
=2 x +1
dx

3 x 2=2 x +1

3 x 2−2 x −1=0

(3x + 1) (x – 1) ¿ 0

−1
x= ; x=1
3
4. What is the first derivative, dy/dx of the expression (xy) x = e.
a. – y(1 – lnxy)/x2 b. – y(1+ lnxy)/x c. 0 d. y/x

Solution:

(x y) x = e

ln (x y) x = ln e

x ln (x y) ¿ 1

dy
x
( )
x
dx
xy
+y
+ ln xy=0

dy
x +y
dx
=−ln xy
y

dy
x + y=− y ln xy
dx

dy
=− y ¿¿
dx

5. Find the first derivative of y = x5 e – 3 ln x


a. 2x b. 4x c. 6x d. 8x

Solution:
Let:

y = x5 e – 3 ln x

Simplifying:
−3
y ¿ x 5 e ln x

Note: ln e ¿ 1
y ¿ x 5 ( x −3 ) =x 2

dy
=2 x
dx

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