DIFFERENTIATION

(Solved Examples based on Product law

and Quotient law)
1. Find the differential coefficient of x . cos x

Solution: Let y=x . cos x …………..(1)

Differentiating the equation (1) with respect to , we get

dy d d
=x . ( cos x )+ ( x ) . cos x (Product rule)
dx dx dx

dy
=x . ¿
dx

dy
=cos x−x .sin x
dx

2. Find the differential coefficient of e x ( a+b cos x) .

Solution: Let y=e x ¿ ……………………….(1)

Differentiating the equation (1) with respect to , we get

dy x
=e ¿
dx

dy x
=e ¿
dx

Or
dy
=a e x +b ¿
dx

3. Find the differential coefficient of

1+ x 2
1−x 2
 1+ x 2
Solution: Let y= …………………….(1)
1−x 2

Differentiating the equation(1) w.r.t. x , we get

2 2
dy ( 1−x ) ( 2 x )−( 1+ x ) (−2 x )
= 2
(Quotient Rule)
dx ( 1−x2 )
Or
2 2
dy 2 x (1−x +1+ x )
=
dx (1−x2 )2

Or
dy 4x
=
dx (1−x 2)2

4. Find the differential coefficient of

1+ x
√ 1−x

Solution: Let
1+ x
y=
√ 1−x

Differentiating the above equation w.r.t x , we get

1 −1 1 −1
1 1
dy
=
( 1−x )
2
2
()
( 1+ x ) 2 −( 1+ x )2
2 ()
( 1−x ) 2
(Quotient Rule)
dx ( 1−x )

Or

√ 1−x − √ 1+ x
dy 1 √ 1+ x √ 1−x
=
dx 2 1−x

Or
( 1−x )−(1+ x)
dy 1 √1+ x √ 1−x
=
dx 2 1−x
Or
dy 1 1−x −1−x
=
dx 2 (1−x) √ 1−x 2

Or
dy 1 −2 x
= ×
dx 2 (1−x ) √ 1−x 2

Or
dy −x
=
dx (1−x ) √ 1−x 2

5. Find the differential coefficient of (2 x 2+ 1¿( 3 x +2).

Solution: Let y=( 2 x 2 +1 ) (3 x+ 2)

Differentiating the above equation w.r.t. x , we get

dy d d
=( 2 x2 +1 ) ( 3 x +2 ) + ( 3 x +2 ) ( 2 x 2+1 ) ( Product Rule)
dx dx dx

Or
dy
=( 2 x2 +1 ) ( 3 ) + ( 3 x+ 2 ) (4 x )
dx

Or
dy
=6 x 2+3+ 12 x 2+ 8 x
dx

Or
dy
=18 x2 +8 x +3
dx

6. Find the differential coefficient of

2 x 2 +3 x+ 4
x

Solution: Let
2 x2 +3 x +4
y=
x

Differentiating the above equation w.r.t. x , we get

 d
x( 2 x 2 +3 x+ 4 )−( 2 x 2+3 x +4 ) d ( x )
dy dx dx
= (Quotient Rule )
dx x2

Or
2
dy x . ( 4 x +3 )−( 2 x +3 x+ 4 ) (1)
=
dx x2

Or
dy 4 x 2+ 3 x −2 x 2−3 x−4
=
dx x2

Or
2
dy 2 x 2−4 2(x −2)
= =
dx x2 x2

7. Find the differential coefficient of

( x 3+1 ) (x−2)
2
x

Solution: Let
( x 3 +1 ) (x−2)
y= 2
x

Differentiating the above equation w.r.t. x , we get

d
x2 [ ( x3 +1 ) ( x−2 ) ] −[ ( x 3+ 1 ) ( x−2 ) ] d ( x 2 )
dy dx dx
= ( Quotient Rule)
dx ( x2 )
2

d d
dy
=
[
x 2 ( x 3+ 1 )
dx dx ]
( x−2 ) + ( x−2 ) ( x 3+ 1 ) −[ ( x3 +1 ) ( x−2 ) ] ( 2 x )
(Product Rule)
dx x4
2 3 2 4 3
dy x [ ( x +1 ) ( 1 ) + ( x−2 ) ( 3 x ) ]−2 x( x −2 x + x−2)
=
dx x4
2 3 3 2 5 4 2
dy x ( x +1+3 x −6 x )−2 x + 4 x −2 x + 4 x
=
dx x4
2 3 2 5 4 2
dy x ( 4 x −6 x +1 )−2 x +4 x −2 x + 4 x
=
dx x4
dy 4 x 5−6 x 4 + x 2−2 x 5+ 4 x 4 −2 x 2 +4 x
=
dx x4

dy 2 x 5−2 x 4−x 2 +4 x
=
dx x4

dy 2 x 4 −2 x 3−x +4
=
dx x3

8. Find the differential coefficient of

a cos x +b sin x+ c
sin x

Solution: Let
a cos x +b sin x +c
y=
sin x

Differentiating the above equation w.r.t. x , we get

dy
=¿ ¿
dx

dy
=sin x ¿ ¿ ¿
dx

dy −a sin 2 x +b sin x cos x−a cos 2 x−b sin x cos x−c cos x
=
dx sin 2 x
2 2
dy −a ( sin x +cos x ) −c cos x
=
dx sin2 x

dy −a−c cos x
=
dx sin2 x

dy
=−¿ ¿
dx

9. Find the differential coefficient of x 2 sin x log x .

Solution: Let y=x 2 sin x log x

Using the product rule, differentiating the above equation w.r.t. x , we get

dy d 2 d d
= ( x ) . sin x . log x+ x2 ( sin x ) . log x + x 2 sin x (log x)
dx dx dx dx
 dy 1
=2 x . sin x . log x + x 2 cos x . log x+ x 2 sin x .
dx x

dy
=2 x sin x log x + x 2 cos x log x+ x sin x
dx

10. Find the differential coefficient of

2x cot x
√x
Solution: Let
2 x cot x
y=
√x
Differentiating the above equation w.r.t. x , we get

dy d
=√ x ¿ ¿
dx dx

dy
=√ x ¿ ¿
dx

dy
=2 x . 2x ¿ ¿
dx

dy x
=2 ¿ ¿
dx

dy x−1
=2 ¿ ¿
dx

11. Find the differential coefficient of ¿.

Solution: Let y=¿

Differentiating the above equation with respect to x , we get

dy
=¿
dx

dy
=( x sin x +cos x )(−x sin x )+ ¿
dx

dy
=−x 2 sin 2 x−x sin x cos x + x2 cos 2 x−x sin x cos x
dx
 dy
=x 2 ( cos 2 x−sin2 x )−2 x sin x cos x
dx

dy
=x 2 cos 2 x−x sin2 x
dx

Or
dy
=x (x cos 2 x−sin 2 x)
dx

12. Find the differential coefficient oflog x x .

2

Solution: Let
y=log x x 2

Differentiating the above equation w.r.t. x , we get

log e x
y=
log e x2

log e x
y=
2 log e x

1
y=
2

dy
=0
dx

13. Find the differential coefficient of x 3 e x cos x .

Solution: Let
y=x 3 e x cos x

Differentiating the above equation w.r.t. x , we get

dy
=3 x2 e x cos x+ x 3 e x cos x−x 3 e x sin x
dx

dy
=x 2 e x (3 cos x + x cos x−x sin x )
dx

x2 +1
14. Find the differential coefficient of .
x +1
 Solution: Let
x 2+ 1
y=
x +1

Differentiating the above equation w.r.t. x

d 2
( x +1 ) ( x +1 ) −( x 2+1 ) d (x +1)
dy dx dx
=
dx (x +1) 2

2
dy ( x +1 ) ( 2 x )−( x +1 ) (1)
=
dx (x +1)2

dy 2 x 2+ 2 x−x 2−1
=
dx ( x+1)2

dy x 2 +2 x−1
= 2
dx ( x +1)

x + ex
15. Find the differential coefficient of .
1+ log x

Solution: Let
x +e x
y=
1+log x

Differentiating the above equation with respect to x , we get

dy
=¿ ¿
dx

dy
=¿ ¿
dx

dy
=x ¿ ¿
dx

dy x + x e x + x log x+ x e x log x−x−e x

=
dx x (1+ log x)2
x x
dy x log x ( 1+e ) −e (1−x )
=
dx x ¿¿¿

1+log x
16. Find the differential coefficient of .
1−log x
Solution: Let
1+ log x
y=
1−log x

Differentiating the above equation with respect to x , we get

dy
=¿ ¿
dx

dy
=¿ ¿
dx

dy 1−log x+1+ log x

=
dx x¿¿¿

dy 2
=
dx x ¿ ¿