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## Find dy/dx for the following functions

1. y = x2 5x
2. y = 1 + 3x x2
3. y = 2x3 + x
4. y = x3 2x2 3
3
5. y =
x
6. y =
7. y = (ax + b)2

## In each of the following(8-12) evaluate y' when x = 2 :

8. y = 8x x3
9. y = x4
10. y = ax2 + bx + c
11. y = (x + a)3
1
12. y =
2x
13. If y = 3x2 2x + 1, find the value of x for which y= 0.

14. If f (x) = x3 3x2, find the values of x for which f'(x) = 0.

2xx 15. For what values of x is the derivative of (2x x1) is equal to 3 ?
16. For the function y = x find the value of x for which the rate of change of y with respect to x is 6.

## Find f' (x) in each of the following :

17. y = x3 (2x2 1)
18. y = (x 1) (2x2 + 3)
19. y = ax2 + bx + c
20. y = 2x1/2 + 3x2/3
21. y = 4x2 + 3x1 + 7
1
22. y = (x2 x2)
2
23. y = x2/3 3x1/3 5
24. y = 2(x + 1)3

## In each of the following find y for the given value of x:

25. y = 2x3 3x2 x + 5, x = 2
26. y = 2 x (3x 2), x=4
x +1 1
27. y = , x=
x 4
28. y = x a a x , x=a

x2 a2
29. y = + , x=a
a2 x2
30. If y = 2x4 x2, find the values of x for which y = 0.
3
31. For what values of x is the derivatives of the function 2x equal to 14 ?
x
32. For what values of x is the derivative of x equal to the derivative of x2 + x ?
3

## Find dy/dx for the following functions :

33. (1 + 3x )5
34. (x2 4)3

35. 9 x2

36.

37. (x2 1) (2x2 3)

38.
x
39.
2 3x 2
2
40. 2
x 1

41.

a2 + x2
42.
a 2 x2
3 3
43. x + a
x+a
44. (a2/3 x2/3)3/2

45. x , at x = 2

46. y =

47. y =

48. y =
 ANSWER KEY

1. [2x 5] 2. [3 2x] 3. [6x2 + 1] 4. [3x2 4x] 5. [ ]

6. [ ] 7. [2a (ax + b)] 8. [ 4] 9. [32] 10. [4a + b]

1 1
11. [3 (2 + a)2] 12. [ ] 13. [ ] 14. [(0, 2)] 15. [1]
8 3
1 1
16. [ 16 ] 17. [10x4 3x2] 18. [(6x2 4x + 3)] 19. [2ax + b] 20. [ x 2 + 2x 3
]
1
21. [ 8x3 3x2] 22. [x + ] 23. [ 2 x1/3 x2/3] 24. [6(x + 1)2] 25. [ 11 ]
x3 3
1 1
26. [ 17 ] 27. Ans. [ 3 ] 28. [ ] 29. Ans. [ 0 ] 30. [0, ]
2 a 2
1 x
31. [ ] 32. [1, 1 ] 33. [15(1 + 3x)4] 34. [6x(x2 4)2] 35. [ ]
2 3 9 x2
1 2 + 3x 2 4x
36. [ ] 37. [8x3 10x] 38. [4(3x + 1)1/3] 39. [ ] 40. [ ]
( x + 2) 2 (2 3 x 2 ) 2 ( x 2 1) 2

41. [
1
] 42. [ 4a 2 x ] 43. [2x a] 44. [ x1/3 (a2/3 x2/3)1/2]
(1 + x) 1 x 2 (a x 2 ) 2
2

1 1
45. [ 7 ] 46. [ 1 2 ] 47. [ ] 48. [ ]
( x + 1) x4 2 x +1

31
x 22x