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Solution
We first note that;
(𝑠𝑖𝑛 (𝑥 + ℎ)) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛 ℎ
Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥
Then,
𝑓′ (𝑥) = lim ℎ→0𝑓(𝑥+ℎ)−𝑓(𝑥)ℎ
== lim ℎ→0 sin(𝑥+ℎ)−sin 𝑥ℎ
= (^) ℎ→0lim (sin 𝑥 cos ℎ + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 sin ℎ − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥ℎ )
=lim ℎ→0 (sin 𝑥(cos ℎ−1)+cos 𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛 ℎℎ )
= (^) ℎ→0lim (sin 𝑥 .cos ℎ−1ℎ ) + lim ℎ→0 (cos 𝑥. 𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎℎ )
= sin 𝑥. lim ℎ→0 (cos ℎ−1ℎ ) + cos 𝑥. lim ℎ→0 (sin ℎℎ ) { (^) ℎ→0lim (sin ℎℎ ) = 1; lim ℎ→0 (cos ℎ−1ℎ ) = 0}
=sin 𝑥. (0) + cos 𝑥. (1)
= cos 𝑥
Hence 𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑥 (sin 𝑥) = cos 𝑥
Solution
𝑑 𝑑𝑥 (cos 𝑥) = lim ℎ→ cos(𝑥 + ℎ) ℎ − cos 𝑥
= (^) ℎ→0limcos 𝑥 cos ℎ−sin 𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎℎ − cos 𝑥
= ℎ→0limcos 𝑥 (cos ℎ−1)−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 sin ℎℎ
= ℎ→0limcos 𝑥 .𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ−1ℎ − lim ℎ→0sin 𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛ℎℎ
= cos 𝑥. lim ℎ→0𝑐𝑜𝑠ℎ−1ℎ − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥. lim ℎ→0sin ℎℎ {lim ℎ→0sin ℎℎ = 1; (^) ℎ→0limcosh −1ℎ = 0}
= cos 𝑥. (0) − sin 𝑥. (1)
Therefore, (^) 𝑑𝑥𝑑 (cos 𝑥) = − sin 𝑥
Examples
Find the derivatives of the following functions.
Solution
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥 =^
𝑑 𝑑𝑥 (𝑥
(^2) − sin 𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 𝑑 𝑑𝑥(sin x) = 2𝑥 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥
Solution
𝑦 = 𝑥^2 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥
= 𝑥^2 cos 𝑥 + 2𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
Let 𝑦 = (^) 1−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥cos 𝑥 = 𝑢𝑣
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥 =
(1−sin 𝑥) (^) 𝑑𝑥𝑑(𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥)−cos 𝑥 (^) 𝑑𝑥𝑑(1−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥) (1−sin 𝑥)^2
= (1−sin 𝑥)(− sin 𝑥)−𝑐𝑜𝑥 𝑥(0−cos 𝑥)(1−sin 𝑥) 2
= − sin 𝑥+ 𝑠𝑖𝑛
(^2) 𝑥+ 𝑐𝑜𝑠 (^2) 𝑥 (1−sin 𝑥)^2
= (^) (1−sin 𝑥)(1−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥) 2 = (^) (1−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥)^1
Solution
𝑦 = sin 5𝑥 = sin 𝑢 𝑢 = 5𝑥
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥
(sin 5𝑥) =
sin 𝑢
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥
= cos 𝑢 5𝑥 = (cos 5𝑥) = 5(𝑐𝑜𝑠 5𝑥)
Solution
Let 𝑦 = (^) 1+cos 𝑥sin 𝑥 = 𝑢𝑣
𝑢 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 ; 𝑑𝑢 = cos 𝑥 = 𝑢′
𝑣 = 1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 ; 𝑑𝑣 = − sin 𝑥 = 𝑣′
Therefore,
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥
(1 + cos 𝑥) cos 𝑥 − sin 𝑥(− sin 𝑥) (1 + cos 𝑥)^2
= cos 𝑥+ 𝑐𝑜𝑠
(^2) 𝑥+𝑠𝑖𝑛 (^2) 𝑥 (1+cos 𝑥)^2 =^
cos 𝑥+ (1+cos 𝑥)^2 =^
1 1+cos 𝑥
As 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 and 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 are differentiable function of 𝑥, then related functions are differentiable at every value of 𝑥
𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑥 = (^) cos 𝑥sin 𝑥 ; cot 𝑥 = cos 𝑥sin 𝑥 ; sec 𝑥 = (^) cot 𝑥^1 ; csc 𝑥 = (^) sin 𝑥^1
These derivatives calculated from quotient rule are given by the following formulas,
Exercise: show 1-4 above
Solution
Let 𝑦 = tan 𝑥 = sin 𝑥cos 𝑥 = 𝑢𝑣
𝑢′^ = cos 𝑥 , 𝑣′^ = − sin 𝑥
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥
(tan 𝑥) =
sin 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥
′−𝑢𝑣′ 𝑣^2 =^
(cos 𝑥) cos 𝑥−(sin 𝑥)(−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥) 𝑐𝑜𝑠^2 𝑥
= 𝑐𝑜𝑠
(^2) 𝑥+ 𝑠𝑖𝑛 (^2) 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠^2 𝑥 =^
1 𝑐𝑜𝑠^2 𝑥 = (^
1 cos 𝑥)
2 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐^2 𝑥
Solution
Let csc 𝑥 = (^) sin 𝑥^1 = 𝑢𝑣
𝑢 = 1, 𝑢′^ = 0, 𝑣 = sin 𝑥, 𝑣′^ = cos 𝑥
Example 1
Assuming y to be a function of x. find 𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑥 for 𝑥^2 + 𝑦^2 = 4
Solution
𝑑 𝑑𝑥
This process is called implicit differentiation.
Example 2
Solution
𝑑 𝑑𝑥
Example 3
Find the coordinates of the point on the graph of (𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 1)^2 + (𝑥 + 𝑦)^2 = 16……………..(1)
Where the tangent line is horizontal.
Solution
The tangent line is horizontal at the point where 𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑥 = 0
Solving for 𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥 = (−2𝑥 + 10𝑦 + 4) + (4𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 2) = 0
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥 =
Substituting 𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 1 into the first equation we get
(𝑥 − 2(2𝑥 − 1) − 1)^2 + (𝑥 + (2𝑥 − 1))^2 = 16
To get
the points where the tangent is horizontal (1.27, 1.55) and (-0.609,-2.22)
Up to now all the equations we have dealt with have been in the form 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥). In either case, a direct relationship between x and y is given.
However sometimes it is more convenient to express both x and y in terms of a 3rd^ variable called a parameter. e.g. 𝑥 = 𝑓(𝑡), 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑡).
For instant consider the parametric equation 𝑥 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑡 = 0, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 1
Example
Circle
Given s circle with centre at the origin and radius r. denote by 𝜃 the angle formed by x-axis and radius to some point 𝑚(𝑥, 𝑦) of the circle. Then the coordinates of any point on the circle with be expressed in terms of the parameter 𝜃 as follows.
𝑥 = 𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃
𝑦 = 𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃; 0 ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 2𝜋
These are parametric equations of the circle, we can eliminate the parameter from these equations to get the equation of a circle in x and y.
i.e. 𝑥^2 + 𝑦^2 = (𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃)^2 + (𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃)^2
= 𝑟^2 𝑐𝑜𝑠^2 𝜃 + 𝑟^2 sin^2 𝜃
=𝑟^2 (𝑐𝑜𝑠^2 𝜃 + sin^2 𝜃)
=𝑟^2 (1) = 𝑟^2
𝑥^2 + 𝑦^2 = 𝑟^2
Suppose we are interested in finding the slope of a graph that is represented in parametric form. i.e. finding 𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑥 we shall use the following theorem.
Theorem 1
𝑖𝑓 = 𝑓(𝑡), 𝑦 = 𝑔(𝑡) 𝑎𝑛𝑑
Example 1
Find 𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑥 if 𝑥 = 𝑡^2 + 5t − 9, y = t + 3
Solution
𝑥 = 𝑡^2 + 5𝑡 + 9 ; 𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑡 = 2𝑡 + 5;
Suppose we want to take a second derivative. The first derivative is a function of the parameter t, while its derivatives taken w.r.t x.
By chain rule
𝑑^2 𝑦 𝑑𝑥^2 =
Where as 𝑑
(^3) 𝑦 𝑑𝑥^3 =
𝑑 𝑑𝑥(
𝑑^2 𝑦 𝑑𝑥^2 ) 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑡
Since, (^) 𝑑𝑡𝑑 (𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑥) = (^) 𝑑𝑥𝑑 (𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑥). 𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑡 = 𝑑
(^2) 𝑦 𝑑𝑥^2.
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑡
From the above example.
𝑑^2 𝑦 𝑑𝑥^2 =
− (2𝑡+5). 2 =^
− (2𝑡+5)^3
Example 2
Find 𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑
(^2) 𝑦 𝑑𝑥^2 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = 𝑡
Solution
The derivatives of a function is also a function e.g. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥^4 then 𝑓′(𝑥) = 4𝑥^3.
Since 𝑓′(𝑥)^ is itself a function we can find its derivatives (if it exists) the results called the second derivative of 𝑓 written as 𝑓′′(𝑥). Thus 𝑓′′(𝑥) = 12𝑥^2 for the above example.
We may continue indefinitely, taking the 3 𝑟𝑑^ , 4𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑 5𝑡ℎ^ 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑠 𝑓𝐼𝐼, 𝐹𝐼𝑉𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑉
For the above example 𝑓𝐼𝐼𝐼(𝑥) = 24𝑥 , 𝑓𝐼𝑉(𝑥) = 24 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑣(𝑥) = 0
Example 1
Find the first three derivatives of 𝑦 = 𝑥^2 + 𝑥1/
Solution
𝑦𝐼^ =
−1/
3 (^2) = 2 − 1/4𝑥−3/
5 (^2) =^3 8
5 2
Exercise
Find 𝑑
(^2) 𝑦 𝑑𝑥^2 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥
In this section we are going to look at the derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions which are derived as 𝑎𝑟𝑐 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥, 𝑎𝑟𝑐 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑥, 𝑎𝑟𝑐 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝑥 𝑎𝑟𝑐 𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑟𝑐 𝑐𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥
Inverse function exists when appropriate restrictions are placed on the domain of the original functions. E.g. the domain for arc sin x is from -1 to 1, the output for arc sin x is all angles from –π/ to π/2 radians.
The domain of trigonometric functions restricted appropriately so that they become one to one function and the inverse can be determined.
Examples
Solution
𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1𝑥==> 𝑥 = sin 𝑦 𝑑 𝑑𝑥
(sin 𝑦)
1 = cos 𝑦.
cos 𝑦
𝑏𝑢𝑡 cos 𝑦 = √1 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛^2 𝑥 = √1 − 𝑥^2 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥 =^
cos 𝑦 =^
Below are the derivatives of six inverse trigonometric function that can be derived by a similar process as we did above.
Examples
Given that 𝑦 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1(2𝑥) find 𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑥
Solution
𝑡 = sin 𝑦 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑥 = 2,^
𝑑 𝑑𝑡 (𝑡) =^
𝑑 𝑑𝑡 (sin 𝑦) 1 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑦.
cos 𝑦
Therefore 𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑥 = 𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑡. (^) 𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑡 = (^) cos 𝑦^1. 2 = ( (^) √1−𝑠𝑖𝑛^12 𝑦). 2 = (^) √1−𝑥^22
Therefore (^) 𝑑𝑥𝑑 [𝑡𝑎𝑛−1(1 + 𝑥^2 )] = (^) 1+(1+𝑥^12 ) 2. (^) 𝑑𝑥𝑑 (1 + 𝑥^2 ) = (^) 𝑥 (^4) +2𝑥2𝑥 (^2) +
In determining the derivatives of certain kind of functions it is considerably advantage to take the logarithm of a function on both sides before differentiating. Example
𝑣) = ln 𝑢 − ln 𝑣 𝑑 𝑑𝑢 (ln 𝑦) =
𝑑𝑢 ln 𝑢 −
𝑑𝑥 ln 𝑣 1 𝑦
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑦(
1 𝑢
𝑑𝑢 𝑑𝑥 −^
1 𝑣
𝑑𝑣 𝑑𝑥)=^
𝑢 𝑣 (
1 𝑢
𝑑𝑢 𝑑𝑥 −^
1 𝑣
𝑑𝑣 𝑑𝑥) =^
𝑣𝑑𝑢𝑑𝑥−𝑢𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑣 𝑣^2 which is quotient rule.
Examples
𝑑𝑥 = ln 𝑥 + 𝑥.
Therefore 𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑥 = 𝑦(ln 𝑥 + 1) = 𝑥𝑥(ln 𝑥 + 1)
sin 𝑥) = (2sin 𝑥 (^) ln 2) 𝑑 𝑥 (sin 𝑥) = 2sin 𝑥^ ln 2 cos 𝑥
𝑑𝑥 (sin 𝑥 ln 𝑥) 1 𝑦
− cos 𝑥 ln 𝑥 +
sin 𝑥 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑦(cos 𝑥𝑙𝑛 𝑥 +
sin 𝑥) 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥sin 𝑥(cos 𝑥𝑙𝑛 𝑥 +
sin 𝑥)
Find the derivatives of 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥, 𝑎 > 0 Solution 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 ln 𝑦 = ln 𝑎𝑥 𝑑 𝑑𝑥 (ln 𝑦) =
= ln 𝑎 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑦 ln 𝑎 Therefore, (^) 𝑑𝑥𝑑 (𝑎𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥^ ln 𝑎 If u is a differentiable function of x, then 𝑑 𝑑𝑥 (𝑎
𝑢) = 𝑎𝑢 (^) ln 𝑎. 𝑑𝑢 𝑑𝑥 If 𝑎 = 𝑒 Euler number so that, 𝑦 = 𝑒𝑥, we obtain;
𝑑 𝑑𝑥 (𝑒𝑥^ ) = 𝑒𝑥^. ln 𝑒 = 𝑒𝑥^ =
If u is a differentiable function of x then, 𝑦 = 𝑒𝑢 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥
(𝑒𝑢) = 𝑒𝑢^ ln 𝑒.