Topic 11 Techniques of Differentiation Solutions

11 Techniques of Differentiation Solutions

Q1. [N1999/P1/12]
d 1
Find sin 1 x 2 .
dx

Solution:
1
d 1 1 1
sin 1 x 2 =

dx 2

2
(1 x 2 ) 2 ( 2 x )
1 ( 1 x2 )
x
=
2
x 1 x2
2
=
x 1 x2

 Topic 11 Techniques of Differentiation Solutions

Q2. [N2000/P1/1]
d cos x
Find , and simplify your answer.
dx 1 sin x

Solution:
d cos x (1 sin x )( sin x ) cos x ( cos x )
= 2
dx 1 sin x (1 sin x )
sin x + sin 2 x + cos 2 x
= 2
(1 sin x )
1 sin x
= 2
(1 sin x )
1
=
1 sin x

 Topic 11 Techniques of Differentiation Solutions

Q3. [N2000/P1/11]
It is given that x and y satisfy the equation
7
tan 1 x + tan 1 y + tan 1 ( xy ) = .
12
(i) Find the value of y when x = 1 .
d dy
(ii) Express
dx
{ tan 1 ( xy )} in terms of x, y and
dx
.
dy 1 1
(iii) Show that, when x = 1 , = .
dx 3 2 3

Solution:
7 Differentiating (1) with respect to x
(i) tan 1 x + tan 1 y + tan 1 ( xy ) = (1)
12
1 1 dy 1 dy
+ +
1 + x 1 + y dx 1 + ( xy )2
2 2 x dx + y = 0
When x = 1 ,
7 1
tan 1 1 + tan 1 y + tan 1 y = When x = 1, y = ,
12 3
7
+ 2 tan 1 y = 1 1 dy 1 dy 1
4 12
1 + 12
+ +2 2
+ =0
7 1 dx 1 dx 3
2 tan 1 y = 1+ 1+
12 4 3 3
1 3 dy 3 dy 1
tan 1 y = + + + =0
6 2 4 dx 4 dx 3
3 1 3 dy 3 dy 3
y= + + + =0
3 2 4 dx 4 dx 4
3 dy 3 1
=
2 dx 4 2
d 1 dy
(ii) tan 1 ( xy ) = 2 x dx + y
dy
=
1

1
dx 1 + ( xy ) dx 2 3 3
(shown)