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SMTH011 TUTORIAL NO.2 MARCH 2024

1. Evaluate the trigonometric limits:

sin(mx)
(a) lim
x→0 mx
tan(6t)
(b) lim
t→0 sin(2t)

sin2 (3t)
(c) lim
t→0 t2
sin(cos θ)
(d) lim
θ→0 sec θ
sin θ
(e) lim
θ→0 θ + tan θ
1 − tan θ
(f) lim1
x→ 4 sin x − cos x
√
1 − 1 − tan x
(g) lim
x→0 sin x
sin(x − 1)
(h) lim
x→1 x2 − 1
(1 − cos 2x)(3 + cos x)
(i) lim
x→0 x tan 4x
x tan 2x − (2x tan x)
(j) lim
x→0 (1 − cos 2x)2
x
(k) lim−
x→0 tan x

θ2
(l) lim
θ→0 tan θ

sin(5θ)
(m) lim
θ→0 2θ
x + sin x
(n) lim
x→0 x
(o) lim (tan(2x) csc(4x))
x→0

sin(2θ − 10)
(p) lim
θ→5 sin(θ − 5)

1 − cos x
(q) lim
x→0 1 − cos(3x)
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1. Use the definition of a derivative (first principle) to determine the derivative of

the following functions:

1
(a) f (x) = x
√
(b) f (x) = x
(c) f (x) = √1
x
q
1−x
(d) f (x) = 1+x2

(e) g(x) = sin x

(f) g(x) = cos x
dy
2. Evaluate dx
:

(a) f (x) = sec(tan x)

(b) f (x) = sec(cot x)
(c) f (x) = csc(sin(sec x))
(d) x2 + y 2 = 2
(e) x4 + y 2 = 3
(f) xy + y 2 = 1
x
(g) y3
=1
(h) x2 y + xy 2 = 10
(i) x2 + y 3 = 4
(j) 2xy + y 2 = x + y
(k) 2y 3 + 4x2 − y = x6
(l) x2 (x − y)2 = x2 + y 2
√
(m) xy 2 + xy = x3
√
(n) xy 2 + xy = 0
(o) x3 + y 3 = 18xy
(p) 4x2 y 7 − 2x = x5 + 4y 4
√ p
(q) 2 x + y + xy 2 = 6
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(r) 7x − sin(3x) = 12 − y 4
(s) y = (csc x + cot x)−1
(t) y = −(sec x + tan x)−1
(u) y 2 = x2 + sin(xy)
(v) y 3 = x3 + cos(x2 y)
(w) xy = cot(xy)
(x) x + sin x = xy
(y) y = x2 sin4 x + x cos2 x
2
(z) cos(x2 + 12y) = xey
dy
3. Find dx
if

(a) y = cos−5 x + x6 cos6 x

1
x3
√
(b) y = 5x2 cos4 (x2 5x2 − 9)
(c) tan(x2 y 4 ) = 3x + y 4
(d) y sin( y1 ) = 1 − xy
√ √
(e) x + y + y sin x = 16
q
(f) y = 3 3xtansec2xx
(g) y = √
3
1
sin2 2x+cos2 3x

(h) y = e3x cos 2x

(i) y = (e2x − e−2x )2
(j) y = 3cos x
(k) y = 6sin x
√
(l) y = 8tan x

2 2 3
(m) y = esin(x cos x )
√
(n) y = ln 4 1 + ex
e−x cos x
(o) y = x2 +x+1
2
(p) ex e2x+1 = ey
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√
(q) y = sin2 (cos sin ex )
q
3 1
(r) y = cos4 (5 − x3 ) cot(2x 2 )
3 2 √
(s) y = ex −sin x (1 + x2 ) x
p
(t) y = 3x7 + y 2 = sin2 y + exy
3
(u) y = ln( (2x+1)(x+2)
(1−4x)
)3
cos x
(v) y = arcsin( 1+sin x
)
q
sec−1 x
(w) y = 3 3x
tan−1 2x
√
(x) y = x2 + 1 sec−1 x
√
(y) y = a2 + x2 + a sin−1 ( xa )
(z) y = cot−1 ( x2 ) + tan−1 ( x2 )

4. Differentiate the following if:

√ √
(a) y = tan−1 x + cot−1 x
(b) y = sin−1 (ln x)
(c) y = cos−1 (ln x)
(d) y = sin(sec−1 (ln x))
√
(e) y = ln(tan−1 x)
√ √
(f) y = sec−1 (ln x) + csc−1 (ln x)
1 − x + ln x
(g) lim
x→1 1 + cos π x
tan x − cot x
(h) lim
x→π x − π4
(i) lim+ sin ln x
x→0

x2
(j) lim
x→∞ ex

(5x − 1)3
(k) lim
x→∞ (7 − 2x)3
 
1 1
(l) lim −
x→0 x ln(1 + x)
 
1 x
(m) lim ln (1 + )
x→∞ x
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h 1
i
(n) lim ln (1 + 3x) 2x
x→∞

xk
(o) lim , k>0
x→∞ ek
1
(p) lim (ln x) x
x→∞
(q) lim+ xx
x→0
x4 + x2
(r) lim
x→∞ ex + 1
 
x−1
(s) lim x ln
x→∞ x+1
 
1 1
(t) lim −
x→0 x ex − 1
1
(u) lim (1 + kx) x
x→0
cos2 x
(v) limπ
x→ 2 sin x − 1
(w) lim+ csc ln(1 − sin x)
x→0
 
sin x 1
(x) lim − 2
x→0 x3 x
5. More differential questions:
 
x − sin x
(a) lim
x→0 ex − 1
 
1 5
(b) lim −
x→∞ x − 1 x2 + 3x − 4
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(c) lim x e x − 1
x→∞
(tan−1 x)2
(d) lim
x→0 x
2
x
(e) lim
x→0 ln x
√
(f) lim+ x x
x→0
sin π x
(g) lim
x→6 ln(x − 5)

2 cos 4x − 4x2 − 2
(h) lim
x→0 sin 2x − x2 − 2x
 
1 1
(i) lim −
x→0 x ln x
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2 − x2 − 2 cos x
(j) lim
x→0 x4
x2 + 4x + 3
(k) lim
x→∞ 5x2 − x − 4

ln(ex + 1)
(l) lim
x→∞ 4x + 1

(m) lim (x − ln x)
x→∞