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Calculus I - Assignment 4

1. Consider the family of functions,


(
xn , x≥0
pn (x) =
−xn , x < 0

where n is a positive integer. (Note: p1 (x) = |x|)

(a) Show that p2 (x) is differentiable everywhere over R and,


dp2
= 2|x|
dx
dp2
This means that dx
is not differentiable at 0.
(b) More generally show that for n > 1,
dpn
= npn−1 (x)
dx
This means that the first n − 1 derivatives of pn exist everywhere over R but the nth
derivative doesn’t exist at x = 0.
(c) Show that pn is an odd function if n is even and an even function if n is odd.

2. Let R be a rational function.

(a) Use quotient rule to show that the R′ is also a rational function.
(b) Show that domain of R′ is the same as the domain of R.
(c) Use that the two statements above mean that R is infinitely differentiable over its
domain. (A function f is infinitely differentiable at x if f (n) (x) exist for all positive
integers n.)

3. Consider the function,


(
exp − x1 , x > 0

f (x) =
0, x≤0

(a) Show that f is continuous everywhere on R. (Hint: For the whole of this question
x = 0 is the only special point.)
(b) i. When y > 0, ey > y. Use this to show that when y > 0 and n > 0,

0 ≤ e−ny ≤ y −n

1
1
ii. By changing variables to x defined by x = ny
show that, when 0 < x < 1
1 1
0 ≤ e− x ≤ nn xn and 0 ≤ x−n e− x ≤ (n + 1)n+1 x

iii. By using one sided squeeze theorem show that,


1
lim+ x−n e− x = 0
x→0

(c) Compute f ′ and show that f is differentiable everywhere on R. (Hint: At x = 0, you


need the result in the last part.)
(d) Compute f ′′ and show that f ′ is differentiable everywhere on R.
(e) Compute f ′′′ and show that f ′′ is differentiable everywhere on R.

4. Find the derivative of the inverse of following functions and write it as an algebraic function:

(a) sin : [ π2 , 3π
2
] → [−1, 1]
(b) tan : [− π2 , π2 ] → R
(c) The function sinh : R → R defined by

ex − e−x
sinh(x) =
2
5. (a) Use the chain rule to show that,
d 1 d
(log(f (x))) = f (x)
dx f (x) dx

(b) Use this to compute the derivative of xx .

6. (a) By repeatedly using the product rule show that,

(f g)′′ = f ′′ g + 2f ′ g ′ + f g ′′

(b) By taking derivative another time and using product rule again show that,

(f g)′′′ = f ′′′ g + 3f ′′ g ′ + 3f ′ g ′′ + g ′′′

7. Evaluate the following:

8. Differentiate the following:

2
(a) y = cosh(arcsin(x2 ln x))
(b) y = tan(cos−1 (e4x ))
(c) y = e3 ln(2x+1)
(d) y = x10 tanh x
(2 + cos(3x2 ))eπx
(e) y = √
3 x
9. Use implicit differentiation to answer the following:

Note that:
Hyperbolic Functions interms of the exponential funcion:

Inverse Hyberbolic Functions:

3
Derivatives of Hyberbolic Functions:

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