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First Principles of Differentiation Worksheet

The document provides examples of using the first principle of differentiation to find derivatives of various functions. It gives 12 problems involving finding derivatives of functions such as exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and composite functions. It also provides hints and solutions for each problem by applying the definition of the derivative and taking limits as h approaches 0.

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First Principles of Differentiation Worksheet

The document provides examples of using the first principle of differentiation to find derivatives of various functions. It gives 12 problems involving finding derivatives of functions such as exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and composite functions. It also provides hints and solutions for each problem by applying the definition of the derivative and taking limits as h approaches 0.

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Exercises

Level - 1
(Problems Based on Fundamentals)

First Principle of Differentiation


1. Find the derivative of y = ex, using first principle.

2. Find the derivative of y = f(x) = logex, using first principle.

3. Find the derivative of y = f(x) = logax, using first princile.

4. Find the derivative of y = f(x) = sin x, using first principle.

5. Find the derivative of y = f(x) = tan–1, using first principle of differentiation.

6. Find the derivative of y = f(x) = esin x, using first principle.

7. Find the drivative of y = f(x) = sin(x2), using first principle.

ABC of Differentiation
dy
8. If y = logxx + 10, find
dx

log y 5 dy
9. If y  5log3 x  x , find
dx

1 2 3 dy
10. If y = x  2  3 , find
x x dx

dy
11. If y = x  x x  x 2 x  x 3 x , find
dx

       dy
12. If y =  1  tan  8  x  1  tan  x  8   , find
       dx
Hints & Solutions
Level - 1

1. We have f '(x) 3. We have f '(x)


 f (x  h)  f (x)   f (x  h)  f (x) 
 lim   lim  
h  h 0  h 
h 0  

 ex h  ex  log (x  h)  loga x 
  lim  a 
 lim   h 0  h 
h 0  h 

 x h 
 eh  1   log a  x  
 lim  e x .   lim   
h 0  h  h 0  h 
 
= ex  

  h
2. We have f '(x)  log a 1  x  
 lim   
 f (x  h)  f (x)  h0  h 
 lim   x
h 0  h   x 
 
 log(x  h)  log x 
 lim     h 
h 0  h  log 1 
1  e  x  
 lim  
 xh h 0 x  h 
 log a
 log  h    x

e 

 lim   
h 0  h 
  
    h  
  loge 1    
1  x  
 lim  
  h  h 0  x  log e a  h 
 log 1  x     x 
 lim      
h 0  h 
  1
  
x  loge a
  h 
 log 1  x  
 lim   
h 0  h
  x 
 x 

   h  
  log 1    
1  x  
 lim  
h 0  x  h 
  x 
  
= 1/x

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