Implicit Differentiation Exercises
Implicit Differentiation Exercises
d n dy
1. ( y ) ny n1
dx dx
EXAMPLE
PSPM 2008/2009
dy
1. Given ln y e xy , find . [5 marks]
dx
Solution
ln y e xy
d 1
1 dy dy (ln u) u
e xy x y(1) dx u
y dx dx
1 dy dy d n dy
xexy ye xy ( y ) ny n1
y dx dx dx dx
1 dy dy
xexy ye xy d u
y dx dx (e ) e u u
dx
dy 1
xexy ye xy
dx y d
(uv) uv vu
dy 1 xyexy dx
ye xy
dx y
dy y 2 e xy
dx 1 xyexy
PSPM 2010/2011
dy
2. Find for xy2 ye x 3 . [4 marks]
dx
Solution
xy2 ye x 3
d
dy dy (uv) uv vu
x 2 y y 2 (1) y(e x ) e x 0 dx
dx dx
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SM015 CHAPTER 9 DIFFERENTIATION
dy dy
2xy y 2 ye x e x 0 d n
( y ) ny n1
dy
dx dx dx dx
dy dy
2xy e x ye x y 2
dx dx d u
dy (e ) e u u
(2xy e x ) y(e x y) dx
dx
dy y (e x y )
dx 2 xy e x
PSPM 2004/2005
dy
3. Find if sin(x y) y cosx . [4 marks]
dx
Solution
sin(x y) y cosx d du
(sin u) cos u
dy dy
cos( x y)1 y ( sin x) cos x dx dx
dx dx
dy dy d n dy
cos( x y) cos( x y) y sin x cos x ( y ) ny n1
dx dx dx dx
dy dy
y sin x cos( x y) cos x cos( x y) d
dx dx (uv) uv vu
dy dx
y sin x cos( x y) (cos x cos( x y))
dx
dy y sin x cos( x y) d du
(cos u) sin u
dx cos x cos( x y) dx dx
PSPM 2009/2010
dy
4 a) If cos(x y) 2x sin y where 0 y , find y and at x 0 . [6 marks]
dx
d2y dy
b) Given y sin(lnx) , show that x 2 2
x y 0. [6 marks]
dx dx
Solution
a) cos(x y) 2x sin y , 0 y
At x 0 ,
cos(0 y) 2(0) sin y
cos y 0
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SM015 CHAPTER 9 DIFFERENTIATION
y
2
dy dy
sin( x y)1 2 xcos y (sin y)(2) d
dx dx (uv) uv vu
dx
dy dy
sin( x y)1 2 x cos y 2 sin y
dx dx d du
(cos u) sin u
At x 0 , y dx dx
2
dy dy d n dy
sin 0 1 2(0)[cos(0)] 2 sin ( y ) ny n1
2 dx dx 2 dx dx
dy
(1)1 0 2(1) d du
dx (sin u) cos u
dy dx dx
1 2
dx
dy
3
dx
b) y sin(lnx)
d du
dy 1 (sin u) cos u
cos(ln x) dx dx
dx x
dy d 1
x cos(ln x) (ln u) u
dx dx u
d 2 y dy 1
x 2 (1) sin(ln x) d n dy
dx dx x ( y ) ny n1
dx dx
d 2 y dy y
x 2
dx dx x d du
2
d y dy (cos u) sin u
x2 2 x y dx dx
dx dx
d2y dy
x2 2 x y 0
dx dx
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SM015 CHAPTER 9 DIFFERENTIATION
EXERCISE 9.4
PSPM 2011/2012
dy
1. Find for the following equations:
dx
a) y 32 x 1 . [3 marks]
b) e xy y 5x . [3 marks]
PSPM 2011/2012
d 2 y dy
2 a) If y sin( x 2 1) , show that x 2
4x 3 y 0 . [5 marks]
dx dx
b) Find the gradient of a curve xe e e3 y at (0, 0).
xy 2x
[6 marks]
PSPM 2012/2013
dy
3. Find of the following:
dx
a) y e 2 x tan x . [2 marks]
b) y x sec x . [4 marks]
PSPM 2012/2013
4. Given 3 y 2 xy x 2 3 . By using implicit differentiation,
dy
a) find the value of at x 1 . [6 marks]
dx
2
d2y dy dy
b) show that (6 y x) 2 6 2 2 0 . [2 marks]
dx dx dx
PSPM 2013/2014
5. Use implicit differentiation to find
dy
a) if y ln x e x y . [3 marks]
dx
dy 1 1 1
b) the value of if 3 when x . [5 marks]
dx y x 2
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SM015 CHAPTER 9 DIFFERENTIATION
PSPM 2014/2015
6. Given that e y xy ln(1 2 x) 1 , x 0 .
2
d2y dy dy 4
Show that (e x) 2 e y 2
y
0.
dx dx dx (1 2 x) 2
d2y
Hence, find the value of at the point (0, 0).
dx 2
[10 marks]
PSPM 2015/2016
dy x
7. If y 2 2 y (1 x 2 ) x 2 0 , show that . [6 marks]
dx (1 x 2 )
PSPM 2016/2017
8. By writing tan x in terms of sin x and cos x , show that
d
(tan x) sec 2 x . [3 marks]
dx
d2y
a) If y tan x , find in terms of y . Hence, determine the range of value of x such
dx 2
d2y
that 0 for 0 x . [7 marks]
dx 2
dy dy
b) If y tan(x y) , find in terms of x and y . Hence, show that cos ec 2 2
dx dx
when x y . [5 marks]
PSPM 2017/2018
9. A curve with equation x 2 3 y 2 ae y 2 x by 6 , where a and b are constants, passes
through the point (1, 2) .
dy
a) Given 1 at (1, 2) , determine the values a and b . [8 marks]
dx
d2y
b) Evaluate at (1, 2) . [4 marks]
dx 2
PSPM 2018/2019
10. Find the gradient of the curve cos(4 xy) tan( xy2 ) 3 y at the point where x 0 .
[6 marks]
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SM015 CHAPTER 9 DIFFERENTIATION
ANSWER
dy dy 5 ye xy
1 a) (2 ln 3)32 x1 b)
dx dx xexy 1
dy 1
2 b)
dx 3
dy dy 1 x(ln x) tan x
3 a) e 2 x (sec 2 x 2 tan x) b) x sec x sec x
dx dx x
dy 8 dy 1
4 a) or
dx 15 dx 5
y
e x y
dy x dy 4
5 a) b)
dx e x y ln x dx 25
d2y
6) 4
dx 2
d2y dy sec 2 ( x y)
8 a) 2 y(1 y 2 ) ; ( 0 , ) b)
dx 2
2 dx 1 sec 2 ( x y)
d2y 3
9 a) a 5 , b 5 b) 2
dx 4
dy 1
10)
dx 27
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SM015 CHAPTER 9 DIFFERENTIATION
1 a) y 32 x1
d u
dy (a ) a u (ln a)u
(32 x1 )(ln 3)(2) dx
dx
(2 ln 3)32 x1
b) e xy y 5x d
(uv) uv vu
dy dy dx
e xy x y (1) 5
dx dx
dy dy d u
xexy ye xy 5 (e ) e u u
dx dx dx
dy dy
xexy 5 ye xy
dx dx d n dy
( y ) ny n1
dy dx dx
( xexy 1) 5 ye xy
dx
dy 5 ye xy
dx xe xy 1
2 a) y sin( x 2 1) d du
(sin u) cos u
dy dx dx
cos( x 2 1)(2 x)
dx
dy d
2x cos( x 2 1) (uv) uv vu
dx dx
d2y
2 x[ sin( x 2 1)(2 x)] cos( x 2 1)[2] d du
dx 2 (cos u) sin u
dx dx
4 x 2 sin( x 2 1) 2 cos( x 2 1)
d 2 y dy
x 2
4 x 3 y x[4 x 2 sin( x 2 1) 2 cos( x 2 1)] 2 x cos( x 2 1) 4 x 3 sin( x 2 1)
dx dx
4 x 3 sin( x 2 1) 2 x cos( x 2 1) 2 x cos( x 2 1) 4 x 3 sin( x 2 1)
0
b) xexy e2 x e3 y
dy dy
d
x(e xy ) x y(1) e xy (1) e 2 x (2) e 3 y 3 (uv) uv vu
dx
dx dx
dy dy
xexy x y e xy 2e 2 x 3e 3 y d u
(e ) e u u
dx dx dx
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SM015 CHAPTER 9 DIFFERENTIATION
dy dy
At (0, 0) : (0)e (0)(0) (0) 0 e (0)(0) 2e 2(0) 3e 3(0)
dx dx d n dy
( y ) ny n1
dy dx dx
0 1 2 3
dx
dy
3 1
dx
dy 1
dx 3
d
3 a) y e 2 x tan x (uv) uv vu
dx
dy
e 2 x (sec 2 x) tan x(e 2 x (2))
dx d u
e 2 x (sec 2 x 2 tan x) (e ) e u u
dx
b) y x sec x d
(tan x) sec 2 x
ln y ln x sec x dx
ln y secx ln x
1 dy 1 ln a b b ln a
sec x (ln x)(sec x tan x)
y dx x d 1
1 dy sec x x(ln x) sec x tan x (ln u) u
dx u
y dx x
dy sec x x(ln x) sec x tan x d n
( y ) ny n1
dy
y
dx x dx dx
1 x(ln x) tan x
x sec x sec x d
x (sec x) sec x tan x
dx
4 a) 3 y 2 xy x 2 3
d n dy
dy dy ( y ) ny n1
6 y x y(1) 2 x 0 dx dx
dx dx
dy dy d
6 y x y 2x 0 (uv) uv vu
dx dx dx
dy
(6 y x) y 2x 0
dx
At x 1, 3 y 2 (1) y (1) 2 3
3y 2 y 1 3
3y 2 y 2 0
(3y 2)( y 1) 0
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SM015 CHAPTER 9 DIFFERENTIATION
2
y or y 1
3
2
For x 1, y
3
2 dy 2
6 1 2(1) 0
3 dx 3
dy 8
5 0
dx 3
dy 8
5
dx 3
dy 8
dx 15
For x 1, y 1
dy
(6(1) 1) 1 2(1) 0
dx
dy
5 1 0
dx
dy
5 1
dx
dy 1
dx 5
dy
b) (6 y x) y 2x 0 d
dx (uv) uv vu
d 2 y dy dy dy dx
(6 y x) 2 6 1 2 0
dx dx dx dx d n dy
2 ( y ) ny n1
d y dy dy dy
2
dx dx
(6 y x) 6 2 0
dx 2 dx dx dx
2
d 2 y dy dy
(6 y x) 2 6 2 2 0
dx dx dx
5 a) y ln x e x y d
(uv) uv vu
1 dy dy dx
y (ln x) e x y 1
x dx dx
d n dy
y dy
ln x e x y e x y
dy ( y ) ny n1
x dx dx dx dx
dy dy y
e x y ln x e x y d 1
dx dx x (ln u) u
dx u
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SM015 CHAPTER 9 DIFFERENTIATION
dy x y y
(e ln x) e x y
dx x d u
(e ) e u u
y dx
e x y
dy x
x y
dx e ln x
1 1
b) 3
y x
y 1 x 1 3 d n dy
( y ) ny n1
dy dx dx
y 2 x 2 0
dx
1 dy 1
2 0
y dx x 2
1 dy 1
2 2
y dx x
dy y 2
dx x 2
1 1 1
when x , 3
2 y 1
2
1
23
y
1
5
y
1
y
5
2
1
dy 5 4
2
dx 1 25
2
6. e y xy ln(1 2 x) 1 d u
(e ) e u u
dy dy 1 dx
ey x y(1) (2) 0
dx
dx 1 2 x
d n dy
ey
dy dy
x y
2
0 ( y ) ny n1
dx dx 1 2x dx dx
d y dy dy d y dy
2 2
dy (1 2 x)(0) 2(2)
e y 2 e y x 2 (1) 0
dx dx dx dx dx dx (1 2 x) 2
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SM015 CHAPTER 9 DIFFERENTIATION
2
d2y y dy d 2 y dy dy 4 d
e y
e x 0 (uv) uv vu
dx 2
dx dx 2
dx dx (1 2 x) 2 dx
2
d2y dy dy 4
(e x) 2 e y 2
y
0 d 1
dx dx dx (1 2 x) 2 (ln u) u
At (0, 0) x 0 , y 0 dx u
dy dy 2
(e 0 ) (0) (0) 0 d u vu uv
dx dx 1 2(0)
dx v v2
dy
20
dx
dy
2
dx
d2y 4
(e 0 0) 2 e 0 (2) 2 2(2) 0
dx (1 2(0)) 2
d2y
444 0
dx 2
d2y
40
dx 2
d2y
4
dx 2
7. y 2 2 y (1 x 2 ) x 2 0
1
y 2 y(1 x ) x 2 0
2 2 2
d n dy
1 ( y ) ny n1
2 2 dy
1 1
dy
2y 2 y (1 x ) (2 x) (1 x ) 2 2 x 0
2 2 dx dx
dx 2 dx
d
2y
dy
2 xy
2 1 x2
dy
2x 0 (uv) uv vu
dx 1 x 2 dx dx
dy dy 2 xy
2y 2 1 x2 2x d n
dx dx 1 x2 (u ) nu n1 u
dx
dy 2 xy 2 x 1 x 2
2 ( y 1 x2 )
dx 1 x2
dy 2 x( y 1 x 2 )
2 ( y 1 x2 )
dx 1 x2
dy x
dx (1 x 2 )
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SM015 CHAPTER 9 DIFFERENTIATION
d d sin x d u vu uv
8. (tan x)
dx dx cos x dx v v2
(cos x)(cos x) (sin x)( sin x)
d du
(cos x) 2 (sin u) cos u
dx dx
cos 2 x sin 2 x
cos 2 x d du
1 (cos u) sin u
dx dx
cos 2 x
sec2 x cos2 A sin2 A 1
a) y tan x
dy d du
sec 2 x (tan u) sec 2 u
dx dx dx
1 tan2 x
1 y2 1 tan2 A sec2 A
d2y dy
2
2y
dx dx
2 y(1 y 2 )
d2y
For 0 , 0 x
dx 2
2 y(1 y 2 ) 0
y(1 y 2 ) 0
Since 1 y 2 0
so y 0
tan x 0
Solution interval is ( 0 , )
2
b) y tan(x y)
d du
dy dy (tan u) sec 2 u
sec 2 ( x y) 1 dx dx
dx dx
dy dy d n dy
sec 2 ( x y) sec 2 ( x y) ( y ) ny n1
dx dx dx dx
dy dy
sec 2 ( x y) sec 2 ( x y)
dx dx
dy
(1 sec 2 ( x y)) sec 2 ( x y)
dx
dy sec 2 ( x y)
dx 1 sec 2 ( x y)
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SM015 CHAPTER 9 DIFFERENTIATION
when x y
dy sec 2 ( )
dx 1 sec 2 ( )
sec 2 2
1 sec 2 2 1 tan2 A sec2 A
sec 2 2
tan 2 2 1
sec A
1 cos A
cos 22
2
sin 2 tan A
sin A
cos 2 2 cos A
1 cos 2 2
cos 2 2 sin 2 2
1
2
1 cos ecA
sin 2 sin A
cosec2 2
9. x 2 3 y 2 ae y 2 x by 6
a) At (1, 2) x 1 , y 2
(1) 2 3(2) 2 ae 22(1) b(2) 6
1 12 a 2b 6
a 2b 5 (1)
dy dy dy
2x 6 y ae y 2 x 2 b d n
( y ) ny n1
dy
dx dx dx dx dx
dy
At (1, 2) , 1
dx d u
2(1) 6(2)(1) ae 22(1) (1 2) b(1) (e ) e u u
dx
2 12 a b
a b 10 (2)
(1) (2) : 3b 15
b 5
(1) : a 2(5) 5
a 10 5
a5
d
dy y 2 x dy dy (uv) uv vu
b) 2 x 6 y 5e 2 5 dx
dx dx dx
d y dy
2
dy d 2 y dy dy d2y
2 6 y 2 6 5e y 2 x 2 2 5e y 2 x 2 5 2
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
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SM015 CHAPTER 9 DIFFERENTIATION
dy
At (1, 2) , 1
dx
d2y 2 2 (1) d y
2
d2y
2 6(2) 2 (1)(6(1)) 5e
dx 2 (1 2)(5e
2 2 (1)
(1 2)) 5 2
dx dx
d2y d2y d2y
2 12 6 5 5 5
dx 2 dx 2 dx 2
d2y
12 2 9
dx
2
d y 3
2
dx 4
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