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    This document contains the solutions to problems from a mathematics tutorial on calculus. It includes: 1) Finding an expression for (g ◦ f)(x) − (f ◦ g)(x) where f(x) = x^6 and g(x) = sqrt(|3 - x|). 2) Taking the derivatives of several functions, including trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic and rational functions. 3) Calculating the rate coffee is draining from a conical filter into a cylindrical pot and the rate the level is falling in the cone. 4) Finding the first and second derivatives of functions relating x and y, including an implicit function and

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    This document contains the solutions to problems from a mathematics tutorial on calculus. It includes: 1) Finding an expression for (g ◦ f)(x) − (f ◦ g)(x) where f(x) = x^6 and g(x) = sqrt(|3 - x|). 2) Taking the derivatives of several functions, including trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic and rational functions. 3) Calculating the rate coffee is draining from a conical filter into a cylindrical pot and the rate the level is falling in the cone. 4) Finding the first and second derivatives of functions relating x and y, including an implicit function and

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    This document contains the solutions to problems from a mathematics tutorial on calculus. It includes: 1) Finding an expression for (g ◦ f)(x) − (f ◦ g)(x) where f(x) = x^6 and g(x) = sqrt(|3 - x|). 2) Taking the derivatives of several functions, including trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic and rational functions. 3) Calculating the rate coffee is draining from a conical filter into a cylindrical pot and the rate the level is falling in the cone. 4) Finding the first and second derivatives of functions relating x and y, including an implicit function and

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    NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

    Department of Mathematics
    MA 1521
    Tutorial 1
    1. Let f (x) = x6 and g(x) =

    Ans. |3 x6 | 6 .

    |3 x|. Find an expression for (g f )(x) (f g)(x).

    |3x|

    2. Find the rst derivatives of the following functions.


    ax + b
    (a) y =
    (b) y = sinn x cos(mx)
    cx2 + 3d
    (c) y = ex +x
    (d) y = x3 4(x2 + e2 + ln 2)
    (
    )2

    sin
    (e) y =
    (f) y = t tan(2 t) + 7
    cos 1

    4
    1
    (g) r = sin( + + 1)
    (h) s =
    +
    cos x tan x
    ad bc
    Ans. (a) y =
    (b) y = n sinn1 x cos x cos mx m sinn x sin mx
    (cx + d)2
    (d) y = 3x2 8x

    (e) y = 2 sin (cos 1)2


    (f) y = t sec2 (2 t) + tan(2 t)

    (g) r = 2 2+1+1
    cos( + + 1) (h) s = 4 tan x sec x csc2 x
    +1
    (c) y = ex

    2 +x3

    (2x + 3x2 )

    3. Coee is drained from a conical lter into a cylindrical coeepot at the rate of 10 in3 /min.
    (a) How fast is the level in the pot rising when the coee in the cone is 5 in. deep?
    (b) How fast is the level in the cone falling then?
    (Volume of cone:

    Ans. (a)

    10
    9

    1
    3

    base area height)

    in/min; (b)

    8
    5

    in/min.

    MA1521 Tutorial 1

    4. For the following functions, nd y and y .


    (a) x2/3 + y 2/3 = a2/3 , 0 < x < a, 0 < y
    (b) y = (sin x)sin x , 0 < x <

    (c) x = a cos t, y = a sin t

    Ans.

    a 2/3
    a2/3

    (a) y = ( ) 1, y =
    .
    x
    3x4/3 a2/3 x2/3

    (b) y = (sin x)sin x (1 + ln sin x) cos x,


    y = (sin x)sin x [(1 + ln sin x)2 cos2 x +
    (c) y = cot t , y =

    cos2 x
    (1 + ln sin x) sin x] .
    sin x

    1
    .
    a sin3 t

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