PHAS1245: Mathematical Methods I - Problem Class 2 Week Starting Monday 15th October

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PHAS1245: Mathematical Methods I - Problem Class 2

Week starting Monday 15th October


1. Differentiation using the product and/or the chain rule.
(a)
2
1 dy 2

If y = x + show that = 2x − 3 .
x dx x
(b) Obtain
dy √ 1
if y = x + √ .
dx x

(c) √
x+1 dy 1 −1
If y = √ show that =√ √ .
x−1 dx x ( x − 1)2

(d) Obtain
dy
if y = sin−1 x2 .
dx
(e) √ √ √
a+ x dy a
If y = ln √ √ show that =√ .
a− x dx x(a − x)

2. Given the curves f (x) = x2 and g(x) = 1 − x2 , find the angle between them at
their points for interception.

3. The parametric equations for the motion of a charged particle released from
rest in electric and magnetic fields at right angles to eachother take the forms

z = a(θ − sin θ) y = a(1 − cos θ) .

Show that the tangent to the curve has slope cot(θ/2). Use this result at
calculated values of x and y to sketch the form of the particles trajectory.

4. Show how the number of stationary points of the function


2
y(x) = xa2x ex (a > 0)

depends on the value of a and in the case where only one stationary point exists,
determine that point.

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