CAPE Pure Mathematics Unit 1

Module 3
Differentiation Worksheet
Examination 2024

Fidel DaSilva (AS Mathematics, BSc Civil Engineering)

Formerly Mathematics and Physics Tutor
Queen’s College, Guyana

Instructions
1) Read and follow the examples provided
2) Identify the patterns used to solve examples.
3) Examples are colour-coded so that the patterns are easily identified
4) Solve ALL exercises
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Section A – Polynomials
Formula 1
𝑑 𝑛
[𝑥 ] = 𝑛𝑥 𝑛−1
𝑑𝑥
Examples
𝑑 5
[𝑥 ] = 5𝑥 4
𝑑𝑥
𝑑 7
[𝑥 ] = 7𝑥 6
𝑑𝑥
𝑑 20
[𝑥 ] = 20𝑥 19
𝑑𝑥
𝑑 −4
[𝑥 ] = −4𝑥 −5
𝑑𝑥
Exercise A1 – Now try these:
𝑑 6
[𝑥 ] = 6x^5
𝑑𝑥
𝑑 4
[𝑥 ] = 4x^3
𝑑𝑥
𝑑 9
[𝑥 ] =9x^8
𝑑𝑥
𝑑 12
[𝑥 ] = 12x^11
𝑑𝑥
𝑑 16
[𝑥 ] =16x^15
𝑑𝑥
𝑑 −5
[𝑥 ] = -5x^-6
𝑑𝑥
𝑑 −3
[𝑥 ] = -3x^-4
𝑑𝑥

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Formula 2
𝑑
[𝑎𝑥 𝑛 ] = 𝑎𝑛𝑥 𝑛−1
𝑑𝑥
Examples
𝑑 𝑑
[8𝑥 3 ] = 24𝑥 2 [4𝑥 6 ] = 24𝑥 5
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[3𝑥 5 ] = 15𝑥 4 [−5𝑥 6 ] = −30𝑥 5
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[9𝑥 4 ] = 36𝑥 3 [−7𝑥 8 ] = −56𝑥 7
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[16𝑥 2 ] = 32𝑥 [6𝑥 −3 ] = −18𝑥 −4
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

Exercise A2 – Now Try These:

𝑑 𝑑
[8𝑥 9 ] =72x^8 [4𝑥 7 ] =28x^6
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[6𝑥 4 ] =24x^3 [9𝑥 5 ] =45x^4
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[15𝑥 3 ] =45x^2 [3𝑥 8 ] =24x^7
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[−3𝑥 7 ] =-21x^6 [5𝑥 4 ] =20x^3
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[4𝑥 −5 ] =-20x^-6 [6𝑥 6 ] =36x^5
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[3𝑥 2 ] =6x [−4𝑥 12 ] -48x^11
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[5𝑥 4 ] =20x^3 [8𝑥 7 ] =56x^6
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

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Formula 3
𝑑
[𝑎𝑥 ] = 𝑎
𝑑𝑥
Examples
𝑑
[5𝑥 ] = 5
𝑑𝑥
𝑑
[3𝑥 ] = 3
𝑑𝑥
𝑑
[−4𝑥 ] = −4
𝑑𝑥
𝑑
[−9𝑥 ] = −9
𝑑𝑥

Exercise A3 – Now Try These:

𝑑
[6𝑥 ] =6
𝑑𝑥
𝑑
[−11𝑥 ] =-11
𝑑𝑥
𝑑
[20𝑥 ] =20
𝑑𝑥
𝑑
[−7𝑥 ] =-7
𝑑𝑥

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Formula 4
𝑑
[𝑎 ] = 0
𝑑𝑥
𝑑
[5] = 0
𝑑𝑥
𝑑
[3] = 0
𝑑𝑥
𝑑
[−8] = 0
𝑑𝑥

Exercise A4 – Now Try These:

𝑑
[6] =0
𝑑𝑥
𝑑
[−12] =0
𝑑𝑥
𝑑
[2] =0
𝑑𝑥
𝑑
[−9]
𝑑𝑥 =0

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Formula 5
𝑑 1 𝑑 −𝑛
[ 𝑛] = [𝑥 ]
𝑑𝑥 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
Examples
𝑑 1 𝑑 −3 3
[ 3] = [𝑥 ] = −3𝑥 −4 = − 4
𝑑𝑥 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑥
𝑑 1 𝑑 −7 7
[ 7] = [𝑥 ] = −7𝑥 −8 = − 8
𝑑𝑥 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑥
𝑑 5 𝑑 10
[ 2] = [5𝑥 −2 ] = −10𝑥 −3 = − 3
𝑑𝑥 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑥
𝑑 3 𝑑 27
[− 9 ] = [−3𝑥 −9 ] = 27𝑥 −10 = 10
𝑑𝑥 𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑥

Exercise A5 – Now Try These:

𝑑 1
[ ]
𝑑𝑥 𝑥 5
𝑑 1
[ ]
𝑑𝑥 𝑥 2
𝑑 1
[ ]
𝑑𝑥 𝑥
𝑑 6
[ ]
𝑑𝑥 𝑥 6
𝑑 4
[− 10 ]
𝑑𝑥 𝑥

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Differentiation Notation
𝑑𝑦
If 𝑦 = 𝑓 (𝑥 ) then = 𝑓 ′ (𝑥 )
𝑑𝑥

Derivative of Polynomials
To differentiate a polynomial, you have to differentiate each term individually

Examples
𝑦 = 𝑥 3 + 5𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 3
𝑑𝑦
= 3𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 8
𝑑𝑥

𝑦 = 𝑥 5 − 4𝑥 4 − 9𝑥 3 + 10𝑥 − 3
𝑑𝑦
= 5𝑥 4 − 16𝑥 3 − 27𝑥 2 + 10
𝑑𝑥

𝑦 = 8𝑥 3 − 12𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 − 6
𝑑𝑦
= 24𝑥 2 − 24𝑥 + 9
𝑑𝑥

𝑦 = 3𝑥 7 − 9𝑥 5 + 5𝑥 3 − 8𝑥 + 20
𝑑𝑦
= 21𝑥 7 − 45𝑥 4 + 15𝑥 2 − 8
𝑑𝑥

𝑦 = 𝑥 4 − 9𝑥 3 + 5𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 3
𝑑𝑦
= 4𝑥 3 − 27𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 − 12
𝑑𝑥

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Exercise A6 – Now Try These:

𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 15𝑥 2 + 9𝑥
𝑦 = 𝑥 6 − 3𝑥 5 − 9𝑥 3 + 5
𝑦 = 𝑥 4 − 6𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 10
𝑦 = 4𝑥 7 + 8𝑥 5 − 2𝑥 3 + 6𝑥 + 6
𝑦 = 8𝑥 3 − 7𝑥 2 + 10
𝑦 = 3𝑥 6 − 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥
𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 8
𝑦 = 𝑥 4 + 8𝑥 3 + 10𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 3
𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 4𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 + 10
𝑦 = 𝑥 5 − 10𝑥 3

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Section B – Trigonometric Functions

Formula 1
𝑑
[sin 𝑎𝑥 ] = 𝑎 cos 𝑎𝑥
𝑑𝑥
Examples
𝑑 𝑑
[sin 3𝑥 ] = 3 cos 3𝑥 [7 sin 8𝑥 ] = 56 cos 8𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[sin 7𝑥 ] = 7 cos 7𝑥 [5 sin 3𝑥 ] = 15 cos 3𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[sin 5𝑥 ] = 5 cos 5𝑥 [6 sin 9𝑥 ] = 54 cos 9𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[3 sin 4𝑥 ] = 12 cos 4𝑥 [−3 sin 6𝑥 ] = 18 cos 6𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

Exercise B1 – Now Try These:

𝑑 𝑑
[sin 9𝑥 ] [6 sin 5𝑥 ]
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[sin 3𝑥 ] [8 sin 8𝑥 ]
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[sin 15𝑥 ] [3 sin 2𝑥 ]
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[7 sin 4𝑥 ] [−5 sin 7𝑥 ]
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

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Formula 2
𝑑
[cos 𝑎𝑥 ] = −𝑎 sin 𝑎𝑥
𝑑𝑥
Examples
𝑑 𝑑
[cos 3𝑥 ] = −3 sin 3𝑥 [3 cos 6𝑥 ] = −18 sin 6𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[cos 5𝑥 ] = −5 sin 5𝑥 [12 cos 2𝑥 ] = −24 sin 2𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[8 cos 4𝑥 ] = −32 sin 4𝑥 [−6 cos 5𝑥 ] = 30 sin 5𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[5 cos 7𝑥 ] = −35 sin 7𝑥 [−4 cos 9𝑥 ] = 36 sin 9𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

Exercise B2 – Now Try These:

𝑑 𝑑
[cos 6𝑥 ] [6 cos 8𝑥 ]
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[cos 2𝑥 ] [−3 cos 9𝑥 ]
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[7 cos 3𝑥 ] [−5 cos 4𝑥 ]
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑 𝑑
[9 cos 5𝑥 ] [−8 cos 6𝑥 ]
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

Formula 3
𝑑 𝑑
[tan 𝑥 ] = sec 2 𝑥 [sec 𝑥 ] = sec 𝑥 tan 𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

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Exercise B3 – Differentiate the following:

𝑦 = sin 3𝑥 + cos 5𝑥
𝑦 = sin 7𝑥 + cos 4𝑥
𝑦 = 8 cos 2𝑥
𝑦 = 9 sin 4𝑥 − 8 cos 3𝑥
𝑦 = 9 sin 4𝑥 + 8 cos 7𝑥
𝑦 = 3 sin 𝑥 + 8 cos 𝑥 − 16 cos 7𝑥
𝑦 = sin 7𝑥 + cos 9𝑥
𝑦 = 8 sin 4𝑥 − 5 sin 3𝑥
𝑦 = 5 cos 8𝑥 − 4 cos 5𝑥
𝑦 = sin 5𝑥 + sin 3𝑥 + 9 cos 2𝑥 − 15 cos 5𝑥

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Section C – Chain Rule

Formula
𝑑
[𝑓 (𝑥 )]𝑛 = 𝑛𝑓 ′ (𝑥 )[𝑓(𝑥 )]𝑛−1
𝑑𝑥

Explanation
1) “Bring down” the power to the coefficient
2) Multiply by the derivative of the bracket
3) Rewrite the original function and decrease the power by 1
4) Simplify if necessary

Examples
𝑦 = (4𝑥 + 5)6
𝑑𝑦
= [6][4][(4𝑥 + 5)5 ]
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= 24(4𝑥 + 5)5
𝑑𝑥

𝑦 = (3𝑥 − 7)4
𝑑𝑦
= [4][3][(3𝑥 − 7)3 ]
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= 17(3𝑥 − 7)3
𝑑𝑥

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𝑦 = (2𝑥 + 1)9
𝑑𝑦
= [9][2][(2𝑥 + 1)8 ]
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= 18(2𝑥 + 1)8
𝑑𝑥

𝑦 = (3 − 4𝑥 )7
𝑑𝑦
= [7][−4][(3 − 4𝑥 )6 ]
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= −28(3 − 4𝑥 )6
𝑑𝑥

Exercise C1 – Now Try These:

𝑦 = (6𝑥 + 7)5
𝑦 = (5𝑥 − 3)9
𝑦 = (3𝑥 − 4)6
𝑦 = (1 − 5𝑥 )3

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Examples
𝑦 = (𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 )5
𝑑𝑦
= 5(2𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 )4
𝑑𝑥

𝑦 = (𝑥 3 + 6𝑥 2 + 2)7
𝑑𝑦
= 7(3𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 )(𝑥 3 + 6𝑥 2 + 2)6
𝑑𝑥

𝑦 = (𝑥 5 + 1)3
𝑑𝑦
= 3(5𝑥 4 )(𝑥 5 + 1)2
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= 15𝑥 4 (𝑥 5 + 1)2
𝑑𝑥

𝑦 = (sin 𝑥 + 3)4
𝑑𝑦
= 4 cos 𝑥 (sin 𝑥 + 3)3
𝑑𝑥

𝑦 = (sin 3𝑥 + cos 5𝑥 )7
𝑑𝑦
= 7(3 cos 3𝑥 − 5 sin 5𝑥 )(sin 3𝑥 + cos 5𝑥 )6
𝑑𝑥

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Exercise C2 – Now Try These:

𝑦 = (𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 )3
𝑦 = (𝑥 3 + 6𝑥 )7
𝑦 = (sin 3𝑥 + cos 2𝑥 )9

𝑦 = √𝑥 2 + 1
𝑦 = (𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 )5
𝑦 = (sin 𝑥 + 2)3
𝑦 = (𝑥 3 + 1)6
𝑦 = (𝑥 + cos 𝑥 )5
𝑦 = (𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 )5
𝑦 = (9 − 𝑥 2 )10

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Examples
1
𝑦= = (2𝑥 + 3)−5
(2𝑥 + 3)5
𝑑𝑦
= −5(2)(2𝑥 + 3)−6
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦 10
=−
𝑑𝑥 (2𝑥 + 3)6

1
𝑦= 2
= (4𝑥 − 5)−2
(4𝑥 − 5)
𝑑𝑦
= −2(4)(4𝑥 − 5)−3
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦 8
=−
𝑑𝑥 (4𝑥 − 5)3

1
𝑦= = (𝑥 2 + 4)−6
(𝑥 2 + 4)6
𝑑𝑦
= −6(2𝑥 )(𝑥 2 + 4)−7
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦 12𝑥
=− 2
𝑑𝑥 (𝑥 + 4)7

1
𝑦= 3
= (sin 𝑥 + 1)−3
(sin 𝑥 + 1)
𝑑𝑦
= −3(cos 𝑥 )(sin 𝑥 + 1)−4
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦 3 cos 𝑥
=−
𝑑𝑥 (sin 𝑥 + 1)4

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Exercise C3 – Now Try These:

1
𝑦=
(2𝑥 + 1)3
5
𝑦=
(𝑥 3 + 8)4
3
𝑦=
(𝑥 2 + 4)2
3
𝑦=
(𝑥 + 1)4
1
𝑦=
√𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 8
1
𝑦=
(3𝑥 + 5)2
7
𝑦=
𝑥 2 − 9𝑥
3
𝑦=
√(4 − 𝑥 2 )
5
𝑦=
(𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 )2
5
𝑦=
(8 − 9𝑥 )2

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Examples
𝑦 = sin6 𝑥 = (sin 𝑥 )6 𝑦 = tan8 𝑥 = (tan 𝑥 )8
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑦
= 6(cos 𝑥 )(sin 𝑥 )5 = 8(sec 2 𝑥 )(tan 𝑥 )7
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑦
= 6 sin5 𝑥 cos 𝑥 = 8 tan7 𝑥 sec 2 𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

𝑦 = cos 4 3𝑥 = (cos 3𝑥 )4 𝑦 = sec 5 𝑥 = (sec 𝑥 )5

𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑦
= 4(−3 sin 3𝑥 )(cos 3𝑥 )3 = 5(sec 𝑥 tan 𝑥 )(sec 𝑥 )4
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑦
= −12 cos 3 3𝑥 sin 3𝑥 = 5 sec 5 𝑥 tan 𝑥
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥

Exercise C4 – Now Try These:

𝑦 = sin9 2𝑥
𝑦 = cos 5 𝑥
𝑦 = tan8 𝑥
𝑦 = sec 3 𝑥

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Section D – Product Rule

The Product Rule is used to find the derivative of a product of functions.
d dv du
[uv] = u + v
dx dx dx

Find the derivative of the following functions:

𝑦 = 𝑥 3 sin 𝑥
dy dv du
=u +v
dx dx dx
𝑑𝑦
= [𝑥 3 ][cos 𝑥 ] + [sin 𝑥 ][3𝑥 2 ]
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= 𝑥 3 cos 𝑥 + 3𝑥 2 sin 𝑥
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= 𝑥 2 (𝑥 cos 𝑥 + 3 sin 𝑥 )
𝑑𝑥

𝑦 = (𝑥 + 1)3 (4𝑥 + 5)7

dy dv du
=u +v
dx dx dx
𝑑𝑦
= [(𝑥 + 1)3 ][7(4)(4𝑥 + 5)6 ] + [(4𝑥 + 5)7 ][3(1)(𝑥 + 1)2 ]
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= 28(𝑥 + 1)3 (4𝑥 + 5)6 + 3(4𝑥 + 5)7 (𝑥 + 1)2
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= (𝑥 + 1)2 (4𝑥 + 5)6 [28(𝑥 + 1) + 3(4𝑥 + 5)]
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= (𝑥 + 1)2 (4𝑥 + 5)6 (40𝑥 + 43)
𝑑𝑥

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𝑦 = sin 5𝑥 cos 3𝑥
dy dv du
=u +v
dx dx dx
𝑑𝑦
= [sin 5𝑥 ][−3 sin 3𝑥 ] + [cos 3𝑥 ][5 cos 5𝑥 ]
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= −3 sin 5𝑥 sin 3𝑥 + 5 cos 3𝑥 cos 5𝑥
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= 5 cos 3𝑥 cos 5𝑥 − 3 sin 5𝑥 sin 3𝑥
𝑑𝑥

𝑦 = (3𝑥 + 5)4 sin 5𝑥

dy dv du
=u +v
dx dx dx
𝑑𝑦
= [(3𝑥 + 5)4 ][5 cos 5𝑥 ] + [sin 5𝑥 ][4(3)(3𝑥 + 5)3 ]
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= 5(3𝑥 + 5)4 cos 5𝑥 + 12(3𝑥 + 5)3 sin 5𝑥
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= (3𝑥 + 5)3 (5(3𝑥 + 5) cos 5𝑥 + 12 sin 5𝑥 )
𝑑𝑥

𝑦 = 𝑥 5 sin3 𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= [𝑥 5 ][3(cos 𝑥 )(sin 𝑥 )2 ] + [(sin 𝑥 )3 ][5𝑥 4 ]
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= 3𝑥 5 sin2 𝑥 cos 𝑥 + 5𝑥 4 sin3 𝑥
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
= 𝑥 4 sin2 𝑥 (3𝑥 cos 𝑥 + 5 sin 𝑥 )
𝑑𝑥

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Exercise D – Now Try These:

𝑦 = 𝑥 4 cos 5𝑥
𝑦 = 𝑥 7 sin 𝑥
𝑦 = sin 6𝑥 sin 8𝑥
𝑦 = 𝑥 5 (𝑥 + 1)3
𝑦 = 𝑥 3 (𝑥 2 + 1)4
𝑦 = (𝑥 2 + 1)2 (𝑥 − 1)3
𝑦 = 𝑥 5 cos 2𝑥
𝑦 = sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥

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Section E – Quotient Rule

The Quotient Rule is used to find the derivative of a rational function
du dv
d u v −u
( ) = dx 2 dx
dx v v
Note: All Quotient Rule functions can be differentiated using the Product
Rule

Find the derivative of

3𝑥 + 5
𝑦=
2𝑥 − 1
du dv
d u v −u
( ) = dx 2 dx
dx v v
𝑑𝑦 (2𝑥 − 1)(3) − (3𝑥 + 5)(2)
=
𝑑𝑥 (2𝑥 − 1)2
𝑑𝑦 6𝑥 − 3 − 6𝑥 − 10
=
𝑑𝑥 (2𝑥 − 1)2
𝑑𝑦 −13
=
𝑑𝑥 (2𝑥 − 1)2

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𝑥2
𝑦=
4𝑥 + 5
du dv
d u v −u
( ) = dx 2 dx
dx v v
𝑑𝑦 (4𝑥 + 5)(2𝑥 ) − (𝑥 2 )(4)
=
𝑑𝑥 (4𝑥 + 5)2
𝑑𝑦 8𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 − 4𝑥 2
=
𝑑𝑥 (4𝑥 + 5)2
𝑑𝑦 4𝑥 2 + 10𝑥
=
𝑑𝑥 (4𝑥 + 5)2
𝑑𝑦 2𝑥 (2𝑥 + 5)
=
𝑑𝑥 (4𝑥 + 5)2

𝑥3
𝑦=
sin 𝑥
du dv
d u v −u
( ) = dx 2 dx
dx v v
𝑑𝑦 [sin 𝑥 ][3𝑥 2 ] − [𝑥 3 ][cos 𝑥 ]
=
𝑑𝑥 [sin 𝑥 ]2
𝑑𝑦 3𝑥 2 sin 𝑥 − 𝑥 3 cos 𝑥
=
𝑑𝑥 sin2 𝑥
𝑑𝑦 𝑥 2 (3 sin 𝑥 − 𝑥 cos 𝑥 )
=
𝑑𝑥 sin2 𝑥

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Exercise E – Now Try These:

3𝑥 + 5
𝑦=
𝑥2 + 1
1 − 3𝑥
𝑦=
2 − 5𝑥
5𝑥
𝑦=
1 − cos 𝑥
2𝑥
𝑦=
3𝑥 + 5
𝑥 3 sin 𝑥
𝑦=
4𝑥 + 5
𝑥2
𝑦=
2𝑥 + 1
4𝑥 − 5
𝑦=
𝑥+3
𝑥
𝑦=
𝑥+1
sin 2𝑥
𝑦=
1 + cos 3𝑥
𝑥
𝑦=
sin 𝑥

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Section F - Derivatives of Parametric Equations

Given the parametric functions 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑡) and 𝑥 = 𝑔(𝑡)
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥
= ÷
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑡
= ×
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑥

𝑑𝑦
Find given that 𝑥 = 𝑡 3 − 5𝑡 2 + 2𝑡 + 3 and 𝑦 = 𝑡 2 − 9𝑡 + 5
𝑑𝑥

𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦
= 3𝑡 2 − 10𝑡 + 2 = 2𝑡 − 9
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥
= ÷
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑦 2𝑡 − 9
= 2
𝑑𝑥 3𝑡 − 10𝑡 + 2

𝑑𝑦
Find given that 𝑥 = 𝑡 2 + 7𝑡 and 𝑦 = 𝑡 3
𝑑𝑥

𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦
= 2𝑡 + 7 = 3𝑡 2
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑦 3𝑡 2
=
𝑑𝑥 2𝑡 + 7

𝑑𝑦
Find given that 𝑥 = 𝑡 4 − 5𝑡 2 and 𝑦 = 𝑡 2 − 9𝑡
𝑑𝑥

𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦
= 4𝑡 3 − 10𝑡 = 2𝑡(2𝑡 2 − 5) = 2𝑡 − 9
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑦 2𝑡 − 9
=
𝑑𝑥 2𝑡(2𝑡 2 − 5)

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𝑑𝑦
Find given that 𝑥 = 𝑡 + cos 2𝑡 and 𝑦 = sin 3𝑡
𝑑𝑥

𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦
= 1 − 2 sin 2𝑡 = 3 cos 3𝑡
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑦 3 cos 3𝑡
=
𝑑𝑥 1 − 2 sin 2𝑡

𝑑𝑦
Find given that 𝑥 = cos 3 𝑡 and 𝑦 = sin3 𝑡
𝑑𝑥

𝑥 = (cos 𝑡)3 𝑦 = (sin 𝑡)3

𝑑𝑥
= 3(− sin 𝑡)(cos 𝑡)2 = −3 sin 𝑡 cos 2 𝑡
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑦
= 3(cos 𝑡)(sin 𝑡)2 = 3 sin2 𝑡 cos 𝑡
𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑦 3 sin2 𝑡 cos 𝑡
=
𝑑𝑥 −3 sin 𝑡 cos 2 𝑡
𝑑𝑦 sin 𝑡
=−
𝑑𝑥 cos 𝑡
𝑑𝑦
= − tan 𝑡
𝑑𝑥

𝑑𝑦
Find given that 𝑥 = 𝑡 3 + 9𝑡 2 and 𝑦 = 5𝑡 4
𝑑𝑥

𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑦
= 3𝑡 2 + 18𝑡 = 3𝑡(𝑡 + 6) = 20𝑡 3
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑦 20𝑡 3
=
𝑑𝑥 3𝑡(𝑡 + 6)
𝑑𝑦 20𝑡 2
=
𝑑𝑥 3(𝑡 + 6)

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Exercise F – Now Try These:

𝑑𝑦
Find given that 𝑥 = 𝑡 3 + 7𝑡 2 − 9𝑡 and 𝑦 = 𝑡 2 + 5𝑡 + 2
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
Find given that 𝑥 = 2𝑡 − 5 and 𝑦 = 6𝑡 2
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
Find given that 𝑥 = 𝑡 2 − 3𝑡 and 𝑦 = 𝑡 3 at 𝑡 = 2
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
Find given that 𝑥 = 𝑡 3 + 9𝑡 2 and 𝑦 = 4𝑡 6 at 𝑡 = −1
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
Find given that 𝑥 = 4𝑡 + 3 and 𝑦 = 𝑡 3 at 𝑥 = −5
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
Find given that 𝑥 = 𝑡 2 − 4 and 𝑦 = √3𝑡 − 5 at the point 𝑡 = 3
𝑑𝑥

Fidel DaSilva – CAPE Pure Mathematics Unit 1