BBMP 1103

Mathematic Management
Exam Preparation Workshop Sept 2011
Part 2 - Differentiation
Presented By: Dr Richard Ng
26 Nov 2011
2ptg 4ptg

2. Focus on Differentiation
Question: 4 (May 2010)
Differentiate the following functions:
3
a) f ( x) 5 x

b) f ( x)

Find f ' ( x) and

2
x 3 (x6

f ' ' ( x)

2 x 3 1) Find f ' ( x)

2
c) f ( x) [( x 3)(4 x 2 x)] Find f ' ' ( x)

d) p ( x)

5 x 3 3x 2 7

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x2

Find p ' ' ( x)

3 marks

3 marks

4 marks

3 marks

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Suggested Answers:
a)

f ( x) 5 x 3
f ( x) 5 x

15
f '
x
2

3
2

3
(5) x
2

f '

15
f '
x
2

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1
2

1
2

1
f ''
2

1
2

15

x
2

15
f ' ' x
4

1
2

1
2

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2
3

6
3
b) f ( x) x ( x 2 x 1)

f ' x

2
3

2 1
6 x 5 6 x 2 ( x 6 2 x 3 1) x 3
3

f
(
x
)

3
(
4
x
2 x)
c)

f ' x 3 8 x 2 (4 x 2 2 x)1
f ' ' x 3 8 (8 x 2)1 (8 x 2)
8 x 24 (8 x 2) (8 x 2)
24 x 28
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d)

p( x)

5 x 3 3x 2 7
x2
5x3
x

3x 2
x

7
x2

5 x 3 7 x 2

p' 5 (2)7 x 3
5 14 x 3
p ' ' 42 x 4
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Question: 5 (January 2011)

a)

y 12 x 3 442 x 2 300 x 6
dy
36 x 2 884 x 300
dx

b)

1
x2

x 2

dy
2 x 3
dx

c)

x 5 3x 1 5 1
y
x x
15
15
5
dy 5 4 1 1 4 1
x x
dx 15
5 3
5

d)

3x 1
5x 2

dy (5 x 2)[3] (3x 1)[5]

dx
(5 x 2) 2

15 x 6 (15 x 5)
(5 x 2) 2
11
(5 x 2) 2

e)

x 2 2x 1
x2 1
x2 2x 1
x2 1

( x 1)( x 1) ( x 1)

( x 1)( x 1) ( x 1)

dy ( x 1)[1] ( x 1)[1]

dx
( x 1) 2

x 1 x 1
( x 1) 2
2
( x 1) 2

Question: 6 (January 2010)

Any Question?

End of
Part 2