Differentiate the following expressions with respect to x:

  1. (a)

    4x−x23\sqrt[3]{4x - x^{2}}

  2. (b)

    (3x+1)4x−3,x≠3\dfrac{(3x+1)^{4}}{x-3},\quad x \ne 3

  3. (c)

    cos⁡(sin⁡x)\cos(\sin x)

  4. (d)

    sin⁡−1(1−x)\sin^{-1}(1-x)

  5. (e)

    ln⁡x+3x−3\ln\sqrt{\dfrac{x+3}{x-3}}

  6. (f)

    exex+e−x\dfrac{e^{x}}{e^{x} + e^{-x}}

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2(a)

1. Express the radical term with a fractional index to prepare for differentiation.

Let y=4x−x23y = \sqrt[3]{4x - x^{2}}
y=(4x−x2)13y = (4x - x^{2})^{\frac{1}{3}}

2. Apply the general power rule (chain rule) to differentiate the expression.

dydx=13(4x−x2)13−1⋅ddx(4x−x2)\dfrac{dy}{dx} = \dfrac{1}{3}(4x - x^{2})^{\frac{1}{3}-1} \cdot \dfrac{d}{dx}(4x - x^{2})

3. Evaluate the derivative of the inner function and state the simplified final answer.

dydx=13(4x−x2)−23(4−2x)\dfrac{dy}{dx} = \dfrac{1}{3}(4x - x^{2})^{-\frac{2}{3}} (4 - 2x)
=4−2x3(4x−x2)23= \dfrac{4 - 2x}{3(4x - x^2)^{\frac{2}{3}}}

Answer

4−2x3(4x−x2)23\dfrac{4 - 2x}{3(4x - x^2)^{\frac{2}{3}}}

2(b)

1. Apply the quotient rule and chain rule to differentiate the expression.

Let y=(3x+1)4x−3y = \dfrac{(3x+1)^4}{x-3}.

Using the quotient rule ddx[uv]=vu′−uv′v2\dfrac{d}{dx}\left[\dfrac{u}{v}\right] = \dfrac{v u' - u v'}{v^2}:
dydx=(x−3)ddx[(3x+1)4]−(3x+1)4ddx[x−3](x−3)2\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{(x-3) \frac{d}{dx}[(3x+1)^4] - (3x+1)^4 \frac{d}{dx}[x-3]}{(x-3)^2}

Applying the chain rule for the term (3x+1)4(3x+1)^4:
dydx=(x−3)[4(3x+1)3(3)]−(3x+1)4(1)(x−3)2\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{(x-3)[4(3x+1)^3(3)] - (3x+1)^4(1)}{(x-3)^2}
=12(x−3)(3x+1)3−(3x+1)4(x−3)2= \frac{12(x-3)(3x+1)^3 - (3x+1)^4}{(x-3)^2}

2. Factorise and simplify the numerator to obtain the final expression.

Factor out the common term (3x+1)3(3x+1)^3 from the numerator:
dydx=(3x+1)3[12(x−3)−(3x+1)](x−3)2\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{(3x+1)^3 [12(x-3) - (3x+1)]}{(x-3)^2}
=(3x+1)3(12x−36−3x−1)(x−3)2= \frac{(3x+1)^3 (12x - 36 - 3x - 1)}{(x-3)^2}
=(3x+1)3(9x−37)(x−3)2= \frac{(3x+1)^3 (9x - 37)}{(x-3)^2}

Answer

(3x+1)3(9x−37)(x−3)2\dfrac{(3x+1)^3 (9x-37)}{(x-3)^2}

2(c)

1. Apply the chain rule by differentiating the outer cosine function

Let y=cos⁡(sin⁡x)y = \cos(\sin x). Using the chain rule, we differentiate the outer cos⁡\cos function first, leaving the inner argument unchanged:
dydx=−sin⁡(sin⁡x)⋅ddx(sin⁡x)\frac{dy}{dx} = -\sin(\sin x) \cdot \frac{d}{dx}(\sin x)

2. Differentiate the inner sine function and simplify

Differentiate the inner function sin⁡x\sin x to get cos⁡x\cos x, then multiply:
dydx=−sin⁡(sin⁡x)⋅cos⁡x\frac{dy}{dx} = -\sin(\sin x) \cdot \cos x
dydx=−cos⁡xsin⁡(sin⁡x)\frac{dy}{dx} = -\cos x \sin(\sin x)

Answer

−cos⁡xsin⁡(sin⁡x)-\cos x \sin(\sin x)

2(d)

1. Apply the chain rule using the standard derivative formula for inverse sine.

Let y=sin⁡−1(1−x)y = \sin^{-1}(1-x).
Using the chain rule ddx[sin⁡−1(u)]=11−u2⋅dudx\frac{d}{dx}[\sin^{-1}(u)] = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-u^2}} \cdot \frac{du}{dx},
dydx=11−(1−x)2⋅ddx(1−x)\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1 - (1-x)^2}} \cdot \frac{d}{dx}(1-x)
=−11−(1−x)2= \frac{-1}{\sqrt{1 - (1-x)^2}}

2. Simplify the algebraic expression inside the square root.

dydx=−11−(1−2x+x2)\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{-1}{\sqrt{1 - (1 - 2x + x^2)}}
=−12x−x2= \frac{-1}{\sqrt{2x - x^2}}

Answer

−12x−x2\dfrac{-1}{\sqrt{2x - x^{2}}}

2(e)

1. Simplify the logarithmic expression using the laws of logarithms to make differentiation easier.

Let y=ln⁡x+3x−3y = \ln\sqrt{\dfrac{x+3}{x-3}}.

y=12ln⁡(x+3x−3)=12[ln⁡(x+3)−ln⁡(x−3)]\begin{aligned} y &= \frac{1}{2} \ln\left(\dfrac{x+3}{x-3}\right) \\ &= \frac{1}{2} [\ln(x+3) - \ln(x-3)] \end{aligned}

2. Differentiate the simplified expression with respect to $x$.

dydx=12[ddxln⁡(x+3)−ddxln⁡(x−3)]=12(1x+3−1x−3)\begin{aligned} \frac{dy}{dx} &= \frac{1}{2} \left[ \frac{d}{dx}\ln(x+3) - \frac{d}{dx}\ln(x-3) \right] \\ &= \frac{1}{2} \left( \dfrac{1}{x+3} - \dfrac{1}{x-3} \right) \end{aligned}

3. Combine the fractions into a single algebraic term.

dydx=12((x−3)−(x+3)(x+3)(x−3))=12(−6x2−9)=−3x2−9\begin{aligned} \frac{dy}{dx} &= \frac{1}{2} \left( \dfrac{(x-3) - (x+3)}{(x+3)(x-3)} \right) \\ &= \frac{1}{2} \left( \dfrac{-6}{x^2-9} \right) \\ &= -\dfrac{3}{x^2-9} \end{aligned}

Answer

−3x2−9-\dfrac{3}{x^2-9}

2(f)

1. Apply the quotient rule to the expression

ddx[exex+e−x]=(ex+e−x)ddx(ex)−exddx(ex+e−x)(ex+e−x)2\frac{d}{dx} \left[ \frac{e^x}{e^x + e^{-x}} \right] = \frac{(e^x + e^{-x}) \frac{d}{dx}(e^x) - e^x \frac{d}{dx}(e^x + e^{-x})}{(e^x + e^{-x})^2}

2. Evaluate the derivatives of the exponential terms in the numerator

=(ex+e−x)(ex)−ex(ex−e−x)(ex+e−x)2= \frac{(e^x + e^{-x})(e^x) - e^x(e^x - e^{-x})}{(e^x + e^{-x})^2}

3. Expand the terms in the numerator using laws of indices

=(e2x+e0)−(e2x−e0)(ex+e−x)2= \frac{(e^{2x} + e^0) - (e^{2x} - e^0)}{(e^x + e^{-x})^2}

4. Simplify the numerator to obtain the final expression

=e2x+1−e2x+1(ex+e−x)2=2(ex+e−x)2= \frac{e^{2x} + 1 - e^{2x} + 1}{(e^x + e^{-x})^2} = \frac{2}{(e^x + e^{-x})^2}
Answer

\frac{2}{(e^x + e^{-x})^2}

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