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Additional Mathematics  SPM  Chapter 2 Differentiation
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              (b)   y =   5                                      f'(x) = –12x   – 8
                       4x 2                                          = –  12  – 8
                       5
                   y =  x                                                x 3
                         –2
                       4
                  dy  = –2 3 5 x –2 – 1 4                         REMEMBER!
                  dx      4                                    Terms are simplified to the form of ax  before differentiation
                                                                                        n
                        5
                      = –  x                                   is done.
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                        2
                      = –   5
                        2x 3                                     Try Questions 1 – 4 in ‘Try This! 2.2’
              (c)   y = 3√x
                        1
                   y = 3x 2                                    C  Determining the first derivative of
                  dy  =  [3x 1 2  – 1 ]                             composite function
                       1
                  dx   2  1                                     1.  A composite function is a function with brackets
                       3
                         –
                            2
                      =  x                                        that is impossible or not easy to expand.
                       2
                      =   3                                     2.  The first derivative of composite function
                       2√x                                        y = u  such that u = f(x) and n = integer is done
                                                                      n
                                                                  by using chain rule, that is
                         5                                                      dy   dy  du
              Differentiate  each  of    the  following  function  with         dx  =  du  ×  dx
              respect to x.
              (a)  f(x) = 4x  – 8x + 3                          3.  The limit idea is used to prove the truth of chain
                        3
              (b)  f(x) = (5x  – 2)                               rule such as:
                             2
                         2
              (c)  f(x) =   6x – 8x 4                              dy   lim dy
                          x 3                                      dx   =   dx → 0  dx
              Solution                                                  lim  dy   du
              (a)   f(x) = 4x  – 8x + 3                               =  dx → 01 du  ×  dx 2
                         3
                  f'(x) = 3(4x 3 – 1 ) – 1(8x 1 – 1 ) + 0(3x 0 – 1 )    lim dy    lim du
                      = 12x  – 8x  + 0                                =  dx → 0  du  ×  dx → 0  dx
                          2
                              0
                      = 12x  – 8
                          2
                                                                   dy   =   lim dy  ×   lim du
                                                                   dx   du → 0  du  dx → 0  dx
              (b)   f(x) = (5x  – 2)                               dy   dy  du
                          2
                              2
                      = (5x  – 2)(5x  – 2)                         dx   =  du  ×  dx
                          2
                                 2
                      = 25x  – 10x  – 10x  + 4
                          4
                                     2
                               2
                      = 25x  – 20x  + 4                         3.  Since  dy  = nu n – 1 , then  dy  = nu n – 1 du  .
                               2
                          4
                                                                                              1 2
                  f'(x) = 100x  – 40x                                  du            dx        dx
                           3
                                                                                        1 2
         Form 5
                                                                   The equation   dy  =  nu n – 1 du   is seen as the
                   REMEMBER!                                                  dx         dx
                                                                  formula taken from the chain rule which is often
               •  The derivative of a constant = 0.
               •  Terms with brackets which can be expanded should   used for composite function.
                 be expanded first before differentiation is done.
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              (c)   f(x) =   6x – 8x 4                        Differentiate each of the  following function with
                          x 3                                 respect to x by using the chain rule.
                      =  6x  –   8x 4                                     4
                        x 3  x 3                              (a)  y = (3x + 2)
                                                                           6
                      =  6   – 8x                             (b)  y = 5(1 – 3x)
                       x 2
                      = 6x   – 8x
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