Worked solution
Nine derivatives: chain, product, quotient and inverse functions
Find the derivatives of the following
(a) ,
(b) ,
(c) ,
(d) ,
(e) ,
(f) ,
(g) ,
(h) ,
(i) .
CJC · Discussion · Question 2
Answer
(a) .
(b) .
(c) .
(d) .
(e) .
(f) .
(g) .
(h) .
(i) , .
(a)
Keep π constant and apply the quotient rule. The derivative is . Factor inside the brackets: the remaining factor is . Thus the derivative is , for .
(b)
, where .
(c)
Chain rule gives .
(d)
Change base: . Differentiate: , for .
(e) Method 1
The source splits the logarithm first: . Differentiating gives . The real logarithm requires , since is always positive.
(e) Method 2
The source labels this route “Not Recommended”: differentiate the product inside the logarithm. The derivative is . It agrees with the first method on the original domain.
(f)
Product rule: . Differentiate the exponent by the product rule: . Hence the derivative is .
(g)
Rewrite as . The power rule and chain rule give . This derivative formula applies for . The first power-rule line in the printed solution omits the minus sign; its later line and final answer have the correct sign.
(h)
, where .
(i)
Chain and quotient rules give . This becomes . Retain from the original input.
Common mistakes
Inverse sine and inverse tangent mean arcsin and arctan here. Simplifying a derivative does not restore an input excluded by the original function.
Solution notes
Q2(g), p.3: the printed first power-rule line is +4(sin⁻¹3x)⁻⁵·d(sin⁻¹3x)/dx. It must be −4(…); the next printed line and final answer already use the correct negative sign. The source discrepancy is retained here; the student working uses −4 throughout.
Validity conditions are authored checks. In particular Q2(i) remains undefined at x=1 even though the derivative expression simplifies to 1/(1+x²).