Class 12 NCERT Solutions- Mathematics Part I – Chapter 5 Continuity And Differentiability – Miscellaneous Exercise on Chapter 5
Differentiate w.r.t x the function in Exercise 1 to 11.
Question 1. (3 x2 – 9x – 5)9
Solution:
Let us assume y = (3x2 – 9x – 5)9
Now, differentiate w.r.t x
Using chain rule, we get
= 9(3x2 – 9 x + 5)8
= 9(3x2 – 9x + 5)8.(6x – 9)
= 9(3x 2 – 9x + 5)8.3(2x – 3)
= 27(3x2 – 9x + 5)8 (2x – 3)
Question 2. sin3 x + cos6 x
Solution:
Let us assume y = sin3 x + cos6 x
Now, differentiate w.r.t x
Using chain rule, we get
=
=
= 3 sin2 x. cos x + 6 cos5 x.(-sin x)
= 3 sin x cos x(sin x – 2 cos4 x)
Question 3. 5x3 cos 2 x
Solution:
Let us assume y = 5x3 cos 2x
Now we’re taking logarithm on both the sides
logy = 3 cos 2 x log 5 x
Now, differentiate w.r.t x
Question 4. sin-1(x√x), 0 ≤ x ≤ 1
Solution:
Let us assume y = sin-1(x√x)
Now, differentiate w.r.t x
Using chain rule, we get
=
=
=
=
=
Question 5.
,-2 < x < 2
Solution:
Let us assume y =
Now, differentiate w.r.t x and by quotient rule, we obtain
=
=
=
=
Question 6.
, 0 < x < π/2
Solution:
Let us assume y =
……(1)
Now solve
=
=
=
=
=
= cotx/2
Now put this value in eq(1), we get
y = cot-1(cotx/2)
y = x/2
Now, differentiate w.r.t x
dy/dx = 1/2
Question 7. (log x) log x, x > 1
Solution:
Let us assume y = (log x)log x
Now we are taking logarithm on both sides,
log y = log x .log(log x)
Now, differentiate w.r.t x on both side, we get
Question 8. cos(a cos x + b sin x), for some constant a and b.
Solution:
Let us assume y = cos(a cos x + b sin x)
Now, differentiate w.r.t x
By using chain rule, we get
= -sin x(a cos x + b sin x).[a (-sin x) + b cos x]
= (a sin x – b cos x).sin (a cos x + b sin x)
Question 9. (sin x – cos x) (sin x – cos x), π/4 < x < 3π/4
Solution:
Let us assume y = (sin x – cos x)(sin x – cos x)
Now we are taking logarithm on both sides,
log y = (sin x – cos x).log(sin x – cos x)
Now, differentiate w.r.t x, we get
Using chain rule, we get
dy/dx = (sinx – cosx)(sinx – cosx)[(cosx + sinx).log(sinx – cosx) + (cosx + sinx)]
dy/dx = (sinx – cosx)(sinx – cosx)(cosx + sinx)[1 + log (sinx – cosx)]
Question 10. xx + x a + a x + aa for some fixed a > 0 and x > 0
Solution:
Let us assume y = xx + xa + ax + aa
Also, let us assume xx = u, xa = v, ax = w, aa = s
Therefore, y = u + v + w + s
So, on differentiating w.r.t x, we get
……….(1)
So first we solve: u = xx
Now we are taking logarithm on both sides,
log u = log xx
log u = x log x
On differentiating both sides w.r.t x, we get
du/dx = xx[logx + 1] = xx(1 + logx) …….(2)
Now we solve: v = xa
On differentiating both sides w.r.t x, we get
dv/dx = ax(a – 1) ……(3)
Now we solve: w = ax
Now we are taking logarithm on both sides,
log w =log a x
log w = x log a
On differentiating both sides w.r.t x, we get
dw/dx = w loga
dw/dx = axloga ………(4)
Now we solve: s = a a
So, on differentiating w.r.t x, we get
ds/dx = 0 ………(5)
Now put all these values from eq(2), (3), (4), (5) in eq(1), we get
dy/dx = xx(1 + logx) + ax(a – 1) + axloga + 0
= xx (1 + log x) + axa -1 + ax log a
Question 11. Differentiate w.r.t x,
, for x > 3
Solution:
Let us assume y =
Also let us considered u =
and v =
so, y = u + v
On differentiating both side w.r.t x, we get
…….(1)
So, now we solve, u =
Now we are taking logarithm on both sides,
log u = log
log u = (x 2 – 3) log x
On differentiating w.r.t x, we get
=
…….(2)
Now we solve: v =
Now we are taking logarithm on both sides,
log v =
log v = x2 log(x – 3)
On differentiating both sides w.r.t x, we get
…..(3)
Now put all these values from eq(2), and (3) in eq(1), we get
Question 12. Find dy/dx , if y = 12(1 – cos t), x = 10 (t – sin t), -π/2 < t < π/2
Solution:
According to the question
y = 12(1 – cos t) ……(1)
x = 10 (t – sin t) ……(2)
So, \frac{dy}{dx}= \frac{\frac{dy}{dt}}{\frac{dx}{dt}} ……(3)
On differentiating eq(1) w.r.t t, we get
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=
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= 12.[0 – (- sin t)]
= 12 sin t
On differentiating eq(2) w.r.t t, we get
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=
= 10(1 – cos t)
Now put the value of dy/dt and dx/dt in eq(3), we get
=
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= 6/5 cot t/2
Question 13. Find dy/dx, if y = sin-1 x + sin-1√1-x2, 0 < x < 1
Solution:
According to the question
y = sin-1 x + sin-1√1 – x2
On differentiating w.r.t x, we get
Using chain rule, we get
=
=
=
=
dy/dx = 0
Question 14. If x√1 + y + y√1 + x = 0, for, -1 < x < 1, prove that 
Solution:
According to the question
x√1 + y = -y√1 + x
On squaring both sides, we get
x2 (1 + y) = y2 (1 + x)
⇒ x2 + x2 y = y2 + x y2
⇒ x2 – y2 = xy 2 – x2 y
⇒ x2 – y2 = xy (y – x)
⇒ (x + y)(x – y) = xy (y – x)
⇒ x + y = -xy
⇒ (1 + x) y = -x
⇒ y = -x/(1 + x)
On differentiating both sides w.r.t x, we get
=
=
Hence proved.
Question 15. If (x – a)2 + (y – b)2 = c 2, for some c > 0, prove that
is a constant independent of a and b.
Solution:
According to the question
(x – a)2+ (y – b)2= c2
On differentiating both side w.r.t x, we get
⇒ 2(x – a).
+ 2(y – b)
= 0
⇒ 2(x – a).1 + 2(y – b).
= 0
⇒
…….(1)
Again on differentiating both side w.r.t x, we get
…….[From equation (1)]
=
=
=
= – c, which is constant and is independent of a and b.
Hence proved.
Question 16. If cos y = x cos (a + y), with cos a ≠ ±1, prove that 
Solution:
According to the question
cos y = x cos (a + y)
On differentiating both side w.r.t x, we get
=
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⇒ – sin y dy/dx = cos (a + y).
+ x
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⇒ – sin y dy/dx = cos (a + y) + x [-sin (a + y)]dy/dx
⇒ [x sin (a + y) – sin y] dy/dx = cos (a + y) ……..(1)
Since cos y = x cos (a + y), x =
Now we can reduce eq(1)
= cos(a + y)
⇒ [cos y.sin (a + y)- sin y.cos (a + y)].dy/dx = cos2(a + y)
⇒ sin(a + y – y)dy/dx = cos2(a + b)
⇒
Hence proved.
Question 17. If x = a (cos t + t sin t) and y = a (sin t – t cos t), find 
Solution:
According to the question
x = a (cos t + t sin t) …..(1)
y = a (sin t – t cos t) …..(2)
So, \frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{\frac{dy}{dt}}{\frac{dx}{dt}} …..(3)
On differentiating eq(1) w.r.t t, we get
dx/dt = a.
Using chain rule, we get
= a[-sin t +sin t.
+ t.
]
= a [-sin t + sin t + t cos t]
= at cos t
On differentiating eq(2) w.r.t t, we get
dy/dt = a.
Using chain rule, we get
= a [cos t – [cost.
+ t.
]]
= a[cos t – {cos t – t sin t}]
= at sin t
Now put the values of dx/dt and dy/dt in eq(1), we get
dy/dx = at sin t/at cos t = tan t
Again differentiating both side w.r.t x, we get
=
= sec 2 t.
= sec2 t.
……..[dx/dt = atcost ⇒ dt/dx = 1/atcost]
= sec3t/at
Question 18. If f(x) = |x|3, show that f”(x) exists for all real x and find it.
Solution:
As we know that |x| =
So, when x ≥ 0, f(x) = |x|3 = x3
So, on differentiating both side w.r.t x, we get
f'(x) = 3x2
Again, differentiating both side w.r.t x, we get
f”(x) = 6 x
When x < 0, f(x) = |x|3 = -x3
So, on differentiating both side w.r.t x, we get
f'(x) = – 3x2
Again, differentiating both side w.r.t x, we get
f”(x) = -6 x
So, for f(x) = |x|3, f”(x) exists for all real x, and is given by
f”(x) =
Question 19. Using mathematical induction prove that
= (nx)n – 1 for all positive integers n.
Solution:
So, P(n) =
= (nx)n – 1
For n = 1:
P(1) :
= (1x)1 – 1 =1
Hence, P(n) is true for n = 1
Let us considered P(k) is true for some positive integer k.
So, P(k):
= (kx)k – 1
For P(k + 1):
= ((k + 1)x)(k + 1) – 1
x k
+ x.
….(Using applying product rule)
= x k .1 + x . k . x k-1
= x k + k x k
= (k + 1) x k
= (k + 1) x(k + 1) – 1
Hence, P(k+1) is true whenever P(k) is true.
So, according to the principle of mathematical induction, P(n) is true for every positive integer n.
Hence proved.
Question 20. Using the fact that sin(A + B) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B and the differentiation, obtain the sum formula for cosines.
Solution:
According to the question
sin(A + B) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B
On differentiating both sides w.r.t x, we get
=
+
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⇒ cos (A + B).
= cos B.
+ sin A.
+ sin B.
+ cos A.
⇒ cos (A+B).
= cos B.cos A
+ sin A (-sin B)
+ sin B (-sin A).
+ cos A cos B
⇒ cos (A + B).
=(cos A cos B – sin A sin B).
Hence, cos (A + B) = cos A cos B – sin A sin B
Question 21. Does there exist a function which is continuous everywhere but not differentiable to exactly two points? Justify your answer.
Solution:
Let us consider a function f given as
f(x) = |x – 1| + |x – 2|
As we already know that the modulus functions are continuous at every point
So, there sum is also continuous at every point but not differentiable at every point x = 0
Let x = 1, 2
Now at x = 1
L.H.D = lim x⇢ 1–
L.H.D = limh⇢0
= limh⇢0
= limh⇢0
= limh⇢0
= limh⇢0
= limh⇢0
= limh⇢0
= -2
R.H.D = limx⇢1+
R.H.D = limh⇢0
= limh⇢0
= limh⇢0
= limh⇢0
= limh⇢0
= limh⇢0
= limh⇢0
= 0
Since L.H.D ≠ R.H.D
So given function f is not differentiable at x = 1.
Similarly, we get that the given function is not differentiable at x = 2.
Hence, there exist a function which is continuous everywhere but not differentiable to exactly two points.
Question 22. If
,prove that 
Solution:
Given that
⇒ y =(mc – nb) f(x)- (lc – na )g(x) +(lb – ma) h(x)
[(mc -nb) f(x)] –
[(lc – na) g(x)] +
[(lb – ma) h(x)]
= (mc – nb) f'(x) – (lc – na) g'(x) + (lb – ma ) h’ (x)
So,
Hence proved.
Question 23. If y =
,-1 ≤ x ≤ 1, show that 
Solution:
According to the question
y =
Now we are taking logarithm on both sides,
log y = a cos-1 x log e
log y = a cos -1 x
On differentiating both sides w.r.t x, we get
⇒
On squaring both sides,we get
⇒(1-x 2)
=a 2 y 2
On differentiating again both the side w.r.t x, we get
⇒
⇒
Hence proved
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