NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Maths Chapter 13 – Limits and Derivatives Miscellaneous Exercise
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Question 1:
Find the derivative of the following functions from first principle:
(i) –x (ii) (–x)–1 (iii) sin (x + 1)
(iv) 

Answer:
(i) Let f(x) = –x. Accordingly,

By first principle,

(ii) Let
. Accordingly,


By first principle,


(iii) Let f(x) = sin (x + 1). Accordingly,

By first principle,

(iv) Let
. Accordingly,


By first principle,


Question 2:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): (x + a)
Answer:
Let f(x) = x + a. Accordingly,

By first principle,

Question 3:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): 

Answer:

By Leibnitz product rule,

Question 4:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): (ax + b) (cx + d)2
Answer:
Let

By Leibnitz product rule,

Question 5:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): 

Answer:
Let

By quotient rule,

Question 6:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers):

Answer:

By quotient rule,

Question 7:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): 

Answer:
Let

By quotient rule,

Question 8:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): 

Answer:

By quotient rule,

Question 9:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): 

Answer:

By quotient rule,

Question 10:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): 

Answer:

Question 11:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): 

Answer:

Question 12:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): (ax + b)n
Answer:

By first principle,

Question 13:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): (ax + b)n (cx + d)m
Answer:
Let

By Leibnitz product rule,



Therefore, from (1), (2), and (3), we obtain

Question 14:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): sin (x + a)
Answer:
Let


By first principle,

Question 15:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): cosec x cot x
Answer:
Let

By Leibnitz product rule,


By first principle,

Now, let f2(x) = cosec x. Accordingly,

By first principle,


From (1), (2), and (3), we obtain

Question 16:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): 

Answer:
Let

By quotient rule,

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Question 17:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): 

Answer:
Let

By quotient rule,

Question 18:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): 

Answer:
Let


By quotient rule,

Question 19:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): sinn x
Answer:
Let y = sinn x.
Accordingly, for n = 1, y = sin x.

For n = 2, y = sin2 x.

For n = 3, y = sin3 x.

We assert that 

Let our assertion be true for n = k.
i.e., 


Thus, our assertion is true for n = k + 1.
Hence, by mathematical induction,

Question 20:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): 

Answer:

By quotient rule,

Question 21:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): 

Answer:
Let

By quotient rule,

By first principle,

From (i) and (ii), we obtain

Question 22:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): x4 (5 sin x – 3 cos x)
Answer:
Let

By product rule,

Question 23:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): (x2 + 1) cos x
Answer:
Let

By product rule,

Question 24:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): (ax2 + sin x) (p + q cos x)
Answer:
Let

By product rule,

Question 25:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): 

Answer:
Let

By product rule,

Let
. Accordingly,


By first principle,

Therefore, from (i) and (ii), we obtain

Question 26:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): 

Answer:
Let

By quotient rule,

Question 27:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers):

Answer:
Let

By quotient rule,

Question 28:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): 

Answer:
Let


By first principle,

From (i) and (ii), we obtain

Question 29:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): (x + sec x) (x – tan x)
Answer:
Let

By product rule,



From (i), (ii), and (iii), we obtain

Question 30:
Find the derivative of the following functions (it is to be understood that a, b, c, d, p, q, r and s are fixed non-zero constants and m and n are integers): 

Answer:
Let

By quotient rule,

It can be easily shown that 

Therefore,
