

1. Let f(x) = x-3/4
f(x+h) = (x+h)-3/4
Now df(x)/dy = Limx->0 {f(x+h) - f(x)}/h
= Limx->0 {(x+h)-3/4 - x-3/4 }/h
= Limx->0 [{(x+h)-3/4 - x-3/4 }*{(x+h)-3/4 + x-3/4 }]/[h*{(x+h)-3/4 + x-3/4 }]
= Limx->0 [{(x+h)-3/2 - x-3/2 }]/[h*{(x+h)-3/4 + x-3/4 }]
= Limx->0 [{(x+h)-3/2 - x-3/2 }*{(x+h)-3/2 + x-3/2 }]/[h*{(x+h)-3/4 + x-3/4 }*{(x+h)-3/2 + x-3/2 }]
= Limx->0 [{(x+h)-3 - x-3 }]/[h*{(x+h)-3/4 + x-3/4 }*{(x+h)-3/2 + x-3/2 }]
= Limx->0 [{1/(x+h)3 - 1/x3 }]/[h*{(x+h)-3/4 + x-3/4 }*{(x+h)-3/2 + x-3/2 }]
= Limx->0 [{ x3 - (x+h)3 }/{(x+h)3 *x3 }]/[h*{(x+h)-3/4 + x-3/4 }*{(x+h)-3/2 + x-3/2 }]
= Limx->0 [(x-h+x)*{((x+h)2 + x2 +2*x(x+h)}/{(x+h)3 *x3 }]/[h*{(x+h)-3/4 + x-3/4 }*{(x+h)-3/2 + x-3/2 }]
= Limx->0 [{(-h)*((x+h)2 + x2 +2*x(x+h) ) }/{(x+h)3 *x3 }]/[h*{(x+h)-3/4 + x-3/4 }*{(x+h)-3/2 + x-3/2 }]
= Limx->0 -[((x+h)2 + x2 + x(x+h) ) }/{(x+h)3 *x3 }]/[{(x+h)-3/4 + x-3/4 }*{(x+h)-3/2 + x-3/2 }]
= -[((x)2 + x2 + x(x) ) }/{(x)3 *x3 }]/[{(x)-3/4 + x-3/4 }*{(x)-3/2 + x-3/2 }]
= -[3x2 /x6 }]/[ 2x-3/4 }*{2x-3/2 }]
= -[3/x4 }]/[ 2x-3/4 }*{2x-3/2 }]
= -3/[ 4*x-3/4-3/2+4 ]
= -3/[ 4x7/4 ]
=> d(x-3/4 )/dy = (-3/4)* x-7/4
2. Let f(x) = x1/2 + 1/x1/2
f(x+h) = (x+h)1/2 + 1/(x+h)1/2
Now df(x)/dy = Limx->0 {f(x+h) - f(x)}/h
= Limx->0 [{(x+h)1/2 + 1/(x+h)1/2 } - {x1/2 + 1/x1/2 }]/h
= Limx->0 [{(x+h)1/2 - x1/2 } + {1/(x+h)1/2 - 1/x1/2 }]/h
= Limx->0 [{(x+h)1/2 - x1/2 }*{(x+h)1/2 + x1/2 }/{(x+h)1/2 + x1/2 } + {x1/2 - (x+h)1/2 }/{(x+h)1/2 * x1/2 }]/h
= Limx->0 [{(x+h) - x }/{(x+h)1/2 + x1/2 } + {x1/2 - (x+h)1/2 }*{x1/2 + (x+h)1/2 }/{x1/2 + (x+h)1/2 }/{(x+h)1/2 * x1/2 }]/h
= Limx->0 [{(x+h) - x }/{(x+h)1/2 + x1/2 } + {x - (x+h)}/{x1/2 + (x+h)1/2 }/{(x+h)1/2 * x1/2 }]/h
= Limx->0 [h/{(x+h)1/2 + x1/2 } - (h)/{x1/2 + (x+h)1/2 }*{(x+h)1/2 * x1/2 }]/h
= Limx->0 [1/{(x+h)1/2 + x1/2 } - 1/{x1/2 + (x+h)1/2 }*{(x+h)1/2 * x1/2 }]
= [1/{x1/2 + x1/2 } - 1/{x1/2 + x1/2 }*{x1/2 * x1/2 }]
= [1/{x1/2 + x1/2 } - 1/{2x1/2 * x }]
= 1/2x1/2 - 1/2x1/2 + 1
= 1/(2x1/2 ) - 1/2(x3/2 )
=> d(x1/2 + 1/x1/2 )/dy = 1/(2x1/2 ) - 1/2(x3/2 )
