Exam 3: Differentiation Rules

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Find the y-intercept of the tangent line to the curve y = x 33 at the point (1, 1).

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The diameter of a sphere is measured to be 6 inches with a possible error of 0.05 inches. Use differentials to estimate the maximum error in the calculated surface area.

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Find dydx.\frac { d y } { d x } . (a) y=73+x3y = 7 ^ { 3 } + x ^ { 3 } (b) y=x50+25x−1y = x ^ { 50 } + 25 x - 1 (c) y=(x3−3x3)/xy = \left( x ^ { 3 } - 3 \sqrt [ 3 ] { x } \right) / x (d) y=2ex+xey = 2 e ^ { x } + x ^ { e }

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According to the theory of relativity, the mass of an object at speed v is given by m(v)=m01−v2c2m ( v ) = \frac { m _ { 0 } } { \sqrt { 1 - \frac { v ^ { 2 } } { c ^ { 2 } } } } where c is the speed of light and m0m _ { 0 } is the mass of the object when it is at rest. Find m′(v)m ^ { \prime } ( v ) .

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The diameter of a sphere is measured to be 6 inches with a possible error of 0.05 inches. Use differentials to estimate the maximum error in the calculated volume.

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Find the x-coordinate(s) of the point(s) where the tangent to the curve y=x+cos⁡x,0≤x≤2πy = x + \cos x , 0 \leq x \leq 2 \pi has zero slope.

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If xy=8x y = 8 , find the value of d2ydx2\frac { d ^ { 2 } y } { d x ^ { 2 } } at the point ( −2- 2 , 4)?

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Find the exact value of tan⁡−1(cos⁡π)\tan ^ { - 1 } ( \cos \pi ) .

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Given f(3)=5,f′(3)=1.1,g(3)=−4 and g′(3)=0.7, find the value of (f/g)′(3). f ( 3 ) = 5 , f ^ { \prime } ( 3 ) = 1.1 , g ( 3 ) = - 4 \text { and } g ^ { \prime } ( 3 ) = 0.7 \text {, find the value of } ( f / g ) ^ { \prime } ( 3 ) \text {. }

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Consider the two functions f(x)=esin⁡xf ( x ) = e ^ { \sin x } and g(x)=sin⁡(ex)g ( x ) = \sin \left( e ^ { x } \right) (a) Which, if either, of these functions is periodic? Justify your answer.(b) For each function, consider the limit as x increases without bound. Does either function also increase without bound like an exponential function? Explain.(c) Where, if anywhere, does each function have an x-intercept? Justify your answer.(d) Where, if anywhere, does each function have a horizontal tangent line? Justify your answer.(e) Where, if anywhere, does each function attain its maximum value? its minimum value? Justify your answers.

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If f(x)=x5+x−18f ( x ) = \sqrt [ 5 ] { x } + x ^ { - 18 } , find f′(1)f ^ { \prime } ( 1 )

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Differentiate the following functions: (a) f(x)=3x2+x2f ( x ) = \frac { 3 } { x ^ { 2 } } + x ^ { 2 } (b) f(t)=4π3t3f ( t ) = \frac { 4 \pi } { 3 } t ^ { 3 } (c) f(s)=exf ( s ) = e ^ { x } (d) f(r)=(4r−3)2f ( r ) = ( 4 r - 3 ) ^ { 2 }

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Use differentials to approximate 16.2\sqrt { 16.2 } .

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Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve x2y4+xy=2x ^ { 2 } y ^ { 4 } + x y = 2 at (1, 1).

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Given f(x)=x4exf ( x ) = x ^ { 4 } e ^ { x } , find the value(s) of x where f′′(x)=0f ^ { \prime \prime } ( x ) = 0 .

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f and g are functions whose graphs are given below. Let u(x)=f(x)⋅g(x) and v(x)=f(x)g(x)u ( x ) = f ( x ) \cdot g ( x ) \text { and } v ( x ) = \frac { f ( x ) } { g ( x ) }  f and g are functions whose graphs are given below. Let  u ( x ) = f ( x ) \cdot g ( x ) \text { and } v ( x ) = \frac { f ( x ) } { g ( x ) }    (a) Find  u ^ { \prime } ( 1 )  .(b) Find  u ^ { \prime } ( - 1 )  .(c) Find  v ^ { \prime } ( - 1 ) (a) Find u′(1)u ^ { \prime } ( 1 ) .(b) Find u′(−1)u ^ { \prime } ( - 1 ) .(c) Find v′(−1)v ^ { \prime } ( - 1 )

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If f(x)=xx−1, find a formula for f(n)(x)f ( x ) = \frac { x } { x - 1 } , \text { find a formula for } f ^ { ( n ) } ( x )

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Let f(x)=ln⁡(ln⁡(x))f ( x ) = \ln ( \ln ( x ) ) . Find the value of f′(e)f ^ { \prime } ( e ) .

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There are two tangent lines to the curve y=4x−x2y = 4 x - x ^ { 2 } that pass through (2, 5). Find an equation for each of the lines.

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Find dydx\frac { d y } { d x } .(a) y=ln⁡4x−7x2+2xy = \ln \sqrt { \frac { 4 x - 7 } { x ^ { 2 } + 2 x } } (b) y=(ln⁡(sec⁡x))4y = ( \ln ( \sec x ) ) ^ { 4 } (c) y=(1+1x)2xy = \left( 1 + \frac { 1 } { x } \right) ^ { 2 x }

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