Tutorial 4

1.

Find the slope of the tangent line to the curve y x 2 1 at the points where x 2

2.

Find the equation of the tangent line to y

3.

Suppose that an object moves along a coordinate line so that its directed distance from the

2t 1 feet. Find its instantaneous velocity at t 4

origin after t seconds is

4.

5.

1
at 0,1
x 1

Find the derivatives of

i.

x 4 x3 x 2 x 1

ii.

x7 2 x5 5x 2

Let g ( x) x 2 , h( x) 2 3x and f ( x) g ( x).h( x) x 2 2 3x . Find

i.

Dx f (x)

iv.

. Dx h( x)
Show that Dx f ( x) Dx g ( x)

Dx g (x)

ii.

iii.

Dx h(x)

6.

Find the derivative of 5x 2 7 3x 2 2 x 1 by use of the Product Rule.

7.

Find

8.

Find Dx y if y

9.

If y sin 7 x . Find d 3 y / dx3

10.

An object moves along a horizontal coordinate line in such a way that its position at time t is

d x2 x 1

dx x 2 1
1
3x 1
2

1
4 x 3x 9
2

specified by s t 3 9t 2 24t . Here s is measured in feet and t in seconds.

i.

Determine the velocity when t 1

ii.

When is the velocity 0?

iii.

When is the velocity positive?

iv.

When is the object moving to the left (that is, in the negative direction)?

v.

When is the acceleration positive?

11.

12.

An object thrown directly upward is at a height of s 16t 2 48t 256 feet after t seconds.
i.

What is its initial velocity?

ii.

When does it reach its maximum height?

iii.

What is its maximum height?

iv.

When does it hit the ground?

v.

With what speed does it hit the ground?

Identify the critical points and find the maximum value and minimum value on the given interval
of
i.

f ( x) x 2 4 x 4; I 4,0

ii.

g ( x) x 2 3x; I 2,1

13.

If f ( x) 2 x3 9 x 2 12 x. Find where f is increasing and where it is decreasing.

14.

Given f ( x) x3 12 x 1. Determine where the graph is increasing, decreasing, concave up

and concave down.