Math1003 Algebra and Calculus, Fall 2011 Name: Wang Yee CHAN

Homework-5 : Due 11/20/2022 at 11:59pm HKT

Derivatives and Differentiation Rules

• Derivatives of power functions, exponential functions and logarith- 2. (2 points)
mic functions Differentiate the following function:
dxn dex d ln x 1
= nxn−1 , = ex , = . √
dx dx dx x 2 1
f (t) = t− √
2
Generalized versions: t
d[u(x)]n du deu(x) du d ln u(x) 1 du
= n[u(x)]n−1 , = eu(x) , = . f 0 (t) =
dx dx dx dx dx u(x) dx
Answer(s) submitted:
• Differential rules for sums, differences, products and quotients
•
d(u ± v) du dv
= ± (Sum or Difference Rule)
dx dx dx (incorrect)
d(uv) dv du
= u +v (Product Rule)
dx dx dx
7 + lnt
d  u  v du − u dv
3. (2 points) Differentiate f (t) = .
= dx 2 dx (Quotient Rule) 7 − lnt
dx v v
• Chain Rule
d dy dy du
f (g(x)) = f 0 (g(x))g0 (x) or =
dx dx du dx f 0 (t) =
• Implicit differentiation: differentiating both sides of an equation Answer(s) submitted:
which defines a function y = y(x) implicitly.
•
Applications
• Rates of change and related rates: considering derivatives as rates of (incorrect)
change.
√
4. (2 points) If f (x) = 5 x ln(x), find f 0 (x).
1. (1 point) f 0 (x) =
1
The following is a graph of the function f (x) = x + : Answer(s) submitted:
x
•
(incorrect)
At the point of vertex, f’(x) should touch 0
(i.e. (-1,0) ; (1,0)

Increasing 5. (2 points) Find an equation for the line tangent to the graph
slope
Decreasing of
slope

e4x
Which of the following is the graph of f 0 (x)? f (x) =
7x + 8
at the point (3, f (3)).
Increasing
slope

y=
Decreasing Answer(s) submitted:
slope

•
A B C (incorrect)

6. (2 points)
(Click on a graph to enlarge it) Differentiate F(x) = (6 + x2 )2/3 .
F 0 (x) =
[?/A/B/C] Answer(s) submitted:
Answer(s) submitted:
•
•
(incorrect) (incorrect)

1
 Answer(s) submitted:
7. (2 points) Given that
•
f (x) = x5 h(x)
(incorrect)
h(−1) = 4
h0 (−1) = 7, 11. (2 points)
calculate f 0 (−1). Two cars start moving from the same point. One travels south
at 60mi/h and the other travels west at 25mi/h. How fast is the
[HINT: Use the product rule and the power rule.] distance between the cars increasing two hours later?
Answer(s) submitted: mi/h
• Answer(s) submitted:
(incorrect) •

8. (2 points) Find the derivative of (incorrect)

p
2 12. (3 points) A stone is dropped into a lake, creating a cir-
y = e−7t + 4
dy cular ripple that travels outward at a speed of 58 cm/sec. Find
dt = the rate at which the area within the circle is increasing after
Answer(s) submitted:
(A) 2 seconds → Rate of increase =
•
(B) 3 seconds → Rate of increase =
(incorrect) (C) 5 seconds → Rate of increase =
9. (2 points) Answer(s) submitted:
The position of a particle is given by s(t) = t 3 − 4.5t 2 − 7t + •
10, t ≥ 0. •
When does the particle reach a velocity of 5 m/s? •
t= seconds (incorrect)
Answer(s) submitted:
√13. (3 points) A particle is moving along the curve y =
• 2 4x + 5. As the particle passes through the point (5, 10), its
(incorrect) x-coordinate increases at a rate of 5 units per second. Find the
rate of change of the distance from the particle to the origin at
10. (2 points) Use implicit differentiation to find the slope of
this instant.
the tangent line to the curve defined by 2xy5 + 3xy = 20 at the
point (4, 1).
Answer(s) submitted:

The slope of the tangent line to the curve at the given point •
is . (incorrect)

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