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3/22/2020 Calculus I - Product and Quotient Rule (Practice Problems)

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Section 3-4 : Product And Quotient Rule - Practice Problems


For problems 1 – 6 use the Product Rule or the Quotient Rule to find the derivative of the
given function.

1. f (t) = (4t
2
− t) (t
3
− 8t
2
+ 12) [Solution]

2. 3
y = (1 + √x ) (x
−3
− 2√x)
3
[Solution]

3. h (z) = (1 + 2z + 3z ) (5z + 8z
2 2 3
− z ) [Solution]

2
6x
4. g (x) = [Solution]
2 − x

4
3w + w
5. R (w) = [Solution]
2
2w + 1

√x + 2x
6. f (x) = [Solution]
2
7x − 4x

7. Iff (2) = −8 f , ′ (2) = 3, g (2) = 17 and g ′ (2) = −4 determine the value of



(f g) (2) . [Solution]

8. If f (x) = 3
,
x g (x) g (−7) = 2 g (−7) = −9 , ′
determine the value of f ′ (−7).
[Solution]

9. Find the equation of the tangent line to f (x) = (1 + 12√x) (4 − x )


2
at x = 9 .
[Solution]

2
x − x
10. Determine where f (x) = is increasing and decreasing. [Solution]
2
1 + 8x

11. Determine where V (t) = (4 − t ) (1 + 5t )


2 2
is increasing and decreasing.
[Solution]

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