BASIC CALCULUS WORKSHEET NO.

4 Tangent Line, Derivatives of Algebraic Functions

Group # _______ STEM _______ DATE: __________________
NAME: A______________________________ , B _____________________________
C ______________________________ , D ______________________________

dy
I. Use derivative rules to find or y' and simplify.
dx
1. y  14 x 4  13 x 6 11. y  ( x 2  3)(2x 2  1) 21. y  9  9  x

2. y  ax 2  bx  c 12. y  ( 3x 2  x  2)(4x  1) 22. y  ( x 3  4) 4 ( x 2  2x) 6

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3. y  x5  52 13. y  (t 4  t 2 )(5t 2  t  2) 23. y  1
x t 3  2t 2  2
2 x 1
4. y  23 x 3  45 x 4 14. y  6 x 3 24. y  (5x  7) 3 ( 3x 2  4) 7

x 2  2x  3
5. y  22  x3 15. y  2 25. y  ( 2x  5) 2 (4x  3) 3
3x x  2x  3
( 2 x  5 )4
16. y 
3x
6. y  34  43 26. y 
x x 5x 2 1 ( 3 x  1) 5

4 1 5
27. y   x 2 1 
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7. y  13 x 3  43 x 3 17. y  (4x 2  3x  1) 4
 x 1 
8. y5 x 3 3
x 2
18. y  12 (5x  2x) 8
28. y  x 5x  1
2x 1
9. y  1  42   2 19. y  x 2  4 29. y  3x 2
x x

x 2 1
2
10. y  x3  4x2  3 20. y  (5  3x) 3 30. y 
x2 2 x 1
dy
II. Use chain rule to find or y'
dx
1. y  1  2u 2 , u  x 3  4x  5 4. y  22s , s  10x 2  x  1
s 1
2. y  t2  1 , t  x 5. y  ( w  1) 4 , w  x 21
2

3. y  1  u1 , u  11x

III. Find y' , y' ' .

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1. y  x2  x3 3. y  ( 3x  1) 4 5. y  2x51

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2. y  x2  x5 4. y  6x  1

IV. TANGENT AND NORMAL LINES

1. Find an equation of the tangent and normal lines to the curve y  2x 2  3 at the point ( 2, 11).
2. Find an equation of the tangent and normal lines to the curve f ( x)  4x 2  8x at the point ( 1, -4).
3. Find an equation of the tangent lines to the curve y  10 at the point ( 4, -5). ans 20x - y – 85 = 0
14 x2
4. Find an equation of the tangent lines to the curve y  3x  4 and parallel to the line 8x  y  3  0 .
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BASIC CALCULUS WORKSHEET NO.4 Stem 11 ______ Group #______ Tangent Line, Derivatives of Algebraic Functions

5. Find the point on the curve y  4x 2  8x where

a. the tangent line has slope 4. ans ( 3 ,3)
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b. there is a horizontal tangent line. ans (1, -4)

c. the tangent line is parallel to the line y  1  2x . ans ( 3 , 15 )

4 4

6. Find equation of the tangent line to the curve y  x and perpendicular to the line 14x  2y  15  0 .
7. Find the equation of the normal line to y  x 16  x 2 at the origin. ans 4y + x = 0

8. Find the point on the curve y  1 whose tangent line has slope  2
25 .
x2  4

For WS No. 4 Do the following : I. #’s divisible by 4 II # 2, 5 III # 3, 5 IV. #3, 5, 6

(use additional sheets of bond paper if needed)

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BASIC CALCULUS WORKSHEET NO.4 Stem 11 ______ Group #______ Tangent Line, Derivatives of Algebraic Functions