AP Calculus 30

Major Assignment #1B Limits and Derivatives

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80

Target Question Total Earned

Number Marks Marks
D. 5 To find derivatives of power functions and polynomial functions without 1, 3 38
the use of limits.
D6 To use the product rule to find the derivative of a product of two or more
functions.
D. 7 To use the quotient rule to find the derivative of a quotient of functions.
D. 8 To use the chain rule to differentiate composite functions. 2 26
D9 To differentiate functions requiring a selection from, or combinations of,
the power, product, quotient, and chain rule and to write the answers in required
forms.
D. 10 To use implicit differentiation to differentiate implicitly defined functions. 4 16
1. Use the shortcut to find the derivative of each.
a) b)

c) d)
1
h( x)=
e) 3x
4 f)

g) y = 3x2 (8x-3) h) y = (3x3 - 2x2 )(3x3 + 2x2 )

2 2
4−x x −4 x
i) y = j) f(x) =
3x x+ 2

2. Use the Chain Rule for the following.

a) y= (p2-3p+1)4 e) y=√ 5 x+7

b) y=(x2-1)3(2x-1)4
1
6x f) y=
c) y=
¿¿
√ 4+t 2

( )
1
6
d) y=¿ g) y= 1+u 3

3x dy
3. Given y= , find using two different methods discussed in class. Are they the same?
x +2 dx

dy
4. Use Implicit Derivation on the following to find in terms of x and y.
dx

a) x2+5y2+y=10 c) x2+2xy-y2=13

b) xy2=4 d) xy3+x3y=2