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Calculus
Concepts and Co ntex t s
Fifth Edition
James Stewart
McMaster University
and
University of Toronto
Stephen Kokoska
Bloomsburg University
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Contents
Preface ix
To the Student xx
Diagnostic Tests xxii
A Preview of Calculus 1
2 Limits 91
2.1 The Tangent and Velocity Problems 92
2.2 The Limit of a Function 99
2.3 Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws 110
2.4 Continuity 122
2.5 Limits Involving Infinity 136
2.6 Derivatives and Rates of Change 152
Writing Project • Early Methods for Finding Tangents 164
2.7 The Derivative as a Function 164
Review 180
Focus on Problem Solving 185
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5 Integrals 399
5.1 Areas and Distances 400
5.2 The Definite Integral 413
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Appendixes A1
A Intervals, Inequalities, and Absolute Values A2
B Coordinate Geometry A7
C Trigonometry A17
D Precise Definitions of Limits A26
E A Few Proofs A36
F Sigma Notation A41
G Integration of Rational Functions by Partial Fractions A47
H Polar Coordinates A55
Discovery Project • Conic Sections in Polar Coordinates A70
I Complex Numbers A71
J Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises A80
Index A193
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Preface
When the first edition of this book appeared over 20 years ago, there was a lot of
discussion centered on calculus reform. Many mathematics departments were divided
on issues including the use of technology, conceptual understanding versus procedural
practice, and the role of discovery learning. Since then, the Advanced Placement ®
Calculus program has embraced calculus reform, and reformers and traditionalists have
realized that they have a common goal: to enable students to understand and appreciate
calculus.
The first four editions were intended to be a synthesis of reform and traditional
approaches to calculus instruction. In the fifth edition, we continue this approach by
emphasizing conceptual understanding through graphical, verbal, numerical, and alge-
braic approaches. We would like students to learn important problem-solving skills, and
to see both the practical power of calculus and the intrinsic beauty of the subject.
The principal way in which this book differs from the more traditional calculus
textbooks is that it is more streamlined. For example, there is no complete chapter on
techniques of integration; we do not prove as many theorems; and the material on tran-
scendental functions and on parametric equations is interwoven throughout the book
instead of being treated in separate chapters. Instructors who prefer a more complete
coverage of traditional calculus topics should consider Calculus, Ninth Edition, and
Calculus: Early Transcendentals, Ninth Edition.
The changes in the fifth edition include a more conversational tone with an uncluttered
presentation, all focused on conceptual understanding through the development
of problem-solving skills. Here are some of the specific improvements that we have
incorporated into this edition:
• A Closer Look feature provides straightforward itemized explanations of important
concepts. Students will find these easy to read and to connect with the relevant
theory.
• Marginal notes titled Common Error remind students of common errors and rein-
force the proper solution technique.
• More detailed, guided solutions to examples include explanations for most steps
(easy to read, in a different color, right justified with the appropriate step). This
makes it easier for the student to follow the logical steps to a solution and to apply
problem-solving skills to exercises.
• Wherever possible, sections are divided into appropriate subsections, smaller pieces,
to accommodate the way students read and learn today.
• All graphs have been redrawn to include more detail and every figure has an appro-
priate caption to easily link with the appropriate idea.
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• Each chapter begins with a real-world situation that introduces the material.
• The data in examples and exercises have been updated to be more timely.
• Section 1.4, “Graphing Calculators and Computers,” has been eliminated.
• Former Section 2.8, “What Does f 9 Say About f, ” has been incorporated into
Section 4.3, “Derivatives and the Shapes of Curves.”
• New WebAssign problem types and learning resources build student problem-
solving skills and conceptual understanding. These include automatically graded
proof problems, Expanded Problems, Explore It interactive learning modules, and
an eTextbook with Media Index and Student Solutions Manual.
Features
■ Conceptual Exercises
The exercises include various types of problems to foster conceptual understanding.
Some exercises sets begin with questions that ask for an explanation of some of the basic
concepts presented in the section. See, for example, the first few exercises in Sections 2.2,
2.4, 2.5, 5.3, 8.2, 11.2, and 11.3. These problems might be used as a basis for classroom
discussions. Similarly, review sections begin with a Concepts and Vocabulary section
and a True-False Quiz. Other Exercises test conceptual understanding through graphs
and tables. See, for example, Exercises 1.7.22–25, 2.6.19, 2.7.39–42; 45–48, 3.8.5–6,
5.2.65–67, 7.1.12–14, 8.7.2, 10.2.1, 10.3.37–41, 11.1.1–2, 11.1.12–22, 11.3.3–10,
11.6.1–3, 11.7.3–4, 12.1.7–12, 13.1.13–22, 13.2.18–19, and 13.3.1, 2, 13.
Another type of exercise uses verbal description to test conceptual understanding.
See, for example, Exercises 2.4.11, 2.7.75, 4.3.80, 4.3.84–85, and 5.10.69. Other
exercises combine and compare graphical, numerical, and algebraic approaches; see
Exercises 2.5.54–55, 2.5.63, 3.8.27, and 7.5.4.
■ Real-World Data
Everyone involved with this writing project has spent a great deal of time looking in
libraries, contacting companies and government agencies, and searching the Internet for
interesting real-world data to introduce, motivate, and illustrate the concepts of calculus.
As a result, many of the examples and exercises are associated with functions defined
by numerical data given in a table or graphically. See, for example, Figure 1.1 in Section
1.1 (the rate of water usage in New York City during the 2018 Super Bowl), Exercise
5.1.16 (the velocity of a car racing at the Daytona International Speedway), Exercise
5.1.18 (the velocity of a pod in the SpaceX Hyperloop), Figure 5.40 (San Francisco
power consumption), Example 5.9.5 (data traffic on Internet links), and Example 9.6.3
(wave heights).
Functions of two variables are illustrated by a table of values of the wind-chill
index as a function of the wind speed and the air temperature (Example 11.1.1). Partial
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■ Projects
One way to involve students and to help make them active learners is to have them work
(perhaps in groups) on extended projects that lead to a feeling of substantial accomplish-
ment when completed. Applied Projects involve applications that are designed to appeal
to the imagination of students. The project after Section 3.1 asks students to design the
first ascent and drop for a roller coaster. The project after Section 11.8 uses Lagrange
multipliers to determine the masses of the three stages of a rocket so as to minimize the
total mass while enabling the rocket to reach a desired velocity. Laboratory Projects
involve technology; the project following Section 3.4 shows how to use Bezier curves
to design shapes that represent letters for a laser printer. Writing Projects ask students to
compare present-day methods with those of the founders of calculus—Fermat’s method
for finding tangents, for instance. Suggested references are supplied. Discovery Projects
anticipate results to be discussed later or cover optional topics (hyperbolic functions)
or encourage discovery through pattern recognition (see the project following Section
5.8). Others explore aspects of geometry: tetrahedra (after Section 9.4), hyperspheres
(after Section 12.7), and intersections of three cylinders (after Section 12.8). Additional
projects can be found in the Instructor’s Guide (see, for instance, Group Exercise 5.1:
Position from Samples) and also in the CalcLabs supplements.
■ Rigor
There are fewer proofs included in this text as compared with more traditional calculus
books. However, it is still worthwhile to expose students to the idea of proof and to
make a clear distinction between a proof and a plausibility argument using, for example,
technology (a graph or a table of values). The important thing is to show how to reach
a conclusion that seems less obvious from something that seems more obvious. A good
example is the use of the Mean Value Theorem to prove the Evaluation Theorem (Part 2
of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus). Note that we have chosen not to prove the
convergence tests but rather present intuitive arguments that they are true.
■ Problem Solving
Problem solving is perhaps the most difficult concept to teach and learn. Students fre-
quently have difficulty solving problems in which there is no single well-defined pro-
cedure or technique for obtaining the final answer. It seems that no one has improved
very much on George Polya’s four-stage problem-solving strategy and, accordingly, a
version of his problem-solving principles is included at the end of Chapter 1. These
principles are applied, both explicitly and implicitly, throughout the book. At the end
of other chapters, there are sections called Focus on Problem Solving, which feature
examples of how to approach challenging calculus problems. The varied problems in
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these sections are selected using the following advice from David Hilbert: “A math-
ematical problem should be difficult in order to entice us, yet not inaccessible lest it
mock our efforts.” These challenging problems might be used on assignments and tests,
but consider grading them in a different way. One might reward a student significantly
for presenting ideas toward a solution and for recognizing which problem-solving prin-
ciples are relevant.
■ Technology
Graphing calculators and computers are powerful tools that allow us to explore prob-
lems, discover concepts, and confirm solutions. However, it is even more important to
understand clearly the concepts that underlie the results and images on the screen. We
assume that the student has access to either a graphing calculator or a computer algebra
system. But technology doesn’t make pencil and paper obsolete. Hand calculations and
sketches are often preferable to technology for illustrating and reinforcing some con-
cepts. Both instructors and students need to develop the ability to decide where the use
of technology is appropriate.
■ WebAssign: webassign.com
This Fifth Edition is available with WebAssign, a fully customizable online solution for
STEM disciplines from Cengage. WebAssign includes homework, an interactive mobile
eBook, videos, tutorials, and Explore It interactive learning modules. Instructors can
decide what type of help students can access, and when, while working on assignments.
The patented grading engine provides unparalleled answer evaluation, giving students
instant feedback, and insightful analytics highlight exactly where students are strug-
gling. For more information, visit webassign.com.
■ Stewart Website
Visit StewartCalculus.com for these additional materials:
• Homework Hints
• Algebra and Analytic Geometry Review
• Lies My Calculator and Computer Told Me
• History of Mathematics, with links to recommended historical websites
• Additional Topics (complete with exercise sets): Fourier Series, Rotation of Axes,
Formulas for the Remainder Theorem in Taylor Series, Second-Order Differential
Equations
• Challenge Problems (some from the Problems Plus sections from prior editions)
• Links, for particular topics, to outside Web resources
Content
■ Diagnostic Tests
The book begins with four diagnostic tests, in Basic Algebra, Analytic Geometry, Func-
tions, and Trigonometry.
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■ A Preview of Calculus
This is an overview of the subject and includes a list of questions to motivate the study
of calculus.
■ 2 • Limits
The material on limits is motivated by a discussion of the tangent line and instantaneous
velocity problems. Limits are treated from descriptive, graphical, numerical, and alge-
braic points of view. Note that the precise definition of a limit is provided in Appendix D
for those who wish to cover this concept. It is important to carefully consider Sections
2.6 and 2.7, which deal with derivatives and rates of change, before the differentiation
rules are covered in Chapter 3. The examples and exercises in these sections explore the
meanings of derivatives in various contexts.
■ 3 • Differentiation Rules
All of the rules for differentiating basic functions are presented in this chapter. There
are many applied examples and exercises in which students are asked to explain the
meaning of the derivative in the context of the problem. Optional topics (hyperbolic
functions, an early introduction to Taylor polynomials) are explored in Discovery and
Laboratory Projects. A full treatment of hyperbolic functions is available to instructors
on the website.
■ 4 • Applications of Differentiation
This chapter begins with a section on related rates. Then, the basic facts concerning
extreme values and shapes of curves are derived using the Mean Value Theorem as the
starting point. The interaction between technology and calculus is discussed and illus-
trated, and there are a wide variety of optimization problems presented. Indeterminate
forms are addressed, Newton’s method is presented, and a discussion of antiderivatives
prepares students for Chapter 5.
■ 5 • Integrals
The area problem and the distance problem serve to motivate the definite integral. Sub-
intervals of equal width are used in order to make the definition of a definite integral
easier to understand. Emphasis is placed on explaining the meanings of integrals in vari-
ous contexts and on estimating their values from graphs and tables. There is no separate
chapter on techniques of integration, but substitution and integration by parts are cov-
ered here and other methods are treated briefly. Partial fractions are given full treatment
in Appendix G. The use of computer algebra systems is discussed in Section 5.8.
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■ 6 • Applications of Integration
General methods, not formulas, are emphasized. The goal is for students to be able to
divide a quantity into small pieces, estimate with Riemann sums, and recognize the
limit as an integral. There are lots of applications in this chapter, probably too many to
cover in any one course. We hope you will select applications that you and your students
enjoy. Some instructors like to cover polar coordinates, in Appendix H, here. Others pre-
fer to defer this topic until it is needed in a third semester calculus course, with Section
9.7 or just before Section 12.4.
■ 7 • Differential Equations
Modeling is the theme that unifies this introductory treatment of differential equations.
Slope fields and Euler’s method are presented before separable equations are solved
explicitly, so that qualitative, numerical, and analytic approaches are given equal con-
sideration. These methods are applied to the exponential, logistic, and other models for
population growth. Predator-prey models are used to illustrate systems of differential
equations.
■ 10 • Vector Functions
The calculus of vector functions is used to prove Kepler’s First Law of planetary motion,
with the proofs of the other laws left as a project. Since parametric curves were intro-
duced in Chapter 1, parametric surfaces are introduced as soon as possible, namely, in
this chapter. We think an early familiarity with such surfaces is desirable, especially
with the capability of computers to produce their graphs. Then tangent planes and areas
of parametric surfaces can be discussed in Sections 11.4 and 12.6.
■ 11 • Partial Derivatives
Functions of two or more variables are studied from verbal, numerical, visual, and
algebraic points of view. In particular, partial derivatives are introduced by looking at
a specific column in a table of values of the heat index (perceived air temperature) as a
function of the actual temperature and the relative humidity. Directional derivatives are
estimated from contour maps of temperature, pressure, and elevation.
■ 12 • Multiple Integrals
Contour maps and the Midpoint Rule are used to estimate the average snowfall and
average temperature in given regions. Double and triple integrals are used to compute
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■ 13 • Vector Fields
Vector fields are introduced through pictures of velocity fields showing wind patterns
and ocean currents. The similarities among the Fundamental Theorem for line integrals,
Green’s Theorem, Stokes’ Theorem, and the Divergence Theorem are emphasized.
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to the following reviews for sharing their knowledge, teaching experi-
ence, and constructive comments. We have learned something from each of them.
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Richard Hitt, University of South Alabama Drew Pasteur, North Carolina State University
Judy Holdener, United States Air Force Academy David Patocka, Tulsa Community College—Southeast Campus
Randall R. Holmes, Auburn University Paul Patten, North Georgia College
Barry D. Hughes, University of Melbourne Leslie Peek, Mercer University
Mike Hurley, Case Western Reserve University Mike Pepe, Seattle Central Community College
Costel Ionita, Dixie State College Jeffrey Powell, Samford University
Gary Steven Itzkowitz, Rowan University Dan Pritikin, Miami University
Helmer Junghans, Montgomery College Fred Prydz, Shoreline Community College
Victor Kaftal, University of Cincinnati Denise Taunton Reid, Valdosta State University
Steve Kahn, Anne Arundel Community College James Reynolds, Clarion University
Mohammad A. Kazemi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Hernan Rivera, Texas Lutheran University
Harvey Keynes, University of Minnesota Richard Rochberg, Washington University
Kandace Alyson Kling, Portland Community College Gil Rodriguez, Los Medanos College
Ronald Knill, Tulane University David C. Royster, University of North Carolina—Charlotte
Stephen Kokoska, Bloomsburg University Daniel Russow, Arizona Western College
Kevin Kreider, University of Akron Dusty Edward Sabo, Southern Oregon University
Doug Kuhlmann, Phillips Academy Daniel S. Sage, Louisiana State University
David E. Kullman, Miami University N. Paul Schembari, East Stroudsburg University
Carrie L. Kyser, Clackamas Community College Dr. John Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University
Prem K. Kythe, University of New Orleans Bettina Schmidt, Auburn University at Montgomery
James Lang, Valencia Community College—East Campus Bernd S. W. Schroeder, Louisiana Tech University
Carl Leinbach, Gettysburg College Jeffrey Scott Scroggs, North Carolina State University
William L. Lepowsky, Laney College James F. Selgrade, North Carolina State University
Kathryn Lesh, University of Toledo Brad Shelton, University of Oregon
Lawrence Levine, Stevens Institute of Technology Don Small, United States Military Academy—West Point
Estela Llinas, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Linda E. Sundbye, The Metropolitan State College of Denver
Beth Turner Long, Pellissippi State Technical Community College Richard B. Thompson, The University of Arizona
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Richard Eugene Mercer, Wright State University George Van Zwalenberg, Calvin College
David Minda, University of Cincinnati Dennis Watson, Clark College
Rennie Mirollo, Boston College Paul R. Wenston, The University of Georgia
Laura J. Moore-Mueller, Green River Community College Ruth Williams, University of California—San Diego
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Brian Mortimer, Carleton University Jianzhong Wang, Sam Houston State University
Bill Moss, Clemson University JingLing Wang, Lansing Community College
Tejinder Singh Neelon, California State University San Marcos Michael B. Ward, Western Oregon University
Phil Novinger, Florida State University Stanley Wayment, Southwest Texas State University
Richard Nowakowski, Dalhousie University Barak Weiss, Ben-Gurion University—Be’er Sheva, Israel
Stephen Ott, Lexington Community College Teri E. Woodington, Colorado School of Mines
Grace Orzech, Queen’s University James Wright, Keuka College
Jeanette R. Palmiter, Portland State University Cathy Zucco-Tevelof, Arcadia University
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In addition, we would like to thank Ari Brodsky, David Cusick, Alfonso Gracia-Saz,
Emile LeBlanc, Tanya Leise, Joe May, Romaric Pujol, Norton Starr, Lou Talman, and
Gail Wolkowicz for their advice and suggestions; Al Shenk and Dennis Zill for permis-
sion to use exercises from their calculus texts; COMAP for permission to use project
material; Alfonso Gracia-Saz, B. Hovinen, Y. Kim, Anthony Lam, Romaric Pujol, Felix
Recio, and Paul Sally for ideas for exercises; Dan Drucker for the roller derby project;
and Tom Farmer, Fred Gass, John Ramsay, Larry Riddle, V. K. Srinivasan, and Philip
Straffin for ideas for projects.
As well, we thank those who have contributed to past editions: Ed Barbeau, George
Bergman, David Bleecker, Fred Brauer, Andy Bulman-Fleming, Tom DiCiccio, Martin
Erickson, Garret Etgen, Chris Fisher, Stuart Goldenberg, Arnold Good, John Hagood,
Gene Hecht, Victor Kaftal, Harvey Keynes, E. L. Koh, Zdislav Kovarik, Kevin Kreider,
Jamie Lawson, David Leep, Gerald Leibowitz, Larry Peterson, Lothar Redlin, Peter
Rosenthal, Carl Riehm, Ira Rosenholtz, Doug Shaw, Dan Silver, Lowell Smylie, Larry
Wallen, Saleem Watson, and Alan Weinstein.
We also thank Flora Emanuel and Lumina Datamatics Ltd. for their production ser-
vices; Thomas Dick and Ben Klein for their careful proofing of the pages; Gaby Vinales
for the cover image, and the following Cengage staff: Laura Gallus, learning designer;
Megan Gore, WebAssign program manager; Nikkita Kendrick, digital delivery quality
partner; Ashley Maynard and Nick Barrows, permissions specialists; Lynh Pham, con-
tent manager; Tim Rogers, product assistant; and Tom Ziolkowski, executive marketing
manager. They have all done a terrific job.
A special thanks to Gary Whalen for his patience, trust, and confidence. Steve is
especially grateful and honored to be part of the Stewart text legacy. And the fifth edi-
tion could not have been completed without Leslie Lahr. She has superb editing skills,
an experienced eye for style, and understands the publishing big picture. Steve has been
extremely fortunate to work with some of the most dedicated mathematics educators in
the country over the last three decades. Much of what he has learned from them is pres-
ent throughout this text.
James Stewart
Stephen Kokoska
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We hope that you will discover that calculus is not only useful but also intrinsically
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About the Author
Steve received his undergraduate degree from Boston College and his M.S. and Ph.D.
from the University of New Hampshire. His initial research interests included the sta-
tistical analysis of cancer chemoprevention experiments. He has published a number
of research papers in mathematics journals, including Biometrics, Anticancer Research,
and Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine; presented results at national con-
ferences; and written several books. He has been awarded grants from the National Sci-
ence Foundation, the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, and the Ben Franklin Program.
Steve is a longtime consultant for the College Board and has conducted workshops in
Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Singapore, and China. He was the AP Calculus Chief
Reader for four years, has been involved with calculus reform and the use of technology
in the classroom, and recently published an AP Calculus text with James Stewart. He
taught at Bloomsburg University for 30 years and has served as Director of the Honors
Program.
Steve believes in teaching conceptual understanding through the development of
problem-solving skills and pattern recognition. He is still involved with the AP Cal-
culus program and co-hosts the webinar Monday Night Calculus sponsored by Texas
Instruments.
Steve’s uncle, Fr. Stanley Bezuszka, a Jesuit and professor at Boston College, was
one of the original architects of the so-called new math in the 1950s and 1960s. He had
a huge influence on Steve’s career. Steve helped Fr. B. with text accuracy checks, as
a teaching assistant, and even writing projects through high school and college. Steve
learned about the precision, order, and elegance of mathematics and developed an
unbounded enthusiasm to teach.
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Diagnostic Tests
Success in calculus depends to a large extent on knowledge of the mathematics that precedes calculus: algebra, analytic geom-
etry, functions, and trigonometry. The following diagnostic tests will help you assess your proficiency in these subjects. After
taking each test, you can check your answers against the given answers and, if necessary, refresh your skills by referring to the
review materials that are provided.
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xxii Diagnostic Tests
!a2 1 b2 5 a 1 b
1 1 TC
(c) (d) 511T
C
a>x 2 b>x a 2 b
1 1 1 1>x 1
(e) 5 2 (f ) 5
x2y x y
!4 1 h 1 2
1 1
1. (a) 81 (b) 281 (c) 6. (a) 5!2 1 2!10 (b)
81
7. (a) a x 1 b 1
9 1 1 2 3
(d) 25 (e) (f) (b) 2(x 2 3)2 2 7
4 8 2 4
x 8. (a) 6 (b) 1 (c) 23, 4
9. (a) 324, 3)
(e) x 1 6x 1 12x 1 8 5
If you have had difficulty with these problems, you may wish to consult the
Review of Algebra on the website www.stewartcalculus.com.
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(b) y 5 25 3 1
y = 1− x
(c) x 5 2 2
1 2
1 x x x
(d) y 5 x 2 6 −1
−4 4 2
2 −2
2. (x 1 1)2 1 (y 1 4)2 5 52
(d) y (e) y (f) y
3. Center (3, 25), radius 5
4 x2 + y 2 = 4 3
2
4. (a) 2
3
16 x x x
(b) 4x 1 3y 1 16 5 0; x-intercept 24, y-intercept 2 −1
1 2 4
3 2
y=x –1
(c) (21, 24)
(d) 20
(e) 3x 2 4y 5 13
(f) (x 1 1)2 1 (y 1 4)2 5 100
If you have had difficulty with these problems, you may wish to consult
the review of analytic geometry in Appendix B.
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xxiv Diagnostic Tests
!x
!x2 2 1
Figure for Problem 1 3. Find the domain of the function.
(c) h(x) 5 !4 2 x 1
3
2x 1 1
(a) f (x) 5 2 (b) g (x) 5 2
x 1x22 x 11
(e) y 5 !x
(a) y 5 x3 (b) y 5 (x 1 1)3 (c) y 5 (x 2 2)3 1 3
(d) y 5 4 2 x2 (f) y 5 2!x
(g) y 5 22x (h) y 5 1 1 x 21
6. Let f (x) 5 e
1 2 x2 if x # 0
2x 1 1 if x . 0
(a) Evaluate f (22) and f (1). (b) Sketch the graph of f.
2
7. If f (x) 5 x 1 2x 2 1 and g (x) 5 2x 2 3, find each of the following functions.
(a) f + g (b) g + f (c) g + g + g
(g) y (h) y
1
x x
1 1
−1
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If you have had difficulty with these problems, you should look at Sections 1.1–1.3 of this book.
(4 1 6 !2)
5p 2p 1
1. (a) (b) 6.
3 10 15
3608 p 5p
2. (a) 1508 (b) ^ 114.68 8. 0, , p, , 2p
p 3 3
!3
3. 2p cm
9. y
1
4. (a) (b) 2 (c) 2 2
2
5. (a) 24 sin u (b) 24 cos u
x
–
If you have had difficulty with these problems, you should look at Appendix C of this book.
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A Preview of Calculus
Mark Twain wrote, “If you don’t like the weather in New England now, just wait a few
minutes.” Indeed, the weather in New England changes quickly, and calculus is about
the study of change, instantaneous change. Complex mathematical models can be used
to predict changes in weather, and calculus plays an important role in these analyses.
Calculus is fundamentally different from the mathematics that you have studied previ-
ously: calculus is less static and more dynamic. It is concerned with change and motion;
it deals with the long-run, or limiting, behavior of certain expressions. For that reason
it may be useful to have an overview of the subject before beginning its intensive study.
This preview provides a glimpse of some of the main ideas of calculus by showing how
the concept of a limit arises when we attempt to solve a variety of problems.
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2 A Preview of Calculus
A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 ... A 12 ...
Figure 2
Regular inscribed polygons used to
find the area of a circle.
Let An be the area of the inscribed polygon with n sides. As n increases, it appears that
An becomes closer and closer to the area of the circle. We say that the area of the circle
is the limit of the areas of the inscribed polygons, and we write
A 5 lim An
nS `
The Greeks themselves did not use limits explicitly. However, by indirect reasoning,
Eudoxus (5th century BC) used exhaustion to prove the familiar formula for the area of
a circle: A 5 pr2.
We will use a similar idea in Chapter 5 to find areas of regions of the type shown in
Figure 3. We will approximate the desired area A by areas of rectangles (as in Figure 4),
let the width of the rectangles decrease, and then calculate A as the limit of these sums
of areas of rectangles.
y
y y y
y= x2
A
x x x x
0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1
4 2 4 n
Figure 3 Figure 4
Let A be the area of the shaded region. Approximate the area A by areas of rectangles.
The area problem is the central problem in the branch of calculus called integral calcu-
lus. The techniques that we will develop in Chapter 5 for finding areas will also enable
us to compute the volume of a solid, the length of a curve, the force of water against a
dam, the mass and center of gravity of a rod, and the work done in pumping water out
of a tank.
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A Preview of Calculus 3
When we look at the speedometer of a car and read that the car is traveling at 48 mi > h,
■ Velocity
Figure 7
Secant lines approaching the tangent
line. what does that information really mean? We know that if the velocity remains constant,
In order to analyze this question, let’s examine the motion of a car that travels along a
straight road and assume that we can measure the distance traveled by the car (in feet) at
1-second intervals as in the following table:
d 5 Distance (ft) 0 2 9 24 42 71
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4 A Preview of Calculus
As a first step toward finding the velocity after 2 seconds have elapsed, we find the aver-
age velocity during the time interval 2 # t # 4:
change in position
average velocity 5
time elapsed
42 2 9
5
422
5 16.5 ft>s
Similarly, the average velocity in the time interval 2 # t # 3 is
5 15 ft >s
24 2 9
average velocity 5
322
It seems reasonable that the velocity at the instant t 5 2 can’t be much different from the
average velocity during a short time interval starting at t 5 2. So let’s imagine that the dis-
tance traveled has been measured at 0.1-second time intervals as in the following table:
Then we can compute, for instance, the average velocity over the time interval [2, 2.5]:
5 13.6 ft >s
15.80 2 9.00
average velocity 5
2.5 2 2
The results of such calculations are shown in the following table:
Time interval [2, 3] [2, 2.5] [2, 2.4] [2, 2.3] [2, 2.2] [2, 2.1]
Average velocity (ft > s) 15.0 13.6 12.4 11.5 10.8 10.2
a number near 10, and so we expect that the velocity at exactly t 5 2 is about 10 ft > s. In
The average velocities over successively smaller intervals appear to be getting closer to
d
Chapter 2 we will define the instantaneous velocity of a moving object as the limiting
value of the average velocities over smaller and smaller time intervals.
Figure 8 shows a graphical representation of the motion of the car by plotting the dis-
Q(t, f(t))
tance traveled as a function of time. If we write d 5 f (t), then f (t) is the number of feet
traveled after t seconds. The average velocity in the time interval [2, t] is
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A Preview of Calculus 5
Thus, when we solve the tangent line problem in differential calculus, we are also solv-
ing problems concerning velocities. The same techniques also enable us to solve prob-
lems involving rates of change in all of the natural and social sciences.
a1 a2 a3 a4 a5 ...
Achilles
tortoise
t1 t2 t3 t4 ...
Figure 9
A graphical illustration of the race between Achilles and a tortoise.
One way of explaining this paradox is with the idea of a sequence. The succes-
sive positions of Achilles (a1, a2, a3, c) or the successive positions of the tortoise
(t1, t2, t3, c) form what is known as a sequence.
In general, a sequence, denoted {an}, is a set of numbers written in a definite order. For
instance, the sequence
e 1, , , , , cf
1 1 1 1
2 3 4 5
can be described by using the following formula for the nth term:
1
an 5
n
a4 a3 a2 a1 We can visualize this sequence by plotting its terms on a number line as in
0 1 Figure 10(a) or by drawing its graph as in Figure 10(b). Observe from either picture that
(a) the terms of the sequence an 5 1>n are becoming closer and closer to 0 as n increases.
In fact, we can find terms as small as we please by making n large enough. We say that
the limit of the sequence is 0, and we indicate this behavior by writing
1
1
lim 50
nS ` n
n In general, the notation
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(b) lim an 5 L
nS `
Figure 10
Two ways to visualize a sequence. is used if the terms an approach the number L as n becomes large. This means that the
numbers an can be made as close as we like to the number L by taking n sufficiently
large.
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6 A Preview of Calculus
The concept of the limit of a sequence occurs whenever we use the decimal representa-
tion of a real number. For instance, if
a1 5 3.1
a2 5 3.14
a3 5 3.141
a4 5 3.1415
a5 5 3.14159
a6 5 3.141592
a7 5 3.1415926
f
then
lim an 5 p
nS `
sequences 5an 6 and 5tn 6 , where an 6 tn for all n. It can be shown that both sequences
Let’s return to Zeno’s paradox. The successive positions of Achilles and the tortoise form
Figure 11 1 1 1 1
A visualization of a walk to the wall. 2 4 8 16
Of course, we know that the person can actually reach the wall, so this suggests that
perhaps the total distance can be expressed as the sum of infinitely many smaller
distances as follows:
1 1 1 1 1
15 1 1 1 1 g1 n 1 g (3)
2 4 8 16 2
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A Preview of Calculus 7
Zeno was arguing that it doesn’t make sense to add infinitely many numbers together.
But there are other situations in which we implicitly use infinite sums. For instance, in
decimal notation, the symbol 0.3 5 0.3333 c means
3 3 3 3
1 1 1 1 g
10 100 1000 10,000
and so, in some sense, it must be true that
3 3 3 3 1
1 1 1 1 g 5
10 100 1000 10,000 3
More generally, if dn denotes the nth digit in the decimal representation of a number,
then
d1 d2 d3 dn
0.d1d2d3d4 c 5 1 1 1 g 1 n1 g
10 102 103 10
Therefore, some infinite sums, or infinite series as they are called, have a meaning. But
we must carefully define the sum of a series.
Returning to the series in Equation 3, the sum of the first n terms of the series is called
the partial sum and is denoted by sn. Thus
1
s1 5 5 0.5
2
1 1
s2 5 1 5 0.75
2 4
1 1 1
s3 5 1 1 5 0.875
2 4 8
1 1 1 1
s4 5 1 1 1 5 0.9375
2 4 8 16
1 1 1 1 1
s5 5 1 1 1 1 5 0.96875
2 4 8 16 32
1 1 1 1 1 1
s6 5 1 1 1 1 1 5 0.984375
2 4 8 16 32 64
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
s7 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 0.9921875
2 4 8 16 32 64 128
f
1 1 1
s10 5 1 1 g1 ^ 0.99902344
2 4 1024
f
1 1 1
s16 5 1 1 g 1 16 ^ 0.99998474
2 4 2
Observe that as we add more and more terms, the partial sums become closer and closer
to 1. In fact, it can be shown that by taking n large enough (that is, by adding sufficiently
many terms of the series), we can make the partial sum sn as close as we please to the
number 1. It therefore seems reasonable to say that the sum of the infinite series is 1 and
to write
1 1 1 1
1 1 1 g1 n 1 g5 1
2 4 8 2
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8 A Preview of Calculus
In Chapter 8 we will discuss these ideas further. We will then use Newton’s idea of com-
bining infinite series with differential and integral calculus.
■ Summary
We have seen that the concept of a limit arises in trying to find the area of a region, the
slope of a tangent line to a curve, the velocity of a car, or the sum of an infinite series. In
each case the common theme is the calculation of a quantity as the limit of other, easily
calculated quantities. It is this basic idea of a limit that sets calculus apart from other
areas of mathematics. In fact, we could define calculus as the part of mathematics that
deals with limits.
After Sir Isaac Newton invented his version of calculus, he used it to explain the motion
of the planets around the sun. Today calculus is used in calculating the orbits of satel-
lites and spacecraft, in predicting population sizes, in estimating how fast oil prices rise
or fall, in forecasting weather, in measuring the cardiac output of the heart, in calculat-
ing life insurance premiums, and in a wide variety of other areas. We will explore some
of these uses of calculus in this book.
In order to convey a sense of the power of the subject, we end this preview with a list of
some of the questions that you will be able to answer using calculus:
rays from sun 1. How can we explain the fact, illustrated in Figure 12, that the angle of elevation
from an observer up to the highest point in a rainbow is 42°? (See page 313.)
2. How can we explain the shapes of cans on supermarket shelves? (See page 372.)
138° 3. Where is the best place to sit in a movie theater? (See page 574.)
4. How far away from an airport should a pilot start descent? (See page 237.)
rays from sun 42°
5. How can we fit curves together to design shapes to represent letters on a laser
printer? (See page 236.)
observer 6. Where should an infielder position themself to catch a baseball thrown by an
Figure 12 outfielder and relay it to home plate? (See page 653.)
The elevation up to the highest point in 7. Does a ball thrown upward take longer to reach its maximum height or to fall back
a rainbow. to its original height? (See page 643.)
8. How can we explain the fact that planets and satellites move in elliptical orbits?
(See page 886.)
9. How can we distribute water flow among turbines at a hydroelectric station so as to
maximize the total energy production? (See page 994.)
10. If a marble, a squash ball, a steel bar, and a lead pipe roll down a slope, which of
them reaches the bottom first? (See page 1070.)
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Extent (mil km2)
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
Date
Jan 1 Feb 1Mar 1Apr 1May 1Jun 1 Jul 1 Aug 1Sep 1 Oct 1 Nov 1Dec 1
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ 1979−1990 Average 1991−2000 Average
2001−2010 Average 2011−2020 Average
Sea ice is simply frozen water, but the extent, or total area, of sea ice is related to the climate in the polar regions and the entire world. Sea ice
reflects sunlight. Therefore, a large sea ice extent tends to keep a region cool. A small sea ice extent exposes dark water, which absorbs sun-
light. The ocean tends to heat up, which warms the surrounding area. Scientists have studied the change in sea ice extent over the past four
decades. Often a graph is the best way to represent this information because it conveys many significant features at a glance. For example,
a graph of the average sea ice extent over four different decades is shown in the accompanying figure (National Snow and Ice Data Center).
Using this information and some calculus, we will soon be able to estimate the rate of change of sea ice extent at any time of even the time of
year at which the sea ice is a maximum or a minimum.
Contents
1 Functions and Models
The fundamental objects that we develop and utilize in calculus are functions. This
1.1 Four Ways to Represent a Function chapter prepares the way for calculus by presenting and reviewing the basic concepts
1.2 Mathematical Models: A Catalog of concerning functions, their graphs, and methods of transforming and combining them.
Essential Functions Throughout this text, we stress that a function can be represented in a variety of ways:
1.3 New Functions from Old Functions by an equation, in a table, by a graph, or in words (the Rule of Four). We look at main
1.4 Exponential Functions types of functions that occur in calculus and describe the process of using these func-
1.5 Inverse Functions and Logarithms tions as mathematical models of real-world phenomena. We will also see that paramet-
1.6 Parametric Curves
ric equations provide the best method for graphing certain types of curves.
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r (MGD)
360
340
320
Each of these examples describes a rule such that given a number (r, t, d, or t), another
number (A, P, C, or r) is assigned. In each case we say that the second number is a func-
tion of the first number.
A function is a rule that assigns to each element x in a set D exactly one element,
called f (x), in a set E.
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Section 1.1 Four Ways to Represent a Function 11
We usually consider functions for which the sets D and E are sets of real numbers.
The set D is called the domain of the function. The number f (x) is the value of f at x
and is read “f of x.” The range of f is the set of all possible values of f (x) as x varies
throughout the domain. A symbol that represents an arbitrary number in the domain of a
function f is called an independent variable. A symbol that represents a number in the
range of f is called a dependent variable. In Example A, for instance, r is the indepen-
dent variable and A is the dependent variable.
It may be helpful to think of a function as a special kind of mathematical machine
x f ƒ(x)
(see Figure 1.2). If x is in the domain of the function f, then when x is placed into the
(input) (output)
machine, it is accepted as an input and the machine works with x and produces an output
Figure 1.2 f (x) according to the rule of the function. Thus, we can think of the domain as the set of
Machine diagram for a function f. all possible inputs and the range as the set of all possible outputs.
preprogrammed, function. In general, you press the key labeled ! (or !x) and enter the
Computer Algebra System. For machine. For example, the square root key on your calculator represents a built-in, or
example, the TI-NspireTM CX CAS
calculator is a handheld computer input x. If x 6 0, then x is not in the domain of this function; that is, x is not an acceptable
!x will appear in the display, or most CAS machines will produce an exact, symbolic
algebra system and Mathematica is input, and the calculator will indicate an error. If x $ 0, then a decimal approximation to
simplified answer. Thus, the !x key on your calculator is an example of a function, but it
a mathematical computer algebra
is not quite the same as the exact mathematical function f defined by f (x) 5 !x.
software program.
y y
(x, ƒ(x))
range y = ƒ(x)
ƒ(x)
f (2)
f (1)
x x
1 2 x
domain
Figure 1.4 Figure 1.5
The value f (x) is the height of the graph A visualization of the domain and range
above x. of a function f.
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{y u 22 # y # 4} 5 322, 44.
interval [0, 7]. Notice that f takes on all values from 22 to 4, so the range of f is
4
y = 2x – 1 ■
3
2
1 Example 2 Domain, Range, and a Sketch
x
–2 –1 1 2 Sketch the graph and find the domain and range of each function.
–1
–2 (a) f (x) 5 2 x 2 1 (b) g(x) 5 x 2
–3
Solution
Figure 1.7
Graph of y 5 2x 2 1. (a) The equation of the graph is y 5 2 x 2 1, and we recognize this as being the equa-
tion of a line with slope 2 and y-intercept 21. (Recall the slope-intercept form of
y the equation of a line: y 5 m x 1 b. See Appendix B.) This enables us to sketch a
portion of the graph of f in Figure 1.7. The expression 2x 2 1 is defined for all real
4 (2, 4)
numbers, so the domain of f is the set of all real numbers, which we denote by R.
3 The graph shows that the range is also R.
y = x2
2 (b) We can use the rule for g to determine a few points on the graph and then join
them to produce a rough sketch of the graph. For example, g(2) 5 22 5 4 and
(–1, 1) 1
g(21) 5 (21)2 5 1. So, the points (2, 4) and (21, 1) are on the graph of g. Figure
x 1.8 shows these two points and others and a sketch of the graph of g.
–3 –2 –1 1 2 3
–1 The graph of the equation y 5 x 2 is a parabola (see Appendix B). The domain is R.
The range consists of all values of g(x), that is, all numbers of the form x 2. Since
{y u y $ 0} 5 30, `). The domain and range of g are confirmed by using the graph
Figure 1.8 x 2 $ 0 for all values x and any positive number y is a square, the range of g is
Graph of y 5 x 2.
(Figure 1.8). ■
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Section 1.1 Four Ways to Represent a Function 13
■ Representations of Functions
There are four possible ways to represent a function (the Rule of Four):
• verbally (by a description in words)
• numerically (by a table of values)
• visually (by a graph)
• algebraically (by an explicit formula)
If a single function can be represented in all four ways, it’s often useful to consider the
multiple representations to gain additional insight into the characteristics of the func-
tion. In Example 2, for instance, we started with algebraic formulas and then obtained
the graphs. But certain functions are described more naturally by one method than by
another. With this in mind, let’s reexamine the four situations that we considered at the
beginning of this section.
Population
A. The most useful representation of the area of a circle as a function of its radius is
Year
(in millions) probably the algebraic formula A(r) 5 pr 2, though it is possible to compile a table
of values or to sketch a graph (half a parabola). Because a circle has to have a posi-
1900 1650
tive radius, the domain is {r u r 7 0} 5 (0, ` ), and the range is also (0, `).
1910 1750
1920 1860
B. We are given a description of the function in words: P(t) is the human population
of the world (in millions) at time t. Let’s measure t so that t 5 0 corresponds to the
1930 2070
year 1900. The table of values of world population provides a convenient represen-
1940 2300
tation of this function. If we plot these values, we obtain a scatter plot in Figure 1.9.
1950 2560 It too is a useful representation; the graph allows us to visualize all the data at once.
1960 3040 What about a formula? Of course, it’s impossible to devise an explicit formula that
1970 3710 gives the exact human population P(t) at any time t. But it is possible to find an
1980 4450 expression for a function that approximates P(t). In fact, using methods explained
in Section 1.2, we obtain the approximation
P 1t2 ^ f 1t2 5 1358.03 11.014782 t
1990 5280
2000 6080 #
2010 6870
2020 7755 Figure 1.10 shows that it is a reasonably good fit. The function f is called a math-
ematical model for population growth. In other words, it is a function with an
explicit formula that approximates the behavior of our given function. We will see,
however, that the ideas of calculus can be applied to a table of values; an explicit
formula is not necessary.
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6000 6000
4000 4000
2000 2000
t t
20 40 60 80 100 120 20 40 60 80 100 120
Years since 1900 Years since 1900
Figure 1.9 Figure 1.10
A scatter plot of the population data. Graph of f added to the scatter plot.
The function P is typical of the functions that arise whenever we attempt to apply
calculus to the real world. We start with a verbal description of a function. Then we
may be able to construct a table of values of the function, perhaps from instrument
The function C may be given by, or readings in a scientific experiment. Even though we don’t have complete knowl-
represented by, a table of values. edge of the values of the function, we will see throughout the book that it is still
possible to perform the operations of calculus on such a function.
d (miles) C(d ) (dollars)
C. The function representing the cost of a ride is described in words. Let C(d ) be the
0,d#1 5:00 cost of riding an Uber from the Fort Myers airport to a location d miles away. The
1,d#2 7:50 table of values in the margin represents possible values of this function at a specific
2,d#3 10:00 time of day and is a convenient way to represent this function. It is also possible to
3,d#4 12:50 sketch a graph of this function. See Example 10.
4,d#5 15:00 D. The graph shown in Figure 1.1 is a very natural representation of the rate of water
( ( usage r (t). We could certainly compile a table of values, and it is even possible to
construct an approximate formula for r (t). But everything the water department needs
to know, amplitudes and patterns, can be seen easily from the graph. The same is
true for the patterns observed in electrocardiograms of heart patients, polygraphs for
lie-detection, and even the vertical acceleration of the ground during an earthquake.
In the next example, we will use a verbal description to sketch the graph of a function.
Solution
The initial temperature of the running water is close to room temperature because
t the water has been sitting in the pipes. When the water from the hot-water tank starts
flowing from the faucet, T increases quickly. As hot water flows from the tank, T is
Figure 1.11 constant at the temperature of the heated water in the tank. When the tank is drained,
Graph of the temperature of the water T decreases to the temperature of the water supply. This enables us to make the rough
versus time. sketch of T as a function of t in Figure 1.11. ■
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Section 1.1 Four Ways to Represent a Function 15
Solution
We begin with the diagram of a rectangular storage container in Figure 1.12 and intro-
duce notation by letting w and 2w be the width and length of the base, respectively, and
h be the height.
h The area of the base is (2w)w 5 2w 2, so the cost, in dollars, of the material for the base
w
is 10(2w 2). Two of the sides have area wh and the other two have area 2wh, so the cost
of the material for the sides is 632(wh) 1 2(2wh)4 . The total cost is therefore
2w
C 5 10(2w 2) 1 632(wh) 1 2(2wh)4 5 20w 2 1 36wh.
Figure 1.12
Rectangular storage container. To express C as a function of w alone, we need to eliminate h. We do so by using the
fact that the volume is 10 m3. Thus
w(2w)h 5 10.
Solving for h, we have
10 5
h5 2
5 2.
2w w
In constructing applied functions as in Substituting this into the expression for C, we have
!x 1 2
1
(a) f (x) 5 (b) g(x) 5 2
Domain Convention x 2x
If a function is given by a formula and
Solution
the domain is not explicitly stated, the
convention is that the domain is the (a) The square root of a negative number is not defined (as a real number). Therefore,
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The graph of a function is a curve in the xy-plane. But suppose instead we start with
a curve. How do we know if the curve is the graph of a function? We can answer this
question by using the Vertical Line Test.
The Vertical Line Test is illustrated in Figure 1.13. If every vertical line x 5 a intersects
Note: There is no violation of the a curve at most once, at (a, b), then exactly one function value is defined by f (a) 5 b.
Vertical Line Test if a line x 5 a does But if a line x 5 a intersects the curve twice, at (a, b) and (a, c), then the curve cannot
not intersect the curve. The curve represent a function because a function cannot assign two different values to a.
could still be the graph of a function
such that x 5 a is not in the domain. y y
x=a x=a
(a, c)
(a, b)
(a, b)
x x
Figure 1.13 a a
An illustration of the Vertical
Line Test. (a) This curve represents a function. (b) This curve does not represent a function.
For example, the parabola x 5 y 2 2 2 shown in Figure 1.14(a) is not the graph of a
function of x because there are vertical lines that intersect the parabola twice.
y y y
3 3 3
2 2 2
1 1 1
(–2, 0)
x x x
–3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5
–1 –1 –1
–2 –2 –2
–3
(b) y 5 !x 1 2 (c) y 5 2 !x 1 2
–3 –3
2
(a) x 5 y 2 2
Figure 1.14
A curve may contain the graph of one or more functions.
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Section 1.1 Four Ways to Represent a Function 17
equation x 5 y 2 2 2 implies y 2 5 x 1 2, so y 5 { !x 1 2.
The parabola, however, does contain the graphs of two functions of x. Notice that the
f (x) 5 !x 1 2 [from Example 6(a); see Figure 1.14(b)] and g(x) 5 2 !x 1 2 . See
Therefore, the upper and lower halves of the parabola are the graphs of the functions
Figure 1.14(c).
If we reverse the roles of x and y, then the equation x 5 h(y) 5 y 2 2 2 does define x as
a function of y (with y as the independent variable and x the dependent variable) and the
parabola in Figure 1.14(a) is the graph of the function h.
x
If x # 21, then the value of f (x) is 1 2 x.
–2 –1 1 2
However, if x 7 21, then the value of f (x) is x 2.
Figure 1.15
Graph of f. Since 22 # 21, then f (22) 5 1 2 (22) 5 3.
Since 21 # 21, then f (21) 5 1 2 (21) 5 2.
Since 0 7 21, then f (0) 5 02 5 0.
To sketch the graph of f, notice that if x # 21, then f (x) 5 1 2 x. Therefore, the part
of the graph of f that lies to the left of the vertical line x 5 21 must coincide with the
line y 5 1 2 x. This line has slope 21 and y-intercept 1.
If x 7 21, then f (x) 5 x 2. So, the part of the graph of f that lies to the right of the line
x 5 21 must coincide with the graph of y 5 x 2, which is a parabola.
The graph of f is shown in Figure 1.15. The solid dot indicates that the point (21, 2) is
included on the graph. The open dot indicates that the point (21, 1) is excluded from
the graph. ■
For a more extensive review of the The next example of a piecewise defined function is the absolute value function. Recall
absolute value function, see Appendix A. that the absolute value of a number a, denoted by u a u , is the distance from a to 0 on the
real number line. Distances are always positive or 0, so we have
u a u $ 0 for every number a
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Matilda rose, and the schoolmaster put the class to flight in a trice,
with a box on the ear to one, a shake to a second, and a kick to a
third. Matilda's remonstrances were lost amidst the tumult of shrieks
and yells which now arose. At the first moment that Pim could spare
from correcting his pupils, he informed the lady that they had got on
badly lately from the impossibility of getting the parents to send them
regularly. When there was any work in hand, someway up the
beach----
"Towards Birling Gap," suggested Matilda. "But that sort of work is
done in the night, is it not?"
"Yes; but the little things have enough to do the next day in making
a clearance; and, at such times, up they start, and away, the first
minute I turn my back."
"You turn your back to go after the same business, I am afraid, Mr.
Pim. If you like whistling among the cliffs, and driving bargains in the
clefts better than keeping to your desk, how can you expect the
children not to take the liberty of indulging the same taste when you
give them opportunity?"
Mr. Pim looked about him to ascertain what o'clock it was, and
would fain have made out that it was time for the children to go
home; but Mrs. Storey would not let him off so easily. She convinced
him that it was not yet eleven, and declared that she wished far more
to see how matters ordinarily went on than to usurp the office of
interrogator. When the children had recovered their spirits, and their
master his composure, business was resumed; and Matilda was as
much surprised at the cleverness with which some things were
taught as she had been shocked at the deficiencies of the kind of
learning in which Mr. Pim was the least versed. She now envied him
his power over the children's minds, and the effect which he knew
how to produce by a timely joke, or a familiar illustration, or an
appeal to facts with which his pupils were already familiar. She only
wished that he would pique himself rather less upon his morals while
making the very most of the opposition of interests in the society
about him. He could not speak of any virtue without pointing out that
his friends had it, and the Preventive men not; and, even in the
presence of the Lieutenant's wife, it seemed difficult to restrain the
expressions of hatred which were on the lips of him who taught and
of those who answered.
The ladies did not leave the school till it was emptied of the
children, whom they followed, to see how some dropped into their
several homes, and whither others betook themselves. The last who
was left to trip along by herself was Trinity Draper, who cast a glance
behind her at almost every step, as if not liking to have her return
accompanied by strangers. They had no intention, however, of losing
sight of her, as they were disposed for a walk, and found their
curiosity excited by the mingled barbarism and civilization in the air
of the children of this wandering tribe.
They began, after a time, to suspect that the little girl did not mean
to let them see her place of abode, so manifold were her turns and
windings from the beach to the fields, and then upon the downs, and
again to the beach. When she had led them through a long circuit,
she finally struck up the country, and proceeded towards an
unfrequented hollow way, where high banks excluded the view on
either side, a rugged soil wearied the feet of the walker, and nothing
was to be seen at the end of the lane but the grey sea, at the
moment undiversified by a single sail.
"I wonder you are not afraid to set foot in this dreary place, so
alarmed as you were by these very people yesterday," observed
Matilda to her companion, as they arrived in sight of a gipsy tent,
spread on a patch of grass under shelter of the eastern bank. "I have
been speculating all the way on when you would propose to turn
back."
Elizabeth replied that she had visited the encampment before,
without fear, knowing that the men were absent at this time of day,
and that there was nothing to fear from the women and children.
"They assemble at meal times, I fancy," replied Mrs. Storey; "and
there is the smoke of their cookery, you see."
The thin blue smoke was curling up around the trunk of a tree, in
the hollow formed by whose roots was kindled the fire, which Trinity
now hastened to feed with sticks from the hedges. She peeped into
the pot, which steamed from under the three poles that supported it,
and proceeded to stir the mess with a forked stick, affording
glimpses to her visiters of a sort of meat whose shape and colour
were new to them. On their inquiring what the stew was made of,
Trinity pointed to a skin which lay in the ditch, and which was
undeniably that of a brown dog. Matilda expressed her horror, and
the child looked up surprised, observing,
"Baba says the same hand made the dog and the sheep."
"Who is Baba?"
"Her father," replied Elizabeth. "Baba means Father. Where did
you get this dog, Trinity? I hope it is not stolen."
Trinity believed Uriah had found it under the hedge. She took up
the head, which was left with the skin, and showed by the teeth that
the animal must have been very old.
"Dear me! I suppose you pick up all the dead animals that lie
about the country," cried Elizabeth.
"Bebee says that beasts that have died by the hand of God are
better than those that have died by the hand of man," replied Trinity.
A low moan issued from the tent at this moment, which seemed to
strike the child with surprise and terror: she sprang upon her feet,
and looked eagerly towards the curtain which hung over the
entrance, but did not venture to go in. When Matilda inquired if any
one within was sick, the girl shook her head, replying,
"No sickness, but there must be death. That is the death moan."
Mrs. Storey instantly proceeded to the tent, thinking that
assistance might be wanted; and, lifting up the awning, she saw Mrs.
Draper standing beside the body of a very old woman, which was
propped up in a sitting posture, and composed in attitude and
countenance. Mrs. Draper's countenance was also calm, as she
folded her arms in her red cloak, and rocked herself backwards and
forwards, giving the death moan at intervals. After a certain number
of repetitions, she turned to the ladies, and, in a voice of indifference,
asked their business, glancing with a smile towards their palms.
Elizabeth did not seem to share Matilda's surprise at this transition
from one mood to another, but returned Mrs. Draper's smile, not
ungloving her hand, but pointing out divers blemishes in the gloves
she wore, and remarking,
"What shocking gloves these are! I used to get beauties of gloves
at Brighton. I wish I could get such here."
"We are only carriers," observed the gipsy. "You must walk a mile
eastward to find a batman's wife."
And she pointed significantly in the direction of Alexander's
cottage. Elizabeth insinuated that carriers might be paid for their
services in goods as well as the bat or bludgeon men, whose office it
was to fight the battles of the smugglers while contraband goods
were being landed and distributed. It appeared, however, that the
gipsies preferred having their pay in money to loading themselves
with more incumbrances than were necessary. It was plain that
Elizabeth must apply elsewhere for gloves.
Matilda was meanwhile trying to tempt Trinity into the abode, in
order to learn from her some particulars about the deceased, whose
departure seemed to be borne by Mrs. Draper with such
extraordinary composure: but Trinity still shrank from the sight of the
dead, though willing enough to tell all she knew of her. She could
only relate that this woman had been with the gang as long as Trinity
could remember anything; that she had been blind all that time; and
had been carried from place to place on a donkey, which was always
led by the most careful person in the company. She had outlived all
her relations, and had been tended by the Faas and Drapers only
because there was no one else to take care of her. All her days had
been spent in wandering, Trinity believed, as she had heard her say
that it was seventy years since she had slept in a bed. It did not
appear that her death had been immediately expected, as the men
of the gang who were engaged as carriers, the preceding night, were
gone to Brighton, and some other places a little way up the country;
and when Trinity went to school that morning, she had left the old
dame making cabbage nets, as usual. Mrs. Draper here took up an
unfinished net, and said that it had dropped from the hands of the old
woman half an hour before, when the fainting fit came on in which
she had died. It was rather a pity, Mrs. Draper observed, that the
departure had been so sudden, as the wake of the first night could
scarcely be as honourable as they could wish. They must do their
best to collect a multitude of mourners by the second night.
Meanwhile, Trinity must summon as many of the tribe as were within
reach; and if the ladies would please to walk out of the tent, she
would fasten down the curtain so that nobody could get in, and set
the dog to watch while she went her ways.
It struck Matilda as rather strange to leave the body unguarded by
human care at midday, in order to provide for its being watched at
night by ten times as many persons as were necessary. There was
nothing to be done, however, but to obey the gipsy's desire, as it was
plain that the greatest offence that could be offered would be to
propose to touch or to remain near the body.
As they bent their heads under the low hoop which supported the
curtain at the entrance, Elizabeth foolishly remarked that it was very
well the poor soul had not had a long illness in such a comfortless
place.
"You that live in ceiled houses," replied Mrs. Draper, haughtily,
"dwell as your fathers dwelt. So do we."
"But being ill and dying,--that is so different!"
"If we are content to die as our fathers died, who forbids?"
persisted the gipsy, in a tone which silenced the objector. Mrs.
Draper slightly returned the farewell of her visiters, and stood
watching them till they were nearly out of sight, when she fastened
the dog to one of the hoops of the tent, took off the stew, threw water
on the fire, and climbed the bank, in order to pursue her way over
the down in an opposite direction from that along which Trinity was
tripping.
Very different was the picture presented by the domestic
establishment of the Alexanders, whom Elizabeth would not be
restrained from visiting, in search of gloves, and with the hope of
seeing many things besides which might delight her eyes, if her
purse would not extend to the purchase of them. Matilda positively
refused to accompany her, and walked on to pay a visit to her
mother-in-law.
Mrs. Alexander was engaged with her young folks in tying the
claws of the lobsters which had been caught that morning; a work
requiring some dexterity, and assisted with some fear by the
children, who were apt to start and let go at the critical moment, if the
creature showed any disposition to friskiness. A technical question or
two from Elizabeth sufficed to induce Mrs. Alexander to quit her task,
wash her hands, and show her visiter into a light closet at the back of
the cottage, where she promised to join her in a few minutes. Where
she went Elizabeth had no idea; but she returned in ten minutes with
an apron full of mysteries, and followed by two of her boys, bearing
between them a package which was almost too large to be brought
in at the narrow door. A girl was already seated on the outer door-sill,
to give notice of the approach of any spy; and the eldest boy was
directed to keep guard at the entrance of the closet, while apparently
busy in carving his wooden boat of three inches long.
Mrs. Alexander intimated that besides gloves, she had an unusual
choice of cambrics and silks, and a few pieces of valuable lace, out
of which the lady might suit herself, if she chose, before the goods
were sent up the country, as they were to be without delay. Elizabeth
would not promise to buy, but, of course, accepted the invitation to
examine; and then what tempting treasures were spread before her
eyes!
"O lovely!" she cried. "What a colour! I wonder whether it would
wear well. So delicate! so rich! There is nothing like those French for
colours."
Mrs. Alexander, as in gratitude bound, joined in lauding the Lyons
manufacturers, and their dyers.
"The hue is most beautiful, to be sure, but the fabric of this is
better;--and this,--and this," she continued, applying the scientific
touch to each in turn. "It seems to me that all the pieces of that one
pattern,--the olive green, and the blue, and the violet,--are of a
poorer fabric than the rest. But the figure is completely French, to be
sure."
Mrs. Alexander observed that the Brighton ladies, and some at
Hastings, had taken a great fancy to that particular pattern; and it
was selling rapidly at some of the principal shops.
"Well, now, if I had seen those pieces at a shop,--if I had met with
them anywhere but here, I should have pronounced them English. It
is very odd that all of that one figure should have less substance
than the others. Did they come over as part of the same cargo?"
"Stowed cheek-by-jowl in the hold of the lugger that was but six
hours out of sight," Mrs. Alexander declared.
"I suppose they have been only just landed," observed Elizabeth,
"for you would not keep such a stock as this by you, with so many
enemies about. I wonder you are not afraid."
"It is only for a few hours, ma'am; just till the carriers come back
from their present errand. I do not sell in any but a chance way, as
you know, ma'am; and----"
"I always supposed your husband had been a batman, and I am
told the batmen are often paid in goods," interrupted Elizabeth.
"In part, ma'am; but the greater portion of what is before you is
here only on trust. We take care to keep them out of sight of the few
whose business it is to ruin the coast; but, for that matter, the hands
that served to land and stow ten times as much as all this, are
enough to defend what is left. But the carriers will be back soon, and
then----"
"And then they will have something else to do than to set off for
Brighton again immediately,--if you mean the gipsies." And Elizabeth
explained that they would have to attend the wake of the old woman,
for two or three nights together.
This was such important news that Mrs. Alexander instantly sent
one of the children in search of his father, and seemed now careless
as to whether her visiter made a purchase or not. After selecting a
package of gloves which was too large for her pocket, and was
therefore to be left behind till a favourable opportunity should occur
of conveying them unseen, Elizabeth detained a two-inch pattern of
the silk whose figure she most admired, and which was somewhat
cheaper than the rest, from the inferiority of its quality. She must
consult her mother, she declared, and should probably send an order
for a quantity sufficient for two or three dresses. Her desire to obtain
some of the benefits of this importation was enhanced by the
woman's apparent indifference as to whether she indulged in a
purchase. She resolved to make all speed homewards, and to
persuade her mother, and, if possible, Matilda, to seize the
opportunity of decking themselves in contraband fabrics.
She was not destined to arrive at home so soon as she imagined.
Instead of Elizabeth, appeared a neighbour's child, breathless and
excited, to request Matilda's immediate presence at a well-known
house on the beach, and to urge the Lieutenant being sent for with
all speed. It was plain that Elizabeth had been stopped by the Coast
Guard, and conveyed by them to the house of the dame appointed to
search all women who were suspected of having smuggled goods
concealed about them. This was an act of audacity on the part of the
guard that Matilda could not have anticipated, or she would have
used more urgent persuasions with her sister-in-law against
connecting herself in any way with the secret proceedings of the
people about her. She was little aware that the adventure arose out
of the reprobation of Brady's punishment of the gipsy-boy, which she
and Elizabeth had testified the day before.
Brady had seen Miss Storey enter the suspected house of
Alexander; he had remarked signs of movement within and about it
during her stay; and had watched her leaving it with a hurried step
on the way home. Brady did not see why a lady should make a
mockery of his office any more than a poor woman, to whom the
temptation was greater; and he was quite disposed to use his
authority against one who had blamed him when he could not defend
himself, and exposed him to be mobbed. He therefore planted
himself directly in her path, on the beach, and requested her to
deliver up the contraband articles which she was carrying about her.
The consciousness of what had just passed at Mrs. Alexander's
deprived Elizabeth of the sense of innocence, and of that
appearance of it which she might have justified by the fact that she
had no smuggled goods about her person. She instantly thought of
the pattern of silk, and tried to hide it, in a way which confirmed the
suspicions of the foe. There was nothing for it but to go to the place
appointed; but, on the way, she bethought herself of sending a
messenger for some of her family. She appeared in so great
tribulation when Matilda arrived, as to leave little doubt of her being
actually in the scrape; and delay or evasion seemed therefore the
best policy.
"Have you demanded to be taken before a magistrate?" asked
Matilda.
"A magistrate! La, no! How dreadful to think of going to a justice! I
dare not, I am sure. 'Tis dreadful to think of."
"Not so dreadful as to put up with such a piece of audacity as this.
If I were you, I would give these people as much trouble as possible
in the business they have brought upon themselves, and make them
heartily sick of it before they have done."
"Better not make such a fuss, and expose one's-self before all the
folks on the way: better take it quietly," said the search-woman,
holding open the door of the inner room appointed for the process.
Elizabeth peeped into the room, and then looked at Matilda in
restless dismay, declaring that she had nothing about her that she
would not have produced in a moment to the guard, if he had asked
her quietly, instead of bringing half the population about her heels.
"Then go to the magistrate, and tell him so," said Mrs. Storey,
authoritatively. "It is a privilege which the law allows you; and an
innocent person does wrong in not claiming it."
Elizabeth could not bring herself thus to oblige Brady to declare
what reasons he had to suspect her. She doubted and hesitated, till
her foes could and would wait no longer. She was searched, and
nothing found, except, at the last moment, the pattern of silk,
squeezed up in her glove. This discovery was very discomfiting to
the ladies, and was made the most of by Brady, who held it up in the
face of the Lieutenant, when that gentleman arrived, breathless, to
ascertain what disaster had befallen the ladies of his family.
"What! is that all you have got? I wish you joy of your share of the
seizure," said he to Brady, pushing his hand aside. "I hope you will
make more sure of your game the next time you abuse your duty to
insult a lady."
Brady said he should discharge his office, let who would be the
sufferer; and added, that he held in his hand what was a sufficient
justification. He then proceeded to deposit the two inches of silk
carefully in his tobacco-box.
"Let me look at it," demanded the Lieutenant. Brady glanced
towards the fire, as if fearing that that was destined to be the next
place of deposit for his precious snip. The Lieutenant laughed
contemptuously, and walked to the farthest possible distance from
the fire, still holding out his hand for the pattern.
"Why, man," said the officer, "you had better make haste to qualify
yourself a little better for your business, or you will make yourself the
laughing-stock of the place. This silk is no more French than your
coat is Chinese. Here, take it back, and ask any knowing person you
please, and you will find this was woven in Spitalfields or at
Macclesfield."
Brady muttered something about "humbug;" and the search-
woman became extremely anxious to explain that it was no part of
her business to choose her victims: she had only to discharge her
duty upon all who were brought to her. The Lieutenant silenced her
by pushing past her, with his wife and sister on each arm. The little
crowd opened before them as they re-issued from the house, and
closed again round Brady, to learn the result of his loyal enterprise.
He was in too thorough an ill-humour to give them any satisfaction,
anticipating (what, in fact, proved his fate) that he should be twitted
with this deed for months to come, by every man, woman, and child
who did not bear a due patriotic affection towards the Preventive
Service.
The officer did not speak till it was time to deposit his sister at her
own door.
"Now, Elizabeth," said he, "I hope this will prove a lesson to you.
You and my mother came to live here on my account, and on my
account you must go away again, unless you can bring your
practices into agreement with my duties. It is a lucky chance for you
that that rag is of English make, or----"
"Oh, brother! do you really think it is not a French silk?"
"To be sure, or I should not have said so," replied the Lieutenant,
with much displeasure in his tone. "If I chose to tell lies to screen
you, you might stay here, following your own fancies, till doomsday.
It is because I always will speak the truth about those who belong to
me that I request you to go away, if you must do things which make
the truth painful for you to hear and for me to tell."
"Well, my good sir, do not be in a passion. I only thought you were
telling a convenient fib, such as everybody tells about such matters,
in the Custom-house and out of it."
"Not everybody, as you now find," replied the officer; "and I hope
this is the last time you will expose me to the suspicion of fibbing in
your behalf."
Matilda half withdrew her arm from her husband's, terrified at a
mode and strength of rebuke which would have almost annihilated
her; but Elizabeth bore it with wonderful indifference, wishing him
good morning, as on ordinary days.
"She is a good creature," the Lieutenant observed, in his
customary phrase, after walking on a few paces in silence. "She is a
good creature, but monstrously provoking sometimes. A pretty
scrape she had nearly got herself and all of us into."
"Remember how lately it was that you were defending the desire
for foreign commodities in general, and Elizabeth's in particular,"
observed Matilda.
"Well! all that I said was very true, I believe," replied the officer,
half laughing under a sense of his own inconsistency. "I have as firm
a faith as ever in the truth of what I then said."
"Your doctrine, then, is, that Elizabeth is right in having the desire,
and in gratifying it; but that she is wrong in being caught in the fact."
"Why, it does come pretty nearly to that, I am afraid. It comes to
the fact that duties clash in a case like this; so that, one's conscience
being at fault, an appeal to the law must settle the matter. I see no
crime in Elizabeth's taste, apart from the means she may take to
gratify it; but the law pronounces her wrong, so we must conclude
she is wrong."
"Duties do, indeed, clash," replied Matilda; "and if so painfully in
one case, what must be the extent of the evil if we consider all who
are concerned? Even in this little neighbourhood, here is Mr. Pim
unable to teach honour, as he says, without giving the notion that it is
a merit to conceal fraud, and pointing out a whole class as objects of
contempt and hatred. The dwellers near, almost to a man, look upon
the government as a tyrant, its servants as oppressors, its laws as
made to be evaded, and its powers defied. Oaths are regarded as
mere humbug; and the kindliest of social feelings are nourished in
direct relation to fraud, and pleaded as its sanction. There is not a
man near us who does not feel it necessary, nor a woman who does
not praise it as virtuous, nor a child who is not trained up in the love
and practice of it. This is the morality which one institution teaches
from village to village all along our shores,--mocking the clergyman,
setting at nought the schoolmaster, and raising up a host of enemies
to the government by which it is maintained; and all for what?"
"To help us in our national money matters, in which, in truth, it
does not very well succeed," observed the Lieutenant.
"And to protect the interests of certain classes of its subjects,"
replied Matilda, "in which, if most people say true, they succeed as
little."
"Spitalfields is in a worse state than ever," observed the
Lieutenant; "and there are terrible complaints from our glovers and
our lace-makers."
"And if not," continued Matilda--"if protection availed to these
people, the case would be very little better than it is now. Money
prosperity is desirable only as it is necessary to some higher good,--
to good morals and happiness; and if it were, in fact, secured to our
glovers, and silkmen, and lace-makers, it would be purchased far too
dear at the expense of the morals of such a multitude as are
corrupted by our restrictive laws. There can be nothing in the nature
of things to make the vexation and demoralization of some
thousands necessary to the prosperity of other thousands.
Providence cannot have appointed to governments such a choice of
evils as this; and----"
"And you, my dear, for your share, will therefore withhold your
allegiance from a government which attempts to institute such an
opposition."
"It is rather too late an age of the world for me to turn rebel on that
ground," replied Matilda, smiling. "Such governments as we were
speaking of are dead and gone, long ago. Our government is not
granting any new protections or prohibitions, surely!"
"But I thought you would quarrel with it for not taking away those
which exist. I thought you would give it your best blessing if they sent
an order to all us Preventive people to vacate our station-houses and
march off."
"I certainly felt more disaffected to-day than ever in my life before,"
observed Matilda. "To think that, in a country like this, anybody may
be stopped and searched upon mere suspicion!"
"With the privilege of demanding the decision of a magistrate,
remember."
"Which magistrate may order the search, if he finds sufficient
ground of suspicion. And this outrage is to take place as a very small
part of the machinery for protecting the interests of certain classes,
to the great injury of all the rest; and especially, as many of
themselves say, to their own. It makes one indignant to think of it."
"It is the law, my love; and while it exists, it must be obeyed. I must
order my men to stop you, if you should chance to sympathize in
Elizabeth's tastes. Hey, Matilda?"
"Do, by all means, when you find me smuggling; but perhaps my
share of the temptation may soon be at an end. I trust all this
distress that you speak of will end in bringing into an active
competition with foreigners those of our people who are now sitting
with their hands before them, perceiving how the gentry of England
are apparelled in smuggled goods. No fear for our occupation, you
know. There will still be brandy and tobacco, on which, as we do not
grow them ourselves, government will call for so high a duty as will
encourage smuggling. No prospect of your being useless yet a
while."
"Nor of our neighbours being as loyal as you would have them."
"Nor of their living at peace, and in frank honesty."
"Nor of Pim's making his scholars moral."
"Nor of our manufacturers having fair play."
"Nor of the same justice being done to the revenue. Alas! how far
we are from perfection!"
"Yet ever tending towards it. Unless we believe this, what do we
mean by believing in a Providence? since all evidence goes to prove
that its rule is infinite progression. Yes, we are tending upwards,
though slowly; and we shall find, when we arrive in sight of
comparative perfection, that a system of restriction which debases
and otherwise injures all parties concerned, is perfectly inconsistent
with good government."
"Then shall I have earned my dinner in some other, and, I trust, a
pleasanter, way than to-day," observed the Lieutenant. "I shall never
get reconciled to my office, Matilda, especially while I hear of brother
officers abroad----"
"Oh! you are dreading your patrol to-night, because it is beginning
to snow," said Matilda, smiling. "You shall go in, and fortify yourself
with some duty-paid brandy and untaxed water; and then, if you will
let me go with you again, we will defy the smugglers as manfully as if
they were to be the enemies of good order for evermore."
"You shall not go out in the dark again, my love. It took all my
manfulness from me to see you so near the edge of the cliff in a wind
which might drive you out as if you were a sea-gull. The place looks
scarcely fit for you on the brightest of days; you have no chance out
of doors on a gusty night."
Chapter VI.
A NIGHT WATCH.
The night of the gipsy late-wake was one of the clearest and
coldest moonlight. Such a night,--when the smallest skiff showed
black on the glistening sea, and every sailing bird cast its shadow on
the chalky cliff, and each stationary figure on the heights exhibited a
hard outline against the sky,--was little fit for smuggling adventure;
yet the officers of the Coast Guard had a strong impression that a
landing of contraband goods was to be attempted, in defiance of the
lady moon, and of the watchers who "blessed her useful light." A
gipsy festival afforded an excellent pretence for collecting the
country people in sufficient force to brave the guard; and it was
suspected that the people themselves thought so, as tidings of the
festival were most industriously spread through all the country, and
certainly very eagerly received. Lieutenant Storey held consultations
with his brother officers at all the stations near; and every precaution
was taken to enable a great force to assemble with speed at the
points where it seemed pretty certain that a landing would be
attempted. One or two trusty men were sent to overlook the wake
from a height, that they might report the numbers and apparent
disposition of the people; and Lieutenant Storey visited these men
on their posts soon after the beginning of the ceremony.
"Well! what news?" said Matilda, anxiously, as the Lieutenant
entered the room where his wife, mother, and sister were waiting
supper for him.
"Why, it is a fine freezing night," he replied, rubbing his hands, and
accepting the seat which was offered him close by the blazing fire.
"So you have Elizabeth to keep you company, as I advised you. That
is very well, as I rather think you will not be persuaded to go to bed
till late. And you, too, mother! Who would have thought of your
climbing up to us so late in the day?"
"But the gipsies!" cried the ladies. "Did you see the wake?"
"I heard more than I saw of it; for the banks are so high that one
could only catch a glimpse of a few heads now and then. But there
was a strong glare from their torches, there being little moonlight, I
suppose, in the hollow way: and their noise is really inconceivable.
Such yelling and howling, and what I suppose they call singing! They
will wake up all the sheep in the pens for a mile round."
"I am afraid there are a great many collected," observed Matilda.
"I should think there must be, for I never heard any gabble or din
to compare with it, except when the wind and the sails are wrangling
in a storm at sea. But come, let us have supper. I must be gone
again presently; and this is not an air to take away one's appetite."
His mother inquired whether they could learn anything of the
progress of events by looking out of the windows, or whether they
must wait for news till his return. He replied,
"You will see nothing by going to the window but as fine a
moonlight sea as ever you saw; and the light-house, and perhaps
poor Nicholas staring about him, as he is bound to do. If there is any
affray, it will be far out of your sight. We keep our eyes upon Birling
and Crowlink Gap. Either of them is an easy place of rendezvous
from the wake. You will be as still as death here, and I advise you all
to go to sleep till I knock you up to let me in."
The mother and sister wondered what he thought they could be
made of to go to bed at such a time. Matilda piled fresh logs on the
fire, and looked to see that the lamp was trimmed.
"I'll tell you what,--I'll desire Nicholas to come, from time to time, to
tell you whether he hears or sees anything or nothing," said the
Lieutenant. "I have put him on the nearest beat, where I am pretty
sure of his having nothing to do; and he can just step to the gate, if
you like to be at the trouble of hearing that he has nothing to tell."
"Do be less presumptuous, my dear son," said Mrs. Storey. "How
dare you make sure of nothing happening?"
"It was only a hasty word, mother. I have not been presumptuous
in reality, as you would say if you saw how completely we are
prepared. More ale, if you please, Elizabeth. And now, I must not
stay any longer. I shall be sure to tell Nicholas: but you will not detain
him from his post."
Matilda ran out before him to have his parting kiss at the gate, and
to watch him out of sight. The full light from the beacon turned at the
moment upon her face, stronger than the moonlight, and showed
that tears were upon her cheek.
"I cannot scold you, love," said her husband, as he wiped them
away. "I do pity you women that have to sit waiting at home when
anything is to happen. I could fancy myself crying like a baby if I
were obliged to do so. But go in now, there's a good girl."
"The moment you are out of sight. I suppose you really cannot
tell,--you cannot even tell me,--when you are likely to be home
again."
"Impossible. It may be two hours, or it may be twelve."
Matilda had only to pray that it might be two, while she watched
her husband on his way to Nicholas's beat, where he stopped to
speak with the figure perched upon the brow of the cliff. Presently
the figure might be seen to touch its hat; the Lieutenant waved his
hand towards the station-house, and speedily disappeared, leaving
Matilda to re-enter the parlour, whose clear fire, double windows,
and listed doors she would willingly have exchanged for the biting air
on Hotcombe Flat, by her husband's side.
During the hour which elapsed before Nicholas lifted the latch of
the gate, whose welcome slick brought all the ladies to the door,
Matilda had wished twenty times that she was alone. Elizabeth was
full of groundless fears of her own devising, while she ridiculed those
of other people; and Mrs. Storey gave a lecture on patience every
time Matilda moved on her chair, looking up in her face with all
possible anxiety, however, at each return from an excursion to the
upper windows. The methodical Nicholas was more tiresome still. He
began with an explanation of what his orders were about giving
intelligence to the ladies, and of his purpose in now appearing before
them. He proceeded with an account of where he had stood, and
how he had looked round and listened, and what he had been
thinking about; and it was only at the last that it came out that he had
seen and heard nothing particular.
"And do you think you could hear a pistol-shot from Birling Gap, or
from so far as Crowlink Gap?"
Nicholas could not answer for it, having never heard a pistol fired
from either place while on duty on his present beat; but he soon
recollected that his officer had told him that it was a very calm night,
and that he could certainly be able to hear the sound in question
from the farthest of the Seven Sisters; and therefore Nicholas fully
believed that he should hear a pistol as soon as fired.
"Very well," said Matilda, venturing upon such a breach of
discipline as handing him a glass of ale. "Now we will not detain you:
we were desired not; but come again in an hour, and sooner, if
anything happens."
Nicholas's heart, which was always warm towards the lady, was
rarefied by the honours and benefits of this night. To be appointed, in
some sort, her special servant,--to be treated with kind words from
her lips, and with ale from her own hands,--was enough, in
combination with the ale itself, to raise his spirits to the highest pitch
of which, as a sober man, he was capable. He could scarcely refrain
from whistling as he went back to his beat, and was actually guilty of
humming "Rules Britannia," as he flung himself down in a sort of
niche on the very brow of the dizzy cliff, whence he was wont to
gaze abroad over the expanse.
"'Rule, Britannia!'--Ay, that lady is worth a thousand of the bigger
and smarter one, and the old one too, if a poor man may think so.--
'Britannia rule the waves.'--Hoy, hoy! where did this sloop come
from, that I did not see her before? She's waiting for an early cargo
of chalk, I'll be bound; but it is odd I did not see her before, only that
she lies so close under, one could not see without looking over. 'And
come again in an hour,' says she, 'or sooner, if anything happens.' I
wonder how the hour goes.--'Britons never shall be slaves!'--If I had
my mother's old watch, now! Bless her! she's now asleep, I suppose,
in the bed with the green checked curtains. She says she thinks of
me in her prayers, and has all the sea before her as she goes to
sleep, and me marching above it, helping to guard the nation.--
'Britannia rule the waves!'--It is only a fair turn for me to think of her
when she is asleep, as I hope she is now. Lord! how she used to
beat me! and all, as she says now, for tenderness, to make a great
man of me. To be sure, I never guessed it at the time.--'Britons never
shall be slaves! Never! never!' I don't know that I had not best walk; it
is so different sitting here from what it is when the sun is out, platting
straw for my hat. It is time I had a new hat; I thought I saw the lady
glancing at it. Think of her taking notice of such little things! Kind
heart! 'Come again within the hour,' says she, 'and sooner, if
anything happens.' That's she looking out, I warrant, where there is a
little bit of light from the window. There! 'tis gone. 'Tis the will of
Providence that she should notice me so. I wish she knew how my
mother thinks of me: but that is no doing of mine, either; it is the will
of Providence too; and I doubt whether anybody is so happy as, by
the will of Providence, I am, with my mother, and the people here all
so harmless to me, and the lady! And it is something to see such a
bright sea as this, so like what I saw in the show-box at Weyhill fair,
when my mother treated me, then a young boy. I am sure everybody
is wonderfully kind to me. I wonder how the hour goes. It is bitter
cold, to be sure; and I think yon bit of shelter is best, after all.--
'Britons never, ne--ver----'"
And Nicholas once more crouched in his recess, where he rocked
himself to the music of the waves, and looked in vain over the wide
expanse for the smallest dark speck, in watching which he might find
occupation. He soon found that his observation would have been
better bestowed nearer home. While walking, he had disdained the
well-worn path along the chalk line, strewed within a few feet of the
verge for the guidance of the watchers on dark nights. As it was light
enough for safety, he availed himself of the opportunity of varying his
beat, and trod the less bare path from the chalk line to the very edge
of the cliff. He had looked straight before him, whether his back was
turned north or south, giving no attention to the right hand or the left.
He had also been too hasty in his conclusion that the vessel which
lay below, in the deep, broad shadow of the cliffs, was a chalk sloop,
waiting for the tide.
By leaning forwards a little, any one in Nicholas's present seat
could command a view of a winding and perilous, almost
perpendicular, track, which ascended from the spot where the
gipsies had assisted at the last unloading of a smuggling vessel.
Something like rude steps occurred at small intervals in this track;
but they were so imperfect, and it was so steep, that the assistance
of either ropes or mutual support was necessary to those who would