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1.1 Rates of Change and the Slope of a c) Interpret the meaning of your answers
Curve to a) and b).
1. Examine the graph. d) Estimate the instantaneous rate of
change of the height of the ball at 2 s.

1.3 Limits
5. For each sequence, write the first five
terms of this sequence, then determine if
the sequence has a limit as n " ! .
Justify your response.
1
a) tn = 2 + ,n∈ N
n!3
n
! 1$
b) tn = # & , n ∈ N
" 2%

6. A function f(x) is defined as follows.

"!2x + 3 x < 1
$
f (x) = # x 2 + 1 x > 1
$ !1 x =1
a) Use secants to find the average rate of %
change over each interval. a) Sketch a graph of this function.
i) –3 ≤ x ≤ –2 ii) –2 ≤ x ≤ 0 b) Determine each limit.
iii) 1 ≤ x ≤ 2 iv) –3 ≤ x ≤ 2
i) lim f (x) ii) lim f (x)
b) Estimate the instantaneous rate of x !1
" +
x !1
change at each x-value. iii) lim f (x)
i) x = –2 ii) x = 0 iii) x = 2 x !1

c) Is the function f(x) discontinuous for

1.2 Rates of Change Using Equations
2. Determine the average rate of change over
the interval from x = –1 to x = 3 for each
function.
a) y = 2x2 + 5x b) y = x3 – 2x
any number x? Justify your response.
1.4 Limits and Continuity
7. Sketch a graph f(x) such that
lim f (x) = # and lim f (x) = " .
" +
x!3 x!3

3. Determine the instantaneous rate of

change for each function in question 2 8. Evaluate each limit, if it exists.
when x = 2. a) lim 3 b) lim x 2 " 2x + 1
x!4 x !1

4. A ball is thrown vertically upward from x + 25

2
1
the roof of a school that is 23 m high. c) lim d) lim
x !5 x"5 x!" x+5
The equation which gives its height
above the ground, in metres, after t 9. Determine the slope of the tangent to each
seconds is h(t) = –4.9t2 + 18t + 23, t ≥ 0. curve at x = 2.
a) Determine the average rate of change a) f(x) = –2x2 + 4 b) f(x) = 3x3 + x – 1
of the height of the ball between 1 s
and 2 s.
1
c) f(x) =
b) Determine the average rate of change x!2
of the height of the ball between 3 s
and 4 s.
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1.5 Introduction to Derivatives 12. Use the first principles definition to

10. Use the first principles definition to differentiate each function.
differentiate each function. a) y = 3x + 1 b) g(x) = x2 – 3x
a) y = –3 b) y = 2x c) h(t) = 2t3 + 3t d) y = x3 – 2x2 + 5
c) f(x) = 3x2 d) f(x) = 4x3
13. a) Use the first principles definition to
11. Sketch a graph of the derivative of the dy 1
function. determine for y = .
dx x+3
b) Sketch the function on a separate sheet
of paper.
c) Determine where the function is not
differentiable.
d) Find the equation of the tangent line at
x = 1.

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Cha pter 2 R e vie w …BLM 2-14. .

2.1 Derivative of a Polynomial Function 7. A ball is thrown upward from the roof of a
1. Differentiate each function. State the school, 16 m high, with an initial velocity of
derivative rules used. 20 m/s. The height of the ball above the
a) f(x) = 5x2 + 3x – 2 ground at time t is given by the function
b) g(x) = 3x5 + 4x2 – 8x h(t) = –4.9t2 + 20t + 16, t ≥ 0.
c) h(t) = 4.9t2 – 9t + 1 a) Find the height of the ball at t = 1 and t = 2.
4 b) Find the rate of change of the height of the
d) p(x) = 2x3 – 2 + x ball at 1 s and 2 s.
x
c) What is the maximum height of the ball?
4 3 4 d) How fast was the ball travelling when it hit
e) d(t) = ! t
t the ground?
f) q(x) = (2x2 – 4)(3x + 1)
2.4 The Chain Rule
2.2 The Product Rule 8. Apply the chain rule, in Leibniz notation, to
2. Determine the equation of the tangent to each dy
determine at the indicated value of x.
curve at x = 2. dx
3 a) y = u4, u = 2x – 3, x = 2
a) f(x) = 4x2 – + 3
x b) y = u + 3 , u = x2 – 5, x = –1
!4x + 3x 3 ! 2x
5
2
b) g(x) = c) y = 2 , u = 3 – x, x = 6
x u

3. Determine the equation of the tangent to the 2.5 Derivatives of Quotients

8 9. Find the equation of the tangent line to
curve y = 2x – where the slope of the
x y= 2x 4 ! 3x at x = –3.
tangent is 4.
10. Differentiate each function.
4. Use the product rule to differentiate.
2x ! 3 5x 2
a) f(x) = (2x + 1)(3x – 2) a) h(x) = 2 b) f(x) =
b) g(x) = (2x2 – 9)(4 – 3x) x +1 4x ! 3
(3x + 1)
2
c) h(t) = (4.9t – 5)(t + 12) x!5
d) d(t) = (6t2 – 1)(4 – t) c) y = d) q(x) =
x !3
2
x + 3x ! 8
2

5. Determine the equation of the tangent to the

graph of each curve at the point that
corresponds to each value of x.
a) y = (2x + 1)(3x – 2), x = 4
b) y = (5 – x)(2x + 3), x = 1
c) y = (x2 + 4)(2 – 5x), x = –1
d) y = (2x3 + 3)(1 + 2x), x = 2
2.3 Velocity, Acceleration, and Second
Derivatives
6. Determine the velocity and acceleration
function for the position function
d(t) = 3t3 – 2t2 + 5t – 8.
2.6 Rates of Change Problems
11. When the price is $1.75 each, 3000 fruit bars
will be sold. If the price of a fruit bar is
raised to $2.00, sales will drop to 2500.
a) Determine the demand, or price, function.
b) Determine the marginal revenue from the
sale of 2700 bars.
c) The cost for the bars is given by the
function C(x) = 30 + 0.25x. Determine the
marginal cost of purchasing 3000 bars.
d) Determine the marginal profit function
for the sale of the fruit bars.
e) Determine the marginal profit from the
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1. Determine the intervals over which each
function is increasing/decreasing.
a) y = x3 – 12x + 8
b) f(x) = 3x4 – 2x3 – 9x2
2. The derivative of a function is
f !(x) = x 2 (x + 2)(x " 4) . Make a table
showing the intervals over which the
function is increasing and decreasing.
3. Determine the local extrema for each
function and classify them as local
maxima or minima.
a) y = 81 – x4
b) f(x) = 3x4 + 8x3 – 6x2 – 24x + 9
4. The height, in metres, of an arrow shot by
an archer is given by the equation
h(t) = –4.9t2 + 40t + 1, where t is time in
seconds.
a) Find the height of the arrow after 2 s.
b) Find the maximum height of the arrow.
5. Find and classify all critical points of the
function f(x) = –3x3 + 9x2 – 8.
6. Determine the points of inflection and
intervals of concavity for each function.
x4
a) y = ! 8x 2 b) f(x) = x4 – 8x3 + 3x – 5
3 bar. After doing some research she finds
7. Determine the critical points of each
function and classify them using the
second derivative test. Sketch the
function.
a) h(x) = x3 + 6x2 + 9x + 4
b) f(x) = –3x4 – 2x3 + 15x2 – 12x + 2
8. i) Determine the derivative of each
function and then determine if the
function has any local extrema.
ii) State the equation(s) of the vertical
asymptotes (if they exist).
iii) Sketch the function.
6x 2 3 !1
a) y = b) y = 2 c) y = 2
x+2 x +5 x !4
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9. Consider the function y = .
x !92
a) Write the equations of the vertical
asymptotes.
b) Find the first and second derivatives.
c) Make a table showing the intervals
over which the function is increasing
or decreasing.
d) How can you use the table from part c)
to determine the behaviour of the
function in the vicinity of the vertical
asymptote?
e) Sketch a graph of the function.
10. For each function determine the
following and then sketch a graph of the
function.
a) intercepts
b) equations of asymptotes
c) intervals of increase and decrease
d) minimum and maximum points
e) intervals of concavity
f) points of inflection
1! x 2 !3x
i) f (x) = 2 ii) f (x) = 2
x +1 x !4
11. Vivian makes hand-made soaps and sells
them at craft shows. She found that at
one show she sold 450 soaps at $4 per
that for every $0.25 reduction in price
she will sell an additional 20 soaps.
What price will maximize her sales?
12. A city is setting up community garden
plots for residents living in apartments.
The plots will be arranged as shown and
each will be 24 m2. Fencing will run
between the plots and around the entire
garden. The fencing between the lots
costs $4/m and the fencing around the
entire area costs
$8/m. What should
the dimensions of
the plots be to
minimize the cost
of the fencing?
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Cha pter 4 R e vie w …BLM 4-8..

4.1 Instantaneous Rates of Change of 4.3 Differentiation Rules for Sinusoidal

Sinusoidal Functions Functions
" !% 7. Differentiate.
1. The graph of y = sin $ x – ' is shown. a) y = sin x3 b) y = sin3 x
# 4&
c) f(θ) = 3cos θ + 4sin(θ + π)
d) f(t) = 3cos(sin t)

8. Determine the derivative of each function

with respect to the variable indicated.
a) y = (sin 3x)(cos 4x) b) f(θ) = sin2 θ cos2 θ
c) f(t) = 2t3sin(4t – π) d) y = 2sin2(cos θ)

9. a) Determine the y-coordinate that

2!
corresponds to x = for the function
a) Identify the points over the interval 3
–2π ≤ x ≤ 2π where the slope is: y = x2sin 4x.
i) zero b) Find the equation of the tangent line to
ii) a maximum 2!
iii) a minimum y = x2sin 4x at x = .
3
b) Sketch a graph of the instantaneous rate of
change of this function with respect to x. 4.4 Applications of Sinusoidal Functions and
Their Derivatives
2. a) Sketch a graph of the function
10. The graph shows the height of a rider, over time,
y = –2cos x. as he sits on a ride.
b) Sketch a graph of the instantaneous rate of
change of this function with respect to x.

4.2 Derivatives of the Sine and Cosine

Functions
3. Find the derivative of each function with
respect to x.
a) y = 3sin x b) f(x) = 4cos x + π
c) y = –3sin x + 2cos x
d) f(x) = π(7sin x – cos x)
a) Determine the function h(t) that models the
4. Determine the slope of the tangent line to the
rider’s height, in metres, in terms of time, t,
3! in seconds.
function y = 3cos x at x = .
4 b) What is the rider’s height when t = 25?
c) What is the rider’s velocity when t = 25? t = 60?
5. Find the equation of the line tangent to the
! 11. The movement of an engine piston can be
curve y = cos θ – 2sin θ at θ = .
2 modelled by h = 4sin t where h is the height of
the piston, in centimetres, above the neutral
6. Determine the point(s) where the tangent line position and t is time, in seconds.
to y = 4cos θ has a slope of 2 for the domain a) Determine the velocity of the piston when
0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π. t = 5.
b) Determine the acceleration of the piston
when t = 5.

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Cha pter 5 R e vie w …BLM 5-9. .

5.1 Rates of Change and the Number e 5.4 Differentiation Rules for Exponential
1. Without using technology, sketch the Functions
following graphs on the same set of axes. 8. Determine the derivative of each function.
Then, sketch the graph of the derivative a) y = x3 + 2ex
of each function. b) f(x) = e
2
4 x ! 7 x +11

a) y = ex b) y = 4x –2x 2
c) g(x) = e x
x
x ! 1$ d) h(x) = x ! ex
c) y = 1 d) y = # &
" 2%
9. The absorption into the bloodstream of an
2. What is the domain and range of each 800 mg dose of medication administered
function? orally is modelled by the function
a) y = 100x b) y = 0.1x !
t

A(t) = 800e , where A(t) represents the

4

5.2 The Natural Logarithm mass of medication that has yet to be

3. Evaluate, correct to three decimal places. absorbed, in milligrams, and t is the time,
a) e–5 b) ln(8.7) in hours.
π
c) ln(e ) d) eln(4.57) a) What mass of medication is yet to be
absorbed after 6 h?
4. Solve for x, correct to three decimal places. b) How long will it take for half of the
medication to be absorbed?
1 x
c) At what rate is the medication being
b) e = 17
e
a) ln x =
3 absorbed when half of the medication
!
1 has been absorbed?
c) 26x – 1 = 28 d) x = 15e 5

5.5 Making Connections: Exponential

5.3 Derivatives of Exponential Functions Models
5. Differentiate each function with respect to x. 10. To determine whether a person has a
a) y = !5e
x
b) y = 7x thyroid deficiency, a radioactive iodine
isotope with a half-life of 8 days is
6. Find the equation of the line tangent to the injected into the bloodstream. The amount,
x I(t), of iodine present in a healthy patient’s
! 1$ body after t days can be modelled with the
curve y = # & at (–3, 8).
" 2% t

7. A bacteria culture has an initial
population of 5000 bacteria. The number
of bacteria doubles every 2 h.
a) Write an exponential function that
models the population growth of the
bacteria as a function of time.
b) What is the population of the culture
after 12 h?
c) How long will it take for the population
to grow to 1 000 000 bacteria?
d) Take the derivative of the exponential
function you created in part a). What
does this new equation represent?
! 1$ 8
function I(t) = I 0 # & , where I0 is the
" 2%
initial dose. How long will it take for
87.5% of a dose of iodine to decay?
11. Medical researchers are testing thermal
recovery of human skin. For one group of
patients, the temperature of the forehead,
T, in degrees Celsius, decreased according
to the function T (t) = 35 + 2.1e!0.17 t , where
t is the time, in minutes. The researchers
are interested in the value of t when
T !(t) = "0.028 . Determine this value of t.

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Cha pter 6 R e vie w …BLM 6-8. .

6.1 Introduction to Vectors 6.3 Multiplying a Vectorr

by a Scalar
r r
1. Convert each true bearing to its equivalent 5. Suppose i , j , and k are vectors of
quadrant bearing. magnitude 1. All vectors are perpendicular
a) 159° b) 064° to each other. Sketch each of the following
r r r
c) 280° d) 202° linear combinations of i , j , and k .
r r r r r r
a) – i + 2 j – 2 k b) 2 i + 3 j + k
2. Use an appropriate scale to draw each r r r r r r
vector. Label the magnitude, direction, c) 3 i – j + k d) i + 2 j – k
and scale.
a) a force of 120 N downward
b) a velocity of 85 km/h at a true bearing
of 085°
c) a velocity of 8 N at a quadrant bearing
of N70°W

6.2 Addition and Subtraction of Vectors

3. The diagram
uur r shows
uur a rectangular
r uuur prism.
r
Let AE = a , AB = b , and AD = c . 6.4 Applications of Vector Addition
Name the resulting vector that each sum 6. A sled is being towed by two sled dogs.
or difference represents. The tow ropes make angles of 25° and
20° with the direction of motion of the
sled. If the resultant force has a
magnitude of 950 N, find the magnitude
of the force that each rope exerts on the
sled.

7. A mass of 150 kg is suspended from the

upper end of a pole that is inclined 35° to
the vertical. The pole is supported by a
r r r r cable that makes an angle of 60° with its
a) ra + rb b) br + rc upper end. Find the tension in the cable
c) a and the compression along the pole.
r – rc d) rc – rb
e) c – a f) a – b

4. Find the resultant of each pair of vectors.

a) F1 = 85 N and F2 = 125 N acting
at an angle of 60° to each other.
b) F1 = 15 N and F2 = 7 N acting at
an angle of 140° to each other.
c) F1 = 30 N and F2 = 65 N acting at
an angle of 30° to each other.
6.5 Resolution of Vectors Into
Rectangular Components
8. A box with a mass of 275 N rests on a
frictionless ramp inclined at an angle of 25°
to the level ground. What force must be
applied to the box at an angle of 45° to the
ramp so that it remains at rest?

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