Practice Questions x10 ? 10!

1. What is the derivative of 2. How to see that

xn gets small as n ? n! x x2 x x Start with and , possibly big. But we multiply by , , which gets small. 1 2 3 4 1 3. Why is x the same as ex ? e 1 1 1 1 4. Why is e1 = 1 1 + + between and ? Then 2 < e < 3. 2 6 3 2

dy = y starting from y = 3 at x = 0? dx Why is y = 3ex the right answer? dy 6. Can you solve = 5y starting from y = 1 at x = 0? dx Why is y = e5x the right answer? 5. Can you solve 7. Why does ex 1 approach 1 as x gets smaller? x

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