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Explain why the slope of the tangent line can be interpreted as an instantaneous

rate of change.

a. Use the definition to find the slope of the line tangent to the graph of f at P.
b. Determine an equation of the tangent line at P.
c. Plot the graph of f and the tangent line at P.

a. Use the definition to find the slope of the line tangent to the graph of f at P.
b. Determine an equation of the tangent line at P.

a. Use the definition to find the slope of the line tangent to the graph of f at P.
b. Determine an equation of the tangent line at P.

a. Use the definition to find the slope of the tangent line of f at P.


b. Determine an equation of the tangent line at P.

a. For the function and point below, find f(a)


b. Determine an equation of the line tangent to the graph of f at (a,f(a)) for the
given value of a.

a. For the function below, find f(a)


b. Determine an equation of the line tangent to the graph of f at (a,f(a)) for the
given value of a.

a. Find the derivative function f for the function f.


b. Find an equation of the line tangent to the graph of f at (a,f(a)) for the given
value of a.
c. Graph f and the tangent line.

a. Use the definition of the derivative to determine , where a, b, and c are


constants.
b. Let f(x)= and use part (a) to find f(x)
c. Use part (b) to find f(3)

Find the derivative of the function and then evaluate at the given point.

Evaluate the derivative of the function at the given point.

a. For the following function, find f using the definition


b. Determine an equation of the line tangent to the graph of f at (a,f(a)) for the
given value of a.

a. For the function, find f using the definition


b. Determine an equation of the line tangent to the graph of f at (a,f(a)) for the
given value of a.

The following limit represents the slope of curve

Use the symbolic capabilities of a calculator

If f is differentiable at a, must f be continuous at a?

Use the graph of f to sketch a graph of f.

Match the graphs a-d of functions with graphs A-C of their derivatives.

Graph the derivative of the function graphed on the right.

Graph the derivative of the function graphed on the right.

Match the graph of the function on the right with the graph of its derivative.

Use the graph of f in the figure to do the following.


a. Find the values of x in the interval at which g is not continuous.
b. Find the values of x in the interval at which g is not differentiable.
c. Sketch a graph of f.

Sketch the graph of f(x)= -x. Then sketch a possible graph of f. Is more than one
graph possible?

A line is perpendicular to another line or to a tangent is called a normal line. Find

Given the function f and the point Q, find all points P on the graph of f such that the
line tangent to f at P passes through Q. Check your work

A capacitor is a device in an electrical circuit that stores charge. In one particular

The right-sided and left-sided derivatives of a function at a point a are given by ,


respectively, provided these limits exists. The derivative f(a) exists if and only if
Complete parts (a) through (c) using

Graph the following curves and determine the location of any vertical tangent lines.

Find the derivative of

Find the derivative of the following function.

Find the derivative of the following function.

Find the derivative of the following function.

Find the derivative of the following function

Find the derivative of the following function.

Find the derivative of the following function by first expanding the expression.

Find f(w) for the function.

Find the derivative of the following function by first simplifying the expression.

a. Find an equation of the tangent line at x=a


b. Use a graphing utility to graph the curve and the tangent line on the same
set of axes.

Let f(x) =
a. Find the value(s) of x for which the slope of the curve y=f(x) is 0.
b. Find the value(s) of x for which the slope of the curve y=f(x) is -8.

Let f(x) =
a. Find all points on the graph of f at which the tangent line is horizontal.
b. Find all points on the graph of f at which the tangent line has slope

Find f(x), f(x), and f(3)(x) for the function

Determine whether the following statements are true and give an explanation or
counterexample.

Let F = f + g where the graphs of f and g are shown in the figure to the right. Find
the following derivative.

Use the table to the right to find the following derivative.

The following limit represents f(a) for some function f and some value of a.

If an object is dropped from a 544-foot-high building, its position (in feet above the
ground)

How can the function below be differentiated?

Find dy/dx using the rules for finding derivatives.

Use the Product Rule to find the derivative of the following function.

a. Use the Product Rule to find the derivative of the given function.
b. Find the derivative by expanding the product list.

Find f(x) using the rules for finding derivatives.

Use the quotient rule to find the derivative of the following.

Use the quotient rule to find the derivative of the given function.

a. Find an equation of the line tangent to the given curve at a.


b. Use a graphing utility to graph the curve

Find the derivative of the following function.

Consider the population function

Let
a. Find the values of x for which the slope of the curve
b. Explain the meaning of your answer to part (a) in terms of tangent lines.

Compute the derivative of the following function.

Find f(x), f(x), and f(x).

Find f(x) and f(x).

Use any method to evaluate the derivative of the function.

The graph of , where a is a constant is called the witch of Agnesi.

Use the table to the right to find the given derivative.

The magnitude of the electromagnetic force between

Assume that f, g, and h are differentiable at x.

Determine why it is not possible to evaluate the following limit by direct


substitution.

Evaluate the following limit.

Using the trigonometric limits

Find dy/dx for the following function.

Find dy/dx for the following function.

Verify the following derivative formula using the Quotient Rule.

Find the derivative of the following function.

Find the derivative of the following function.

Find y.

Find y for the following function.

Evaluate the following limit or state that it does not exists.

Find dy/dx for the following function.

a. Find the equation of the line tangent to the following curve at the given value
of x.
b. Use a graphing utility to plot the curve and the tangent line.

For what values of x does f(x) = have a horizontal tangent line?

Match the graph of the function to the right with the graph of its derivative below.

An object oscillates along a line, and its displacement in centimeters is given by

For what values of a is g continuous?

Complete the following statement.


If dy/dx is small, then small changes in x

The accompanying graphs shows the position of a bicyclist after

Suppose the position of an object moving horizontally

Suppose the position of an object moving horizontally after

An object is thrown vertically upward from the surface of a celestial body at

The consumer price index measures the cost of living

Consider the following cost function.


a. Find the average cost and marginal cost functions.

The economic advisor of a large tire store proposes

An object is dropped from a tower

A stone is thrown with an initial velocity of

Let C(x) represent the cost of producing x items and p(x) be the sale price per item
if x items

Suppose p(t) represents the population in a particular country

Let b represent the base diameter of a certain type of tree

A store manager estimates that the demand for an energy drink decreases with
increasing price

Jean and Juan run a one-lap race on a circular track. Their angular positions

Use the Chain rule to calculate dy/dx.

Use version 1 of the Chain Rule

Use the Chain Rule to calculate dy/dx.

Use the Chain Rule to calculate the derivative

Use Version 2 of the Chain Rule to

Use the Chain Rule to calculate

Use Version 2 of the Chain Rule

Two composite functions are given that look similar

Let h(x) = f(g(x)) and p(x) = g(f(x)). Use the table below

Use the Chain Rule to find the derivative of the

Calculate the derivative of the

Calculate the derivative

Calculate the derivative

Use the Chain Rule to calculate

Use the Chain Rule combined with other differentiation rules to find

Find d2y/dx2 for y =

Find the derivative of the function , where f is differentiable

Assume f and g are differentiable functions

Suppose an object of mass m is attached to the end of a spring

A 500-L tank is filled with pure water. At time

Carry out the following steps for the given curve.

a. Use implicit differentiation


b. Find the slope of the curve at the given point.

Use implicit differentiation

Use implicit differentiation

Use implicit differentiation

a. Verify that the given point lies on the curve.


b. Determine an equation of the line tangent

a. Verify that the given point lies on the curve.


b. Determine an equation of the line tangent

Find d2y/dxy

Find d2y/dx2

Find dy/dx for y =

Find dy/dx for y =

Determine the slope of

For the curve complete the following parts.

Let (witch of Agnesi). Complete parts a through d.

a. Determine the points where the curve has a vertical tangent line.
b. Does the curve have any horizontal tangent lines?

Find the equations of the vertical and horizontal tangent lines of the following
ellipse.

The equation defines one or more functions.

A normal line to a curve passes through a point P

a. Determine an equation of the tangent line and the normal line


b. Graph the tangent line

The output of an economic system Q, subject to two inputs,

A family of curves forms orthogonal trajectories

Explain why the slope of the tangent line

a. Use the definition to find the slope of the line tangent


b. Determine an equation of the line Tangent at P.
c. Plot the graph of f at the tangent line at P.

a. Use the definition to find the slope of the line tangent to the graph of f at P.
b. Determine an equation of the tangent line at P.

a. Use the definition to find the slope of the line tangent to the graph of f at P.
b. Determine an equation of the tangent line at P.

Let and point P =


a. Use the following definition of the slope of the tangent line
b. Determine an equation of the tangent line at P.

a. For the function and value of a below, find f(a).


b. Determine the equation of the line tangent to the graph

a. For the function and point below, find f(a).


b. Determine an equation of the line tangent

a. For the function and point below, find f(a).


b. Determine an equation of the line tangent

a. Find the derivative of the function f


b. Find an equation of the line
c. Graph f and the tangent line.

a. Use the definition of the derivative to determine


b. Let and use part 9a) to find
c. Use part (b) to find

Evaluate the derivative of the function at the given point.

a. For the function, find f using the definition


b. Determine an equation of the line tangent

Energy is the capacity to do work

The limit below represents the slope of a curve y = at the point Determine a
function

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