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1.8 Higher Order Derivatives
OBJECTIVES
Find derivatives of higher order.
Higher-Order Derivatives:
Consider the function given by
y f (x) x 5 3x 4 x.
Its derivative f is given by
y f (x) 5x 4 12x 3 1.
The derivative function f can also be differentiated.
We can think of the derivative f as the rate of change
of the slope of the tangent lines of f . It can also be
regarded as the rate at which f x is changing.
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nth derivative.
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d2y d dy
2
, or
dx dx dx
read “the second derivative of y with respect to x.”
The 2’s in this notation are NOT exponents.
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dy d4y
5x 4 12x 3 1, 4
120x 72,
dx dx
d2y d5y
2
20x 3
36x 2
, 5
120.
dx dx
d 3y
3
60x 72x,
2
dx
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1 d2y
Example 1: For y , find 2
.
x dx
y x 1
dy
x 2
dx
d2y 3 2
2
2x , or 3
dx x
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Example 2: For y (x 2 10x)20 , find y and y .
y 40(x 10x)
2 18
39x 3900x 950 .
2
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DEFINITION:
s(t h) s(t)
Velocity v(t) s(t) lim
h0 h
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DEFINITION:
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