1.

List

dy dx

for each of the curves given below.

a) y = tangent ( x ) .

b) y = cotangent (x).

c) y = secant (x).

d) y = cosecant (x).

e) y = 2 x 3 ln | x | .

f)

y = 1 +e x .

sin ( x )

g) y = [ cos ( x ) ]3 .

2.

Use the derivative to find all intervals on which the function ( x ) = e x +x +1 is increasing or decreasing. Be certain to show all work and be clear about whether the function is increasing on the intervals you list.
2

3.

Use the definition tan ( ) = cos ( ) to compute the derivative of tan () .

sin ( )

4.

Find the slope of the tangent line to the curve on the curve ( 4 , 16 ) .

x + x2 y + y2 =2

at the point

5.

Find the first and second derivatives of the sine function. Then explain in detail 3 exactly how the first derivative predicts the behavior of sine on [ 1 4 , 4 ]. Then explain in detail how the second derivative predicts the behavior of the first derivative 3 on the interval [ 1 2 , 2 ].

6.

Explain why it is the case that if the inflection of the graph of a continuous function, f, changes at a point (c , f (c ) ) , and both f ' and f " are continuous in an open interval that contains c then it must hold that f " (c ) = 0 .

7.

Given the conditions f ' ( x ) < 0 on ( , 3 ) (1, ) , f ' ( x ) > 0 on ( 3, 1 ) , f ' ( x ) = 0 , graph f below. f ' ( 1 ) =0 . f ' ' ( x ) < 0 on ( , 3 ) , and xlim

8.

3 ) exist? Explain. In the previous problem, can f ' (

9.

If the condition that the domain of f is all real numbers is added to the function described in problem #7, can the range also be all real numbers? Explain why or why not.

10. Rewrite the function below using negative exponents. Then use the chain and product rules to derive the quotient rule.
h (x ) = f (x ) g( x)

11.

The graph of the solution set to a function given by y = f ( x ) appears in Figure 1, dy below. In Figure 2, graph the derivative to f, given by dx = f ' ( x ) .
Figure 1 Figure 2

12. A particle passes along the curve xy =1 with a velocity that is a function of time. Use related rates to show that the velocity in the x direction and the velocity in the y direction can never both be positive or both be negative at the same time. (Show your work & make a convincing argument for full credit).

13. Use the derivative to prove that the continuous function, minimum nor maximum range value.

y =e x

can have neither a

14. Does there exist a continuous, differentiable function, f , with the property that f (0 ) = 2, f (2 ) = 6 and f ' ( x ) < 2 for all x? Explain with appropriate

mathematics.

15. Find the real number, x, for which the curve y =

1 12

x4

1 6

x3 +

1 2

x 2 x + 1 will

have minimal inflection.

Directions: Choose the best answer for each of the following. More than one answer may be Correct. But only one answer is the best answer.
16. The driver of a Porsche starts his car from rest and accelerates as quickly as his cars engine will allow to a speed of 200 km/h. If we looked at the graph of the position of the car vs. time, from that information, we can conclude that ______ . a) b) c) d) e) the first derivative has a higher value in fourth gear than it does in second gear the second derivative reaches its largest value in first gear the second derivative is maximal when the car is in fifth gear the first derivative is zero each time the car shifts gears both the first and second derivatives are increasing in all gears

17. For years, Dr. Buxton has warned us of the pending zombie apocalypsebut, to no avail. Suppose that once the zombie apocalypse virus is released into the population, R is a function of time that determines the rate at which the disease is spreading throughout the population. From this we can conclude that ______ . a) the day after the entire world population is converted to zombies, it will hold that R (t ) will be positive b) if it takes T days for all of the people to turn into zombies and there are P people living on Earth, then according to the Mean Value Theorem, at some point in time, R ' (t ) must equal P/T c) the maximal rate at which people are being turned into zombies can be computed by computing where R ' (t ) = 0 d) if R ' (t ) < 0 then that would imply that zombies were being killed e) one day before the entire world population is converted to zombies R ' ( t ) will equal zero. 18.
f '(x ) >0

indicates that _____ .

a) the derivative of f is increasing

b) c) d) e)

the function, f is increasing both the derivative of f and f itself are increasing the function f is positive the function is both positive and increasing

f ' ( x ) = , this implies that ______ . 19. If we know that xlim 4

a) the function is undefined at x = 4 b) the derivative is decreasing on an open interval containing 4 c) the function has a horizontal asymptote at x = 4 d) e)
x 4

lim f ( x ) = =

x 4

lim+ f ( x )

x 4

lim f ( x ) = and lim+ f ( x ) = x 4

20. The derivative of f is given in figure 2, below. A viable candidate for the actual graph of f is ______ . a) Figure a b) Figure b c) Figure c d) Figure d e) Figure e
Figure 2

Figures a, b, c, d, and e are located on the next page You may rip off that page if doing so makes it easier to work this problem.

Figure A

Figure B

Figure C

Figure D

Figure E