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1. Compute the derivatives of the following functions. You do not need to simplify your results. Box your nal answers. (a) f (x) = sin2 x + sin(x2 ) + sin(2x) + (sin 2)x + 2 sin x x + sin x (b) f (x) = x + cos x (c) f (x) = tan 2 + sin(x2 + x)
4 3 2 1
-4
-3
-2
-1 -1 -2
(b)
at x = 0
3. In this problem, we are going to learn why we prefer to measure angles in radians rather than in degrees. (Spoiler alert: formulas and identities are simpler when we use radians.) First, let us x notation. When we write sin x and cos x,
we are referring to the usual sine and cosine functions, where x is assumed to be measured in radians. We are going to introduce two new functions, called S and C, just for this problem. When we write S(x) and C(x), we mean the sine and the cosine of x, respectively, but where x is assumed to be measured in degrees. For example: sin = 1, S = 0.02741 . . . , 2 2 sin(90) = 0.89399 . . . , S(90) = 1. Make sure you understand where these numbers came from before moving on (you may want to use a calculator). (a) There are constants a and b such that sin(x) = S(ax) and S(x) = sin(bx) for every number x. Find those constants. Find similar constants for the functions cos and C. sin x 1 cos x (b) We know that lim = 1 and lim = 0. Use these two results and your x0 x x0 x S(x) 1 C(x) answer to question 3a to calculate lim and lim . x0 x x0 x d d sin x = cos x and cos x = sin x. Use again your answer to (c) We also know that dx dx d question 3a to nd a formula for S(x) in terms of C(x) and to nd a formula for dx d C(x) in terms of S(x). dx (d) Another trig identity we like is the famous sin2 x + cos2 x = 1. Find the equivalent identity for S(x) and C(x). 4. The Quotient Rule is Theorem 3.2.11 in the book. Write two dierent proofs for it: (a) First, write a proof using the Product Rule and the Reciprocal Rule, by writing 1 f = f . This is the proof suggested in the book. g g (b) Second, write a proof directly from the denition of derivative as a limit, without using any other result. (You may want to study the proof of Theorem 3.2.6 to serve as inspiration.)