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Lesson 8: The second derivative: A graphical look

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Task 1: Knowledge and understanding questions

1. Find the first derivative of each of the following functions. (10 marks: 2 marks each)
a. f (x) = x
4
− 3
x
+ e
x
− 7
2
b. g(x) = 5(sin x)
c. h(x) = ecos x
1/2
d.
x
y = (2 + 1)

e. f (x) = 43x + e2x

2. Find the first derivative of each of the following functions. (9 marks: 3 marks each)
2

a. f (x) = sin(e
x +3x
)
2
3x − 7
b. g(x) =
2x
e
4

c. g(x)
2 3x
= x e

1
3. Find the first and second derivatives of f (x) = . (6 marks)
2
x + 6

Task 2: Thinking questions

cos x
4. Find the slope of the tangent at x = 0 for the function f (x) = . (5 marks)
1 − x
2

5. Find the slope of the tangent to the function f (x) at the point (2, 32). Round your
x −1 5
= 4 − x

answer to two decimal places. (4 marks)

2

6. If f (x) = e
x
, find f ′′ (−2). Round your answer to two decimal places. (7 marks)

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7. Find the equation of the tangent to the function g(x) at x . Round all
3
= sin x(x − 2x) = 1
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decimal answers to two decimal places. (9 marks)

Task 3: Communication questions

8. Briefly explain why an exponential function in the form y = a
x
is not true for a = 1 . (4 marks)
9. Explain the difference between a periodic and a sinusoidal function. (5 marks)
10. Define the word “concavity,” and describe how you would find the intervals of concavity on a graph,
given the equation of a function. (8 marks)
11. Define the following mathematical terms. (8 marks: 2 marks each)
a. Euler’s number
b. second derivative
c. natural logarithm
d. exponential growth

Task 4: Application questions

12. The following is a graph of f (x) .

a. State the degree of f (x). (1 mark)

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b. State the x-intercepts of f (x). (3 marks)

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c. Where will the graph of f (x) be positive? Where will it be negative? (2 marks)
′

d. Draw a sketch of f ′ (x). (2 marks)

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a. State the degree of f (x) . (1 mark)

b. For what x-values do the maximum and minimum points occur on the graph of f (x) ? (2 marks)
c. What are the intervals of increasing and decreasing on the graph of f (x) ? (2 marks)
d. What is the x-value of the inflection point on f (x) ? (1 mark)
e. Sketch a possible graph of f (x) . (2 marks)
f. Sketch the graph of f ′′ (x). (4 marks)
14. The following is a graph of f (x) . (5 marks: 1 mark each)

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At which point on the graph is

a. f (x) positive, f ′ (x) positive, and f ′′ (x) negative?

b. f (x) positive, f ′ (x) negative, and f ′′ (x) negative?
c. f (x) zero, f (x) positive, and f (x) positive?
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d. f (x) positive, f ′ (x) zero, and f ′′ (x) negative?

e. f (x) zero, f ′ (x) positive, and f ′′ (x) negative?

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Categories Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Knowledge and Finds the first Finds the first Finds the first Finds the first
Understanding derivative of derivative of derivative of derivative of
Find the first simple simple simple simple
derivative of combined combined combined combined
simple functions with functions with functions with functions with a
combined limited some accuracy. considerable high degree of
functions accuracy. accuracy. accuracy.
Finds the first
Find the first Finds the first derivative of Finds the first Finds the first
derivative of derivative of complex derivative of derivative of
complex complex combined complex complex
combined combined functions with combined combined
functions functions with some accuracy. functions with functions with a
limited considerable high degree of
Find the first Finds the first
accuracy. accuracy. accuracy.
and second and second
derivative of a Finds the first derivative of a Finds the first Finds the first
rational function and second rational function and second and second
derivative of a with some derivative of a derivative of a
rational function accuracy. rational function rational function
with limited with with a high
accuracy. considerable degree of
accuracy. accuracy.

Thinking Calculates the Calculates the Calculates the Calculates the

Calculate the slope of a slope of a slope of a slope of a
slope of a tangent to a tangent to a tangent to a tangent to a
tangent to a function, function, function, function,
function, algebraically, algebraically, algebraically, algebraically,
algebraically, given the given the given the given the
given the equation of the equation of the equation of the equation of the
equation of the function and the function and function and function and
function and the x-value of the the x-value of the x-value of the x-value of
x-value of the the tangent the tangent
tangent point
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tangent to a accuracy. some accuracy. accuracy. accuracy.
function,
Calculates the Calculates the Calculates the Calculates the
algebraically,
slope of a slope of a slope of a slope of a
given the
tangent to a tangent to a tangent to a tangent to a
equation of the
function, function, function, function,
function and the
algebraically, algebraically, algebraically, algebraically,
tangent point
given the given the given the given the
Determine the equation of the equation of the equation of the equation of the
y-value of a function and the function and function and function and
point on the tangent point, the tangent the tangent the tangent
second with limited point, with point, with point, with a
derivative of a accuracy. some accuracy. considerable high degree of
function, accuracy. accuracy.
Determines the Determines the
algebraically,
y-value of a y-value of a Determines the Determines the
given the
point on the point on the y-value of a y-value of a
equation of the
second second point on the point on the
function and the
derivative of a derivative of a second second
x-value of the
function, function, derivative of a derivative of a
point
algebraically, algebraically, function, function,
Determine the given the given the algebraically, algebraically,
equation of a equation of the equation of the given the given the
tangent to a function and the function and equation of the equation of the
curve, given the x-value of the the x-value of function and function and
equation of the point, with the point, with the x-value of the x-value of
function and the limited some accuracy. the point, with the point, with a
x-value of the accuracy. considerable high degree of
Determines the
tangent point accuracy. accuracy.
Determines the equation of a
equation of a tangent to a Determines the Determines the
tangent to a curve, given the equation of a equation of a
curve, given the equation of the tangent to a tangent to a
equation of the function and curve, given the curve, given the
function and the the x-value of equation of the equation of the
x-value of the the tangent function and function and
tangent point, point, with the x-value of the x-value of
with limited some accuracy. the tangent the tangent
accuracy. point, with point, with a
considerable high degree of
accuracy. accuracy.

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Explain why the the exponential the exponential the exponential the exponential
exponential function y = ax function y = ax function y = ax function y = ax
function y = ax is not true for a is not true for a is not true for a is not true for a
is not true for a = 1 with limited = 1 with some = 1 with = 1 with a high
=1 accuracy. accuracy. considerable degree of
accuracy. accuracy.
Describe the Describes the Describes the
difference difference difference Describes the Describes the
between a between a between a difference difference
periodic and periodic and periodic and between a between a
sinusoidal sinusoidal sinusoidal periodic and periodic and
function function with function with sinusoidal sinusoidal
limited some accuracy. function with function with a
Define the word
accuracy. considerable high degree of
“concavity” Defines the
accuracy. accuracy.
Defines the word
Describe how
word “concavity” with Defines the Defines the
to find the
“concavity” with some accuracy. word word
intervals of
limited “concavity” with “concavity” with
concavity, given Describes how
accuracy. considerable a high degree
the equation of to find the
accuracy. of accuracy.
a function Describes how intervals of
to find the concavity, given Describes how Describes how
Define
intervals of the equation of to find the to find the
mathematical
concavity, given a function, with intervals of intervals of
terms related to
the equation of some accuracy. concavity, given concavity, given
derivatives
a function, with the equation of the equation of
Defines
limited a function, with a function, with
mathematical
accuracy. considerable a high degree
terms related to
accuracy. of accuracy.
Defines derivatives with
mathematical some accuracy. Defines Defines
terms related to mathematical mathematical
derivatives with terms related to terms related to
limited derivatives with derivatives with
accuracy. considerable a high degree
accuracy. of accuracy.

Application Describes Describes Describes Describes

Describe characteristics characteristics characteristics characteristics
characteristics of the graph of of the graph of of the graph of of the graph of
of the graph of the first the first the first the first
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