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100

Mrs. Fava's favorite color

What is vibrant Auburn orange?

100

Find the derivative.

f(x) = 2x2 + 3

What is f'(x) = 4x?

100

Given the equation x + 4y = 3.

Given that dx/dt = 1, find dy/dt when x=2.

dy/dt = - 1/4

100

Determine the points where f(x) us discontinuous and categorize the discontinuity as RD, JD or ID.


f(x) = x - 3 / (x2 -9)

x = -3 (Infinite Discontinuity)

x = 3 (Removable Discontinuity)

100

Evaluate the integral.

∫ (x-2/3 + 1/3x- 4x) dx

What is ( 3x1/3 + 1/9x3 - 2x+ C) ?

200

Mrs. Fava's alma maters

What are Auburn, Salisbury, George Mason, and NOVA CC?

200

Find the derivative. 

f(x) = 2/3x3 + 1/5x2 + x

What is f'(x) = 2x2 + 2/5x + 1?

200

A stone dropped into a still pond sends out a circular ripple whose radius increases at a constant rate of 2 ft/sec. How rapidly is the area enclosed by the ripple increasing at the end of 12 sec?

Hint: A = πr2

dA/dt = 96 ft2/sec

200

Solve using separation of variables.

dy/dx = 2(1 + y2)x

y = tan(x2 + C)

200

Evaluate the integral.

∫ (-sin x - csc x cot x) dx

What is (cos x + csc x + C) ?

300

Mrs. Fava's favorite table group

What is Table#3?

300

Find f'(2).

f(x) = (x+2)2

What is f'(2) = 8?

300

A spherical balloon is inflated so that the volume is increasing at a constant rate of 4 ft3/min. How fast is the diameter of the balloon increasing when the radius is 2 ft?

Hint: V = (4/3)πr3

dd/dt = 1/2π ft/min

300

Divide the interval into n = 3 subintervals of equal length then compute the right endpoint of each subinterval.

f(x) = x3; [-2, 4]

R3 = 144

300

Evaluate the integral.

∫(cot2Θ) dΘ

What is (- cotΘ - Θ + C) ?

400

Mrs. Fava's birthday

What is February 19th?

400

Find f''(x).

f(x) = sec(x)

What is f''(x) = tan2xsecx + sec3x or 

f''(x) = secx (tan2x + sec2x) ?

400

A 17 ft ladder is leaning against a wall. If the bottom of the ladder is pulled along the ground away from the wall at a constant rate of 4 ft/sec, how fast will the top of the ladder be moving down the wall when it is 8 ft above the ground?

Hint: x2 + y2 = z2

dy/dt = 15/2 ft/sec

400

Divide f(x) by g(x) using long division.

f(x) = x4 - 8x2 + 11x + 1

g(x) = x + 2

x3 - 2x2 - 4x + 19 - 37/(x+2)

400

A particle moves along a line so that at any time t > 0 its velocity is given by v(t) = (1 + sin t). Use the information to find the position function of the particle.

s(0) = -3

What is s(t) = t - cos t - 2

500

Mrs. Fava's maiden name

What is Zimmerman?

500

A particle moves along a line so that at any time t > 0 its position is given by x(t) = t + 2sin(t). Find the values of t for which the particle is at rest.

What is t = 2π/3 , 4π/3? 

500

Car A is traveling west at 50 mi/hr and Car B is traveling north at 60 mi/hr. Both are headed for the intersection of the two roads. At which rate are the cars approaching each other when Car A is 0.3 mi and Car B is 0.4 mi from the intersection.

Hint: A2 + B2 = C2

dC/dt = 78 mi/hr

500

Find the limit.

limx->∞ lnx/x

limx->∞ = 0

500

A particle moves along a line so that at any time t > 0 its acceleration is given by a(t) = (1/t2). Use the information to find the position function of the particle.

s(1)=2

v(1)=0

What is s(t)= - ln |t| + t - 1 ?

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