What is average rate of change of f(x)?
(f(b) – f(a))/(b-a)
Find the critical point of the function f(x)=8x^3+81x^2-42x-8
x=-7,1/4
What is instantaneous rate of change at f(x) or the slope of a tangent line to f(x) ?
definition of a derivative
Find the maximum points of the function f(x)=(x^4)/3-6x^2+2
What is (0,2)
1. f(a) exists
2. lim as x approaches a exists
3. f(a) = lim as x approaches a of f(x)
What makes a function continuous at x=a?
Find the minimum point(s) of f(x)=(x^4)/3-6x^2+2
What is ( 3, -25) and ( -3 , -25)
Name the theorem:
If f is continuous on the interval (a,b) and differential on (a,b) such that f(a) = f(b), then there is at least one number c in the open interval (a,b) such that
f '(c) = 0
What is Rolle's Theorem?
Find the point(s) of inflection of the function f(x)=x^3-3x^2-9x+7
What is (1,-4)
Name a theorem:
If f is continuous on a closed interval [a,b] and differentiable on (a,b), then there is a point c on (a,b) , such that
f'(c)=(f(b)-f(a))/(b-a)
What is the Mean Value Theorem?
Find the point(s) of inflection of the function f(x)=2/(x^2)+1/x
What is (-6, -1/9)