Quotient and Product Rule
Random Review
Chain Rule
Derivative Rules
Think Like a Mathematician
100

Take the derivative. 

y = (x-1)/(x+1)

y' = -2/(x+1)^2

100

What is the derivative of log base a of (x)?

1/[x*ln(a)]

100

Take the derivative. 

y = (x^3-5x)^4

y' = 4(x^3 - 5x)^3 * (3x^2 - 5)

100

What is the power rule?  

d/dx(x^n) = ?

d/dx(x^n) = nx^(n-1)

100

How do you make 7 even?

Take away the s.

200

Take the derivative. 

y = (x^2 - 4x)*(5x^3 + 1)

y' = (15x^3)(x^2 - 4x) + (2x - 4)(5x^3 + 1)

200

What is the derivative of a^x?

a^x * ln(a)

200

Take the derivative. 

y = e^(6x^3 - 7x)

y' = (e^(6x^3 - 7x))* (18x^2 - 7)

200

What is the derivative of e^x and lnx?

e^x and 1/x

200

What does the zero say to the infinity?

Nice belt.

300

Take the derivative. 

y = (14x - 1)/(x^2+8)

y' = [(x^2 + 8)(14) - (14x-1)(2x)]/[(x^2+8)^2]

300

$10,000 is invested into an account with interest compounded continuously at an interest rate of 2.35%.  

a. Write an equation modeling the amount in the account after t years.  

b. Write an equation modeling the instantaneous rate of change of the amount in the account after t years. 

a. A(t) = 10000*e^(0.0235t)

b. A'(t) = (0.0235)*10000*e^(0.0235t) 

300

Take the derivative. 

y = ln(5x^4 - 6x)

y' = (20x^3-6)/(5x^4 - 6x)  

300

What is the product rule?

d/dx[f(x)*g(x)] = f(x)*g'(x) + g(x)*f'(x)

300

How do you make one burn?

Differentiate a log fire.  

d/dx[log(fire)] = 1/(fire) *d/dx(fire)

400

Take the derivative. 

y = (e^x)(lnx)

y' = (e^x)/x + (e^x)(lnx)

400

Find dy/dx if x^2 + y^3 = 2y

dy/dx = 2x/(2-3y^2)

400

Take the derivative. 

y = 3^(9x^2 + 7x)

y' =  3^(9x^2 + 7x) * ln(3) * (18x + 7)

400

What is the quotient rule?

d/dx[f(x)/g(x)] = [g(x)*f'(x) - f(x)*g'(x)]/(g(x)^2)

400

What's the first derivative of a cow?

Prime rib.

500

Find the derivative. 

y = e^x/(x^3-5x)

y' = (x^3 - 5x)(e^x) - (e^x)(3x^2-5)

                        (x^3 - 5x)^2

500

Air is being pumped leaking out of a spherical balloon at a rate of 6 cm^3/second.  At what rate is the radius decreasing when the radius is 3 cm?

The radius is decreasing at a rate of 1/(6*pi) cm/sec.  Or the rate of change of radius is - 1/(6*pi) cm/sec.

*Did you have negatives in your work?*  Quantities were decreasing - you should have!  

500

Take the derivative. 

y = [(7x^4 - 3x)/(4x^2 + 5x)]^5

y'=5[(7x^4 - 3x)/(4x^2 + 5x)]^4 * [(4x^2 + 5x)*(28x - 3) - (7x^4 - 3x)*(8x + 5)]/[(4x^2 + 5x)]^2

500

What is the chain rule?

[f(g(x))] = f'(g(x))*g'(x)

500

What math is discussed between sea birds?

Inter-gull calculus.

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