Derivatives
Applications
Product/Quotient
Chain
Concepts 1
Concepts 2
100

The derivative of y = 3x2 - 4

What is dy/dx = 6x

100

The slope of the tangent line of y = 5x2 - 4x at x = 1.

What is 6

100

The simplified first derivative of g(x)=(x2-4x)(x3+1)

What is g'(x) = 5x4-16x3+2x-4

100

The first derivative of f(x)=(x2+1)1/2

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

100

Setting first derivative equal to zero.

The process of finding critical points.

100

A stationary point where f'(x) changes from negative to positive.

What is a local maximum?

200

The first derivative of y = sqrt(x)

What is y' = 1/ (2sqrt(x) )

200

The equation of the tangent line to y = 2x3 - 6

What is y - 10 = 24(x-2)

200

The simplified first derivative of f(x)=(6x2+x-8)(x2+x-2)

What is f'(x)= 4x3+6x2-18x-10

200

The slope of the tangent to f(x)=5/(2x-x2)1/3 at x=1

what is 0

200

A numberline with f'(x) finds intervals of

Increasing and decreasing.

200

The condition for a function to be concave up.

What is f''(x) > 0?

300

The second derivative of y = 6x4 - 1/2 x2 - 10

What is y' = 72x2 - 1

300

The coordinates of the points on the graph of f(x)=x3-7x where the slope of the tangent is 5

What is (2,-6) and (-2, 6)

300

The first derivative of h(x)=(x2-1)/(x3-8)

what is h'(x) = (x4-3x2+16x)/(x3-8)2

300

The equation of the tangent to y=(x3-4x2)3 at x=3

What is y=729x-2196

300

The condition for a function f(x) to be concave down.

What is f''(x) < 0?

300

A stationary point that is concave down.

What is a local maximum?

400

The second derivative of y=3/(x1/3)

What is y=4/(3x7/3)

400

The values of a and b for f(x)=ax3+bx2+3x-2 given that f(2)=10 and f'(-1)=14

what is 2 and -5/2

400

The second derivative of f(x)=(x2+1)1/2

What is f''(x)=1/(x2+1)(3/2)

400

This function is the derivative of (sin(x))^3.

What is 3( sin(x) )^2 cos(x) ?

400

The conditions for a point of inflection to occur.

What is f''(x) = 0 and a change in concavity.

400

The use of the second derivative test

DETERMINING MAX AND MINS

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