Taking and Estimating Derivatives
Rate of Change
Sin, Cos, Tan, Csc, Sec, Cot
Derivative Rules
Differentiation and Continuity
100

The derivative of a function f is given by f′(x)=0.2x+e0.15x. Which of the following procedures can be used to determine the value of x at which the line tangent to the graph of f has slope 2 ?

A - Evaluate 0.2x + e0.15x  at x = 2.


B - Evaluate d/dx(0.2x+e0.15x) at x=2.

C - Solve 0.2x+e0.15x=2 for x.

D - Solve d/dx(0.2x+e0.15x)=2 for x.


C - Solve 0.2x+e0.15x=2 for x.

100

If f(x)=x6, then f′(x)=

f′(x)= 6x5

200

The graph of the function f, shown above, consists of three line segments. What is the average rate of change of f over the interval 1≤x≤7 ?

0

200

Which of the following statements, if true, can be used to conclude that f(3) exists?

  1. limx→3 f(x) exists.
  2. f is continuous at x=3.
  3. f is differentiable at x=3.

Statements 2 and 3 are true.

300

The function f is given by f(x)=1+2sinx. What is the average rate of change of f over the interval [0,π/2]?


4/π

400


The graph of the trigonometric function f is shown above for a≤x≤b. At which of the following points on the graph of f could the instantaneous rate of change of f equal the average rate of change of f on the interval [a,b] ?

At point B.

400


 The graph of the function f, shown above, has a vertical tangent at x=3 and horizontal tangents at x=2 and x=4. Which of the following statements is false?

A - f is not differentiable at x=3 because the graph of f has a vertical tangent at x=3.

B - f is not differentiable at x=−2 and x=0 because f is not continuous at x=−2 and x=0.

C - f is not differentiable at x=−1 and x=1 because the graph of f has sharp corners at x=−1 and x=1.

D - f is not differentiable at x=2 and x=4 because the graph of ff has horizontal tangents at x=2 and x=4.


D - f is not differentiable at x=2 and x=4 because the graph of ff has horizontal tangents at x=2 and x=4.