Rules!
Basic Derivatives and Tangent Lines
(Computer Allowed for 400 and 500)
Product Rule and Quotient Rule
Chain Rule / General Power Rule
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Les meilleurs mathématiques que vous ayez jamais vus.
Implicit Differentiation and Related Rates
Obscure Krieger Facts (I'm talking really obscure)
Final Jeopardy
(Only Pick 1 Question: 100 represents a very hard Column 1. 500 represents a very hard Column 5)
100

To answer a question, you must 

Raise your hand!

100

This is the derivative of  3x^2 + 7x - 4 

What is 6x + 7?

100

This is the product rule.

What is f(x)g'(x) + f'(x)g(x)?

100

This is the general power rule.

What is 

d/(dx)u^n=(n)u^(n-1)(u')

100

This is what you do when you take the limit of a function and the result of the limit it  0/0 or ∞/∞ 

What is "you L'Hopital it!"?

The person who said this answer gets a tally on the board.

100

This is what dy/dx is equal to for 3x=y

What is 3?

100

This is the color of Mr. Krieger's suit jacket last time we played Jeopardy.

What is blue/ dark blue/ navy blue? IDK WHICH, IM COLORBLIND. ONE OF THESE THREE GETS POINTS

100

This is the tangent line given:

x^2+2xy-y^2+x=2, (1,2)

What is 

y=7/2x-3/2

200
Before raising your hand

Mr. Krieger MUST finish reading the question. 

200

This is the derivative formula

What is 

lim_(Δx>0)(f(x+Δx)-f(x))/(Δx)


200

This is the quotient rule

What is 

(g(x)f'(x)-f(x)g'(x))/g(x)^2

200

Double Jeopardy: This question is worth 400 points but getting it wrong results in -200.


This is the chain rule

What is 

d/dxf(g(x))=f'(g(x))(g'(x))

200

This is the name of this rule.

lim_(x>c)(f(x))/(g(x))= lim_(x>c)(f'(x))/(g'(x))

What is L'Hopital's rule?

The person who said this rule gets a point on the board.

200

This is what dy/dx is equal to when deriving with respect to x for 

x^2-2y+3x=0

What is 

x+3/2

200

Judging by the years that Mr. Krieger gave for his graduation, this is the year that Mr. Krieger should have gotten his bachelor's degree. (Mr. Krieger has a master's degree to give reference)

What is 2023.

200

This is the derivative of tan(9x)sec(3x) [Simplify as much as possible. When you have your derivative, factor out what both sides have in common]. 

What is 

3 sec ( 3 x ) ( tan ( 3 x ) tan ( 9 x ) + 3 sec^2 ( 9 x ) )

300

If you raise your hand before a question is finished

You will NOT get called on for the question

300

This is the slope at (0, 4) for the function 

x^2-3x+4

What is -3?

300

This is the derivative of 

(x^2+3x-1)/x^2

What is 

300

This is the derivative of 

sin(3x^2)

What is 

6xcos(3x^2)

300

True or false: L'Hopital works for this problem to help find the limit of 

lim_(x>0)cos(x)/x

False. 🗿 

300

This is what dy/dx equals when deriving 5xy=0

What is 

dy/dx=(-y)/(x)

300

This is the list of people Mr. Krieger said he was away from the President of the United States.

What is (Dad, Congresswoman, President)

300

Let

f(x) = cot(x^2)

 and let

g(x) = x^2+2x+1

 

This is the derivative of f(g(x)).

What is  − 4 ( x + 1 ) ( x^2 + 2 x + 1 ) csc^2 ( ( x^2 + 2 x + 1 )^2 ) 

400

Once your hand is raised

You have 10 seconds to answer the question!

400

This is the tangent line at point (0, 7) for the function 

x^2+2x+7

What is 2x + 7?

400

This is the derivative of 

(x^2+3x)/(2x-2)

What is 

(2 ( x^2 − 3 x − 3 ))/(( 2 x − 3 )^2

400

Double Jeopardy. This question gets 800 points, but if you get it wrong you get -400 points.


Simplify as much as possible. This includes foiling and doing like terms. This is the derivative of 

(x^2+1)/(2x^2+7x+2)

What is 

(7x^2-7)/(4x^4+14x^3+53x^2+14x+4

400

This is the limit for 

lim_(x → 2) (x^3 − 7x^2 + 10x)/(x^2 + x − 6)

What is 

-6/5

400

This is what dy/dt is equal to when taking the derivative with respect to time, t,  

3x^2+7y^2+2x-4y+3xy=0         (dx)/dt = 2

What is 

(dy)/(dt)=(-12x-4-6y)/(14y + 3x - 4)

400

These are the subjects that Mr. Krieger taught at the first school he was at (internship)

What are Algebra 1 and Geometry?

400

Uh oh. This was the hardest problem...

This is the limit as x> ∞ for this equation. No computer allowed.

lim_(x> ∞)(sqrt(x^2+1))/x

What is 1?

500
True or false: You have to answer a question

False!

Abstaining results in no point reduction.

However, a true or false question MUST be answered.

500

This is the tangent line at

(pi/3, sqrt3/2)

 for the function sin(x)

What is 

\frac{1}{2}x+\(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}-\frac{\pi}{6})

500

This is the derivative of 

e^(x^2)(log_4(x))

What is 

e^(x^2)1/(xln(4)) + 2xlog_4(x)e^(x^2)

500
Let f(x) = ln(3x-1).


Let g(x) = (3x + 17)

Find the derivative of f(g(x))

What is 

9/(9x+50)

500

This is the limit of

x^2/e^(1-x)

 as x approaches infinity.

What is 0?

500

A car is leaving a house and is traveling east with a position formula of

s=4t^2

 First it traveled 3 miles south before turning on the road to go east. Find the rate of change of the total distance from the house, x, if t = 1 minutes.

What is  32/5 

500

This is the number of pages in the essay that Mr. Krieger had to write that deterred him from being an English teacher.

What is 91 pages?

500

This is what the dy/dt is when taking the derivative of

e^(3cos7y)=t

 with respect to t.

What is 

-e^( − 3 cos ( 7 y ))/(21sin(7y)) or -1/(21e^( 3 cos ( 7 y ))sin(7y)