Limits
Continuity and Differentiability
Derivatives
Rates of Change
Movie Facts
100

How we would write "the limit of f(x) as x approaches 4"

lim x->4 f(x)

100

Name two types of discontinuities

Removable, jump, endpoint, infinite, mixed

100

The derivative of x^3

3x^2

100

The equation for average rate of change

[f(x2)-f(x1)]/[x2-x1]

100

This movie was the sequel to Sam Raimi's Spider-Man

Spider-Man 2

200

How to spot a vertical asymptote

The limit gives a number divided by zero

200

The two conditions for a point on a function to be differentiable

It must be continuous

It must have a two-sided limit for its derivative

200

The limit equation used to find derivatives

lim h->0 [f(x+h)-f(x)]/h

200

A car travels 3 miles in 0.1 hours. What is its average rate of change?

30 mi/hr
200

The first feature length animated Disney movie

What is Snow White?

300

The limit of f(x) as x approaches 3

f(x)=(x^2-1-6)/(x-3)

5

300

The type of discontinuity at a vertical asymptote

Infinite

300

The derivative of 3/x^4

-12x^-5

300

Ms. B leaves a cup of tea out to cool. At one minute after pouring, the tea is 160 degrees Fahrenheit. At three minutes after pouring, the tea is 110 degrees Fahrenheit. What is the rate of change of the tea's temperature?

-25 degrees Fahrenheit/second

300

This holiday themed horror premiered four years before Halloween, and is considered by some to be the first slasher.

What is "Black Christmas?"

400

How to find a horizontal asymptote

Take the highest degree of the numerator and denominator

400

Find if the piecewise function is continuous at x=1

f(x)=x+2         when x < 1

f(x)=4x^2-x    when x >= 1

Yes

400

The derivative of (x^3+2)*(x-3x) (you don't need to simplify)

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

400

A car's location is modeled by the function

d(t) = t^2 - 2t where t is in seconds and d(t) is in m.


What is the average speed of the car over 2 to 6 seconds?

6 m/s

400

Often considered Alfred Hitchcock's best movie, this thriller knocked Citizen Kane from the #1 spot in the 2012 edition of the Sight and Sound best movie poll

What is "Vertigo"

500

Find the limit as x approaches infinity for 

(x^3+3x) / (x)

Infinity

500

Find if the piecewise function is differentiable at x = -4

f(x) = (1/2)x^2   when x<-4

f(x) = x^2 + 5x   when x>=-4

No

500

The derivative of (x^3+2)/(x-1) (you do not need to simplify)

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

500

A car's location is modeled by the function

d(t) = t^2 - 2t where t is in seconds and d(t) is in m.

What is the car's instantaneous rate of change at t = 2 seconds?

2 m/s

500

This classic actor starred as the villain in Tim Burton's 1989 film "Batman"

Who is Jack Nicholson