Easy Derivatives
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General Calculus
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100

The derivative of e^x

What is e^x?

100
The value of cos(120º) on the unit circle
What is -0.5
100
The average rate of change for a graph of a function
What is The slope of the secant line
100

The limit as x->0 of (e5x-1)/(3x)

What is 5/3?

100

This is the location where all of The Lord of the Rings movies were filmed

What is New Zealand?

200

The derivative of -cos(x)

What is sin(x)?

200

The hand with which K. West's writes.

What is her left?

200

The theorem you use to find a specific value within a continuous and differentiable function at which the slope of the tangent line is equivalent to the slope of the secant line connecting the endpoints of the closed domain interval.

What is the Mean Value Theorem (MVT)?

200

The derivative of ln(x^2-3x)

What is (2x-3)/(x^2-3x)?

200

In this 1987 film, Robin Wright and Cary Elwes star in this fairytale adventure about a beautiful princess and the gallant hero who rescues her from an evil villain. Directed by Rob Reiner, it's an enchanting classic the whole family will love!

What is The Princess Bride?

300

The derivative of ln(x)

What is 1/x?

300

Name 5 human body parts that are only 3 letters long.

What is. (eye hip arm leg ear toe jaw rib lip gum)

300

The test used to determine intervals of behavior of a function

What is the 1st Derivative Test?

300

The derivative of cos^3(x)

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

300

This is the country that Forrest Gump travels to as part of the All-American Ping-Pong Team

What is China?

400

Derivative of sqrt(x)

What is 0.5x^-0.5?

400

The temperature that is the same on both the Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales.

Hint:   F = 9/5(C + 32)

What is -40

400

When f(x) is a continuous and differentiable function so that f(3) is defined,  f"(x)>0 on (1,3) and f"(x)<0) on (3,5) we know that...

What is there is a point of inflection at x = 3?

400

The derivative of cos(sin(x^2))

What is -2xsin(sin(x^2))*cos(x^2)?

400

These are the colors that make up Freddy Krueger’s striped sweater

What is Red and Green?

500

The derivative of 234/x^2

What is -468x^-3?

500

ln (1) + ln(e) - 1^e + e^1

What is e

500

When the first derivative is negative and the second derivative is positive on an open interval, we know that....

What is the function is concave UP and DECREASING on that interval?

500

The derivative of (e2x+5)*ln(3x2)

What is (e2x+5)*(2/x)+ln(3x^2)*(2e^2x)?

500

This is the score Elle Woods earned on her LSAT in Legally Blonde
 

What is 179?  (The highest is 180!)