Calculus 1 : Equations

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Example Questions

Example Question #91 : How To Find Solutions To Differential Equations

Find  for the equation:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

For this problem, note that:

Take the derivative of each term in the equation twice: with respect to  and then with respect to . When taking the derivative with respect to one variable, treat the other variable as a constant.

For the function

The derivative of each side is

Now move  and  terms to opposite sides of the equation:

Finally rearrange variables to get :

Example Question #92 : How To Find Solutions To Differential Equations

Find  for the equation:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

For this problem, note that:

Take the derivative of each term in the equation twice: with respect to  and then with respect to . When taking the derivative with respect to one variable, treat the other variable as a constant.

For the function

The derivative is then

Now bring  and  terms to opposite sides of the equation:

Now rearraging variables gives :

Example Question #93 : How To Find Solutions To Differential Equations

Find  for the equation:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

For this problem, note that:

Product rule: 

Take the derivative of each term in the equation twice: with respect to  and then with respect to . When taking the derivative with respect to one variable, treat the other variable as a constant.

For the function

The derivative is then

 

Remember to utilize the chain rule!

Now bring  and  terms to opposite sides of the equation:

Now rearraging variables gives :

Example Question #94 : How To Find Solutions To Differential Equations

Find  for the equation:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Note that:

Product Rule: 

Take the derivative of each term in the equation twice: with respect to  and then with respect to . When taking the derivative with respect to one variable, treat the other variable as a constant.

For the function

The derivative is then found using the product rule to be:

Notice how the chain rule needs to be utilized an additional time when taking the derivative of the  term with respect to .

Now bring  and  terms to opposite sides of the equation:

 

Now rearraging variables gives :

Example Question #2431 : Calculus

Find  if 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

For this problem, note that:

Product Rule 

To solve this problem, differentiate the expression one variable at a time, treating other variables as constants:

If we're looking for  for the function  then we'll begin by differentiating with respect to  first:

Next, differentiate with respect to :

Now finally we'll differentiate with respect to ; remember to use the product rule:

Example Question #351 : Equations

Find  for the function 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

For this problem, note that:

Product Rule: 

To solve this problem, differentiate the expression one variable at a time, treating other variables as constants:

To find  for the function , begin by differentiating with respect to :

Next, differentiate with respect to :

Finally, differentiate with respect to  once more, remembering to utilize the product rule:

Example Question #2433 : Calculus

Find  for the equation

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

For this problem, note that:

Take the derivative of each term in the equation twice: with respect to  and then with respect to . When taking the derivative with respect to one variable, treat the other variable as a constant.

For the function

The derivative is then

Now bring  and  terms to opposite sides of the equation:

Finally, rearrange terms to find :

Example Question #2434 : Calculus

Find the derivative of the following function.

Possible Answers:

None of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this derivative, we must realize that there are two parts to the function and we must use the product rule. The rule states that  .

We must asle recognize that the derivative of  is  and the derivative of  is . By these rules, the derivative is

Example Question #101 : Solutions To Differential Equations

Find the derivative of the function.

Possible Answers:

None of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:

This function is just a function inside of a function. This means we have to use the chain rule. The chain rule states that the derivative of .

The derivative of  is  and the derivative of  is . This makes the derivative 

This makes sense because .

Example Question #101 : Solutions To Differential Equations

Find the derivative of the function.

Possible Answers:

None of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the derivative of this function, we must use the division rule. This rule states that the derivative of  is . The derivative of  is  and the derivative of  is .

Thus the derivative is 

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