Calculus 2 : Calculus II

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Calculus 2

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Example Questions

Example Question #131 : Derivatives

Find the derivative of the following function at :

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The derivative of the function is

and was found using the following rules:

,

 

,

To finish the problem, plug in  into the derivative function:

.

Example Question #131 : Derivative Review

Find the derivative of the following function at 

.

 

Possible Answers:

undefined

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The derivative of the function is

and was found using the following rules:

Then, plug in the point given into the first derivative function:

Example Question #132 : Derivative Review

Find the second derivative of the following function at :

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We must find the first derivative of the function first:

The derivative was found using the following rules:

Find the second derivative of the function by taking the derivative of the above function:

An additional rule was used:

Now, plug in x=0 into the above function:

Example Question #11 : Derivative At A Point

Find the second derivative of the following function at :

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the second derivative of the function, we first must find the first derivative of the function:

The derivative was found using the following rules:

The second derivative is simply the derivative of the first derivative function, and is equal to:

One more rule used in combination with some of the ones above is:

To finish the problem, plug in x=0 into the above function to get an answer of .

Example Question #140 : Derivative Review

What is the slope of  at ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We define slope as the first derivative of a given function.

Since we have

, we can use the Power Rule

for all  to determine that

 .

We also have a point  with a -coordinate , so the slope

 .

Example Question #52 : Derivative At A Point

What is the slope of  at ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We define slope as the first derivative of a given function.

Since we have 

, we can use the Power Rule

 for all  to determine that 

 .

We also have a point  with a -coordinate , so the slope 

.

Example Question #141 : Derivatives

What is the slope of  at ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We define slope as the first derivative of a given function.

Since we have 

, we can use the Power Rule

 for all  to determine that 

 .

We also have a point  with a -coordinate , so the slope

 .

Example Question #143 : Derivative Review

Find  of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to take the derivative, we need to use the power rule and the definition of the derivative of natural log.

Remember that the derivative of natural log is:

Remember that the power rule is:

Now lets apply these rules to this problem.

Now we simply plug in 1.

Example Question #144 : Derivative Review

Find  for 

.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to find , we must first find .

In order to find , we need to remember the product rule and the derivative of natural log.

Product Rule:

 Derivative of natural log:

Now lets apply these rules to our problem.

Example Question #145 : Derivative Review

Find the derivative of the following function at :

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The derivative of the function is:

 

and was found using the following rules:

To finish the problem, plug in zero into the function above. We get an answer of 2. 

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