Calculus 2 : Calculus II

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Calculus 2

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Example Questions

Example Question #1581 : Calculus Ii

Find the second derivative of .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Before finding the second derivative, you must find the first derivative. Remember to multiply the exponent by the coefficient and then subtract one from the exponent. Evaluate each term separately and then put all together at the end.

The first derivative is: .

Now, take the derivative of the 1st derivative to find the second derivative: 

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Example Question #1582 : Calculus Ii

Find the first derivative of .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, chop up the fraction into 2 separate terms and simplify:

Now, take the derivative of that expression. Remember to multiply the exponent by the coefficient and then decrease the exponent by 1:

Example Question #1583 : Calculus Ii

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Integrate each term separately. When there is just an x on the denominator, the integral of that is .

Therefore, the first term integrated is:

 

The second term integrated is:

Put those together to get:

Because it's an indefinite integral, remember to add C at the end: 

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Example Question #3 : Velocity, Speed, Acceleration

Given the velocity function

where  is real number such that , find the acceleration function

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

We can find the acceleration function  from the velocity function by taking the derivative:

We can view the function

as the composition of the following functions

 

so that . This means we use the chain rule

to find the derivative. We have  and , so we have

Example Question #451 : Derivatives

Define .

Find .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, find  as follows:

Therefore, 

Now, find  as follows:

Example Question #461 : Derivatives

Consider the equation

where  is a function of .

Which of the following is equal to  ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Example Question #1 : Other Derivative Review

Use implicit differentiation to find :

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To differentiate the left-hand side of the equation, we must use the product rule: .

Let  so that , and  so that . After differentiation, we end up with .

Using algebra to isolate the  term, we find that .

 

Example Question #2 : Other Derivative Review

Find :

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Since  is a part of both the base and the exponent, we need to use logarithmic differentiation; that is, take the log of both sides of the equation: 

Differentiating the latter equation, we obtain  .

Thus, .

Example Question #462 : Derivatives

Define .

Find .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, find  as follows:

Therefore, .

Now, find  as follows:

Example Question #463 : Derivatives

Define .

Find .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, find  as follows:

Therefore, .

Now, find  as follows:

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