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Calculus 2 : Derivative at a Point

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Example Question #1211 : Calculus Ii

Given the function $f(x)=5x^{2}+9x-12$ , what is the slope at the point (-1,3) ?

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As slope is defined as the derivative of a given function at a given point, we will need to take the derivative of $f(x)=5x^{2}+9x-12$ and substitute in the -value of the point (-1,3) .

Using the Power Rule $\frac{d}{dx}x^{n}=nx^{n-1}$ for all $n\neq0$ , $f'(x)=(2)5x^{2-1}+(1)9x^{1-1}-(0)12=10x+9$ , Subbing in x=-1 , we get f'(-1)=10(-1)+9=-10+9=-1 .

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Example Question #1212 : Calculus Ii

Given the function $f(x)=x^{2}-7x-6$ , what is the slope at the point (2,9) ?

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As slope is defined as the derivative of a given function at a given point, we will need to take the derivative of $f(x)=x^{2}-7x-6$ and substitute in the -value of the point (2,9) .

Using the Power Rule $\frac{d}{dx}x^{n}=nx^{n-1}$ for all $n\neq0$ ,

$f'(x)=(2)x^{2-1}-(1)7x^{1-1}-(0)6=2x-7$ .

Swapping in x=2 , we get f'(2)=2(2)-7=4-7=-3 .

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Example Question #1211 : Calculus Ii

Given $f(x)=7x^{2}-2x+9$ , find the value of f'(x) at the point (2,5) .

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Given the function $f(x)=7x^{2}-2x+9$ , we can use the Power Rule

$\frac{d}{dx}x^{n}=nx^{n-1}$ for all $n\neq0$ to find its derivative:

$f'(x)=(2)7x^{2-1}-(1)2x^{1-1}+(0)9=14x-2$ .

Plugging in the -value of the point (2,5) into f'(x) , we get

f'(2)=14(2)-2=28-2=26 .

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Example Question #1 : Derivative Defined As Limit Of Difference Quotient

Given $f(x)=5x^{2}+6x-12$ , find the value of f'(x) at the point (-1,-1) .

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Given the function $f(x)=5x^{2}+6x-12$ , we can use the Power Rule

$\frac{d}{dx}x^{n}=nx^{n-1}$ for all $n\neq0$ to find its derivative:

$f'(x)=(2)5x^{2-1}+(1)6x^{1-1}-(0)12=10x+6$ .

Plugging in the -value of the point (-1,-1) into f'(x) , we get

f'(-1)=10(-1)+6=-10+6=-4 .

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Example Question #91 : Derivative Review

Given $f(x)=10x^{2}-9x+1$ , find the value of f'(x) at the point (-2,7) .

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Given the function $f(x)=10x^{2}-9x+1$ , we can use the Power Rule

$\frac{d}{dx}x^{n}=nx^{n-1}$ for all $n\neq0$ to find its derivative:

$f'(x)=(2)10x^{2-1}-(1)9x^{1-1}+(0)=20x-9$ .

Plugging in the -value of the point (-2,7) into f'(x) , we get

f'(-2)=20(-2)-9=-40-9=-49 .

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Example Question #92 : Derivative Review

Find the derivative of y=(2x+4)(3x+2) at point (1,30) .

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Use either the FOIL method to simplify before taking the derivative or use the product rule to find the derivative of the function.

The product rule will be used for simplicity.

y'=(2x+4)(3)+(3x+2)(2) = 6x+12 + 6x+4= 12x+16

Substitute x=1 .

y'(1)= 12(1)+16=28

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Example Question #91 : Derivative Review

Given the function $\small f(x)=2(x^2-1)^6$ , calculate $\small f'(2)$ .

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$\small \small \small \small \small f'(2)=11,663$

$\small \small \small \small \small f'(2)=2,916$

$\small \small \small \small \small f'(2)=1458$

$\small \small \small \small f'(2)=11,664$

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$\small \small \small \small f'(2)=11,664$

Explanation:

The derivative of $\small f(x)=2(x^2-1)^6$ can be computed using the chain rule:

$\small \small f'(x)=2\cdot 6\cdot 2x(x^2-1)^5=24x(x^2-1)^5$

so now we just plug in $\small x=2$ :

$\small \small \small f'(2)=24\cdot2(2^2-1)^5=48\cdot 3^5=11,664$

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Example Question #92 : Derivative Review

Given $f(x)=x^{2}-7x+6$ , what is the value of the slope at the point (2,3) ?

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Slope is defined as the derivative of a function at a given point. By the Power Rule,

$\frac{d}{dx}x^{n}=nx^{n-1}$ for all $n\neq0$ ,

$f'(x)=(2)x^{2-1}-(1)7x^{1-1}+(0)6=2x-7$ .

At (2,3) the -value is x=2 , so the slope

f'(2)=2(2)-7=4-7=-3 .

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Example Question #101 : Derivative Review

Given $f(x)=5x^{2}-7x+2$ , what is the value of the slope at the point (-3,-1) ?

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Slope is defined as the derivative of a function at a given point.

By the Power Rule,

$\frac{d}{dx}x^{n}=nx^{n-1}$ for all $n\neq0$ ,

$f'(x)=(2)5x^{2-1}-(1)7x^{1-1}+(0)2=10x-7$ .

At (-3,-1) the -value is x=-3 , so the slope

f'(-3)=10(-3)-7=(-30)-7=-37 .

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Example Question #101 : Derivative Review

Given $f(x)=2x^{2}-9x+5$ , what is the value of the slope at the point (4,-1) ?

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Explanation:

Slope is defined as the derivative of a function at a given point.

By the Power Rule,

$\frac{d}{dx}x^{n}=nx^{n-1}$ for all $n\neq0$ ,

$f'(x)=(2)2x^{2-1}-(1)9x^{1-1}+0(5)=4x-9$ .

At (4,-1) the -value is x=4 , so the slope

f'(4)=4(4)-9=16-9=7 .

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Calculus 2 : Derivative at a Point

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