Calculus 2 : Derivative Review

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Calculus 2

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Example Questions

Example Question #181 : Derivative Review

Calculate the derivative of  at the point .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

There are 2 steps to solving this problem.

First, take the derivative of .

Then, replace the value of x with the given point and evaluate.

For example, if  , then we are looking for the value of  , or the derivative of  at .

Calculate .

Derivative rules that will be needed here:

Then, plug in the value of x and evaluate.

 

 

 

Example Question #181 : Derivative Review

Calculate the derivative of  at the point .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

There are 2 steps to solving this problem.

First, take the derivative of .

Then, replace the value of x with the given point and evaluate.

For example, if  , then we are looking for the value of  , or the derivative of  at .

 

Calculate 

Derivative rules that will be needed here:

 

 

Then, plug in the value of x and evaluate.

 

Example Question #101 : Derivative At A Point

Calculate the derivative of  at the point .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

There are 2 steps to solving this problem.

First, take the derivative of .

Then, replace the value of x with the given point and evaluate.

For example, if  , then we are looking for the value of  , or the derivative of  at .

Calculate 

Derivative rules that will be needed here:

  • Taking a derivative on a term, or using the power rule, can be done by doing the following:
  • Special rule when differentiating an exponential function:  , where k is a constant.

Then, plug in the value of x and evaluate.

 

Example Question #182 : Derivative Review

Determine the derivative of the following function at .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

For this function we will need to use the power rule, the exponential rule, and the chain rule.

Power Rule: 

Exponential Rule: 

Chain Rule: 

Applying these rules to our function we get the following derivative.

Now, plug in  to solve,

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Example Question #183 : 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:

Evaluated at the point x=0, we get

.

 

 

Example Question #1311 : Calculus Ii

Find the derivative of the following function at the point :

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The derivative of the function is

and was found using the following rules:


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

Example Question #181 : Derivative Review

Find the derivative of the following function at the point :

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The derivative of the function is

and was found using the following rules:

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

Example Question #186 : 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:

,

Now, plug in the point we want into the derivative and solve:

Example Question #187 : Derivative Review

Evaluate the derivative at the point :

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The derivative of the function is

and was found using the following rules:

.

Now, plug in the point asked into the above function and solve:

 

Example Question #182 : 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:

Finally, plug in  for  and we get our final answer:

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