Calculus 2 : Other Derivative Review

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Example Question #11 : Other Derivative Review

Let . Determine the value of .

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Explanation:

Let us first determine the derivative of  by successive applications of the chain rule. The given function is a composition of three simpler functions: first add  to , then take the cosine of the sum, and then cube the result. By the chain rule, we must differentiate with respect to each of these functions and take their product to obtain the derivative of the original function, as shown below:

              

To determine the value of this function at , simply substitute  for :

 

Example Question #12 : Other Derivative Review

Evaluate.

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Explanation:

In order to evaluate an integral, first find the antiderivative of 

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In this case, .

The antiderivative is  .

Example Question #13 : Other Derivative Review

Evaluate.

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Explanation:

In order to evaluate an integral, first find the antiderivative of 

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  • Substitution rule  where 

In this case,  and .

The antiderivative is  .

Example Question #14 : Other Derivative Review

Evaluate.

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Explanation:

In order to evaluate an integral, first find the antiderivative of 

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In this case,  and .

The antiderivative is  .

Example Question #15 : Other Derivative Review

Suppose  and  are related implicitly by the equation . Find  in terms of  and .

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Explanation:

To take the second derivative of this implicit function, we must take the first derivative. To do so, we take the derivative of our implicit function with respect to :

Here, we invoked the chain rule to take the derivatives of the  terms, imagining  as the inner function. This gives us an equation in  which we can then solve for  by algebraic means:

Now we have the value of . Now to find , we take the derivative of the above function with respect to :

In the above, we used the quotient rule to take the derivative of the fraction, and then again using the chain rule on expressions involving . Now since our derivative must be in terms of  and , we need to get rid of the  in the above equation. Thus we substitute the first derivative expression  which we found at the start of the problem into the fraction above:

Now it is a matter of simplifying these equations. To do so, we multiply top and bottom by :

Finally, we arrive at the desired result.

 

Example Question #1612 : Calculus Ii

Evaluate.

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Explanation:

In order to evaluate this integral, first find the antiderivative of 

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In this case, .

The antiderivative is  .

 

Example Question #12 : Other Derivative Review

What is the derivative of ?

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Explanation:

The trigonometric functions have specific derivatives that one needs to memorize.

The basic trigonometric derivatives are as follows.

          

This particular question asks for the derivative for tangent and thus the correct solution is,

Example Question #1621 : Calculus Ii

What is  when ?

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Explanation:

To find the value of the velocity at 3, find the derivative of the position function. Remember, when taking the derivative, multiply the exponent by the coefficient in front of the x term and then subtract one from the exponent.

Therefore,

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Then, plug in 0 for t.

Therefore,

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Example Question #1621 : Calculus Ii

Find  by implicit differentiation

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Example Question #1621 : Calculus Ii

What is a possible function for  if

 

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Explanation:

Let 

Step 1: Take the derivative of  four times by using the power rule. The results are below:

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