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Example Question #2181 : High School Math

Find the second derivative of f(x).

 

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First we should find the first derivative of . Remember the derivative of is and the derivative of is  :

 

The second derivative is just the derivative of the first derivative:

 

 

 

Example Question #2182 : High School Math

Find the derivative of the function

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We can use the Chain Rule:

Let , so that .

 

Example Question #2183 : High School Math

Evaluate the following limit:

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When  approaches 0 both  and  will approach . Therefore, L’Hopital’s Rule can be applied here. Take the derivatives of the numerator and denominator and try the limit again:

 

Example Question #1 : Finding Integrals

Evaluate:

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Example Question #1 : Integrals

Find  

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This is most easily solved by recognizing that .  

Example Question #2184 : High School Math

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Remember the fundamental theorem of calculus!

Since our , we can't use the power rule. Instead we end up with: 

Remember to include the  for any anti-derivative or integral taken!

Now we can plug that equation into our FToC equation:

Notice that the c's cancel out. Plug in the given values for a and b and solve:

Example Question #2 : Finding Integrals

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Remember the fundamental theorem of calculus!

Since our , we can use the reverse power rule to find the indefinite integral or anti-derivative of our function:

Remember to include the  for any anti-derivative or integral taken!

Now we can plug that equation into our FToC equation:

Notice that the c's cancel out. Plug in the given values for a and b and solve:

Example Question #43 : Comparing Relative Magnitudes Of Functions And Their Rates Of Change

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Remember the fundamental theorem of calculus!

As it turns out, since our , the power rule really doesn't help us.  has a special anti derivative: .

Remember to include the  for any anti-derivative or integral taken!

Now we can plug that equation into our FToC equation:

Notice that the c's cancel out. Plug in the given values for a and b and solve:

Example Question #44 : Comparing Relative Magnitudes Of Functions And Their Rates Of Change

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Explanation:

Remember the fundamental theorem of calculus!

As it turns out, since our , the power rule really doesn't help us.  is the only function that is it's OWN anti-derivative. That means we're still going to be working with .

Remember to include the  for any anti-derivative or integral taken!

Now we can plug that equation into our FToC equation:

Notice that the c's cancel out. Plug in the given values for a and b and solve:

Because  is so small in comparison to the value we got for , our answer will end up being 

Example Question #1 : Finding Definite Integrals

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Explanation:

Remember the fundamental theorem of calculus!

Since our , we can use the power rule for all of the terms involved to find our anti-derivative:

Remember to include the  for any anti-derivative or integral taken!

Now we can plug that equation into our FToC equation:

Notice that the c's cancel out. Plug in the given values for a and b and solve:

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