Chapter 2: Q. 38 (page 233)
Find the derivatives of each of the functions in Exercises 17–50. In some cases it may be convenient to do some preliminary algebra
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The derivative of the function is
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Chapter 2: Q. 38 (page 233)
Find the derivatives of each of the functions in Exercises 17–50. In some cases it may be convenient to do some preliminary algebra
The derivative of the function is
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Use the definition of the derivative to find for each function in Exercises
Find a function that has the given derivative and value. In each case you can find the answer with an educated guess and check process it may be helpful to do some preliminary algebra
Taking the limit: We have seen that if f is a smooth function, then This approximation should get better as h gets closer to zero. In fact, in the next section we will define the derivative in terms of such a limit.
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Use the limit just defined to calculate the exact slope of the tangent line toat
Differentiate in three ways. When you have completed all three parts, show that your three answers are the same:
(a) with the chain rule
(b) with the product rule but not the chain rule
(c) without the chain or product rules.
Find the derivatives of the functions in Exercises 21–46. Keep in mind that it may be convenient to do some preliminary algebra before differentiating.
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