Chapter 2: Q. 56 (page 184)
Use the definition of the derivative to find the derivatives described in Exercises 55-58.
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The values arerespectively
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Chapter 2: Q. 56 (page 184)
Use the definition of the derivative to find the derivatives described in Exercises 55-58.
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The values arerespectively
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Suppose h(t) represents the average height, in feet, of a person who is t years old.
(a) In real-world terms, what does h(12) represent and what are its units? What does h' (12) represent, and what are its units?
(b) Is h(12) positive or negative, and why? Is h'(12) positive or negative, and why?
(c) At approximately what value of t would h(t) have a maximum, and why? At approximately what value of t would h' (t) have a maximum, and why?
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(a) Give a narrative (that matches the graph) of what Phil did on his jog.
(b) Sketch a graph that represents Phil鈥檚 instantaneous velocity t minutes after p.m. Make sure you label the tick marks on the vertical axis as accurately as you can.
(c) When was Phil jogging the fastest? The slowest? When was he the farthest away from the post office? The closest to the post office?
State the chain rule for differentiating a composition of two functions expressed
(a) in 鈥減rime鈥 notation and
(b) in Leibniz notation.
Velocity is the derivative of position . It is also true that acceleration (the rate of change of velocity) is the derivative of velocity. If a race car鈥檚 position in miles t hours after the start of a race is given by the function , what are the units of ? What are the units and real-world interpretation of ? What are the units and real-world interpretations of ?
Write down a rule for differentiating a composition of four functions
(a) in 鈥減rime鈥 notation and
(b) in Leibniz notation.
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