Chapter 3: Problem 3
State the Extended Power Rule for differentiating \(x^{n}\). For what values of \(n\) does the rule apply?
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Chapter 3: Problem 3
State the Extended Power Rule for differentiating \(x^{n}\). For what values of \(n\) does the rule apply?
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Identifying functions from an equation The following equations implicitly define one or more functions. a. Find \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) using implicit differentiation. b. Solve the given equation for \(y\) to identify the implicitly defined functions \(y=f_{1}(x), y=f_{2}(x), \ldots\) c. Use the functions found in part (b) to graph the given equation. $$y^{2}=\frac{x^{2}(4-x)}{4+x} \text { (right strophoid) }$$
A port and a radar station are 2 mi apart on a straight shore running east and west. A ship leaves the port at noon traveling northeast at a rate of \(15 \mathrm{mi} / \mathrm{hr}\). If the ship maintains its speed and course, what is the rate of change of the tracking angle \(\theta\) between the shore and the line between the radar station and the ship at 12: 30 p.m.? (Hint: Use the Law of sines.)
Compute the derivative of the following functions. \(h(x)=\frac{(x+1)}{x^{2} e^{x}}\)
Use the following table to find the given derivatives. $$\begin{array}{llllll} x & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\ \hline f(x) & 5 & 4 & 3 & 2 & 1 \\ f^{\prime}(x) & 3 & 5 & 2 & 1 & 4 \\ g(x) & 4 & 2 & 5 & 3 & 1 \\ g^{\prime}(x) & 2 & 4 & 3 & 1 & 5 \end{array}$$ $$\left.\frac{d}{d x}(f(x) g(x))\right|_{x=1}$$
Derivatives from tangent lines Suppose the line tangent to the graph of \(f\) at \(x=2\) is \(y=4 x+1\) and suppose \(y=3 x-2\) is the line tangent to the graph of \(g\) at \(x=2 .\) Find an equation of the line tangent to the following curves at \(x=2\) a. \(y=f(x) g(x)\) b. \(y=\frac{f(x)}{g(x)}\)
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