Calculus 12

Derivative Techniques Unit

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Lesson 1 – The Power Rule (2.2 Textbook)
2. State the derivative of each function.

a. 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 8𝑥𝑥12 b. 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = −3𝑥𝑥 9

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c. 𝑓𝑓(𝑡𝑡) = 3𝑡𝑡 3 d. 𝑔𝑔(𝑡𝑡) = 8𝑡𝑡 −4

2 𝑦𝑦 2
f. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 2 h. ℎ(𝑦𝑦) = �3�

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j. 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = √𝑥𝑥 2 l. 𝑦𝑦 = 4
√𝑥𝑥

3. Find the slope of the tangent line to the graph of the given function at the point whose
𝑥𝑥-coordinate is given.
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a. 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 2𝑥𝑥 3 , 𝑥𝑥 = 3 f. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 , 𝑥𝑥 = −3

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4. Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve at the given point.
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b. 𝑦𝑦 = 2√𝑥𝑥 , (9, 6) c. 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 = 1, �5, 5�

7. At what point on the parabola 𝑦𝑦 = 3𝑥𝑥 2 is the slope of the tangent line equal to 24?

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10. Find the points on the curve 𝑦𝑦 = 1 − 𝑥𝑥 where the tangent line is perpendicular to the line
𝑦𝑦 = 1 − 4𝑥𝑥.

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The Sum and Difference Rules (2.3 Textbook)
1. Differentiate the following functions.
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b. 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 3𝑥𝑥 5 − 6𝑥𝑥 4 + 2 d. 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 2 − 𝑥𝑥 2

f. ℎ(𝑥𝑥) = (𝑥𝑥 − 1)(𝑥𝑥 + 6) 3

j. 𝐹𝐹(𝑥𝑥) = √𝑥𝑥 + √𝑥𝑥 + √𝑥𝑥
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3. Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve at the given point.
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b. 𝑦𝑦 = 7√𝑥𝑥 − 3𝑥𝑥, (1, 4) c. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑥𝑥 , (2, 5)

7. At what points does the curve 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 3 + 3𝑥𝑥 2 − 24𝑥𝑥 + 1 have a horizontal tangent?

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8. Show that the curve 𝑦𝑦 = 10𝑥𝑥 3 + 4𝑥𝑥 + 2 has no tangent lines with slope 3.

12. Let
2𝑥𝑥 + 3 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 𝑥𝑥 < −1
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𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = � 𝑥𝑥 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 − 1 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 1
3 − 2𝑥𝑥 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 𝑥𝑥 > 1

a. Where is 𝑓𝑓 differentiable?

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Lesson 2 – The Product Rule and The Quotient Rule (2.4/2.5 Textbook)
1. Use the Product Rule to find the derivative. Do not simplify your answer.
a. 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = (2𝑥𝑥 − 1)(𝑥𝑥 2 + 1) d. 𝑦𝑦 = (𝑥𝑥 3 + 𝑥𝑥 2 + 1)(𝑥𝑥 2 + 2)

2. Use the Product Rule to differentiate each function. Simplify your answer.
b. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 −2 (𝑥𝑥 3 − 3𝑥𝑥 2 + 6) d. 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = (3𝑥𝑥 3 + 4)(1 − 2𝑥𝑥 3 )

3. Find the slope of the tangent to the given curve at the point whose 𝑥𝑥-coordinate is given.
b. 𝑦𝑦 = (1 − 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑥𝑥 2 )(𝑥𝑥 − 2), 𝑥𝑥 = 1 e. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 −5 (1 + 𝑥𝑥 −1 ), 𝑥𝑥 = 1

5. Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve 𝑦𝑦 = �2 − √𝑥𝑥��1 + √𝑥𝑥 + 3𝑥𝑥� at the point
(1, 5).

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6. If 𝑓𝑓(2) = 3, 𝑓𝑓 ′ (2) = 5, 𝑔𝑔(2) = −1, and 𝑔𝑔′ (2) = −4, find (𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓)′ (2).

8a. Use the Product Rule with 𝑔𝑔 = 𝑓𝑓 to show that if 𝑓𝑓 is differentiable, then
𝑑𝑑
[𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥)]2 = 2𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥)𝑓𝑓 ′ (𝑥𝑥)
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑

9a. Use the Product Rule twice to show that if 𝑓𝑓, 𝑔𝑔, and ℎ are differentiable, then
(𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓ℎ)′ = 𝑓𝑓 ′ 𝑔𝑔ℎ + 𝑓𝑓𝑔𝑔′ ℎ + 𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓ℎ′

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The Quotient Rule (2.5 Textbook)
1. Differentiate
2𝑥𝑥−1 𝑥𝑥 3 −1
b. 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 2 +1 d. 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 2 +𝑥𝑥+1

√𝑥𝑥+2 𝑥𝑥 6
f. 𝑦𝑦 = k. 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 5 −10
√𝑥𝑥−2

2. Find the domain of 𝑓𝑓 and compute its derivative

𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥 2
b. 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥 2 −1 f. 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) =
√𝑥𝑥−3

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3. Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the given point.
𝑥𝑥 1 1
a. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥−2 , (4, 2) c. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 2+1 , �−2, 5�

𝑓𝑓
4. If 𝑓𝑓(2) = 3, 𝑓𝑓 ′ (2) = 5, 𝑔𝑔(2) = −1, and 𝑔𝑔′ (2) = −4, find �𝑔𝑔� ′(2).

𝑥𝑥
7. Find the points on the curve 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥−1 where the tangent line is parallel to the
line 𝑥𝑥 + 4𝑦𝑦 = 1.

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Lesson 3 – The Chain Rule (2.6 Textbook)
1. Find the derivatives of the following functions.

b. 𝐹𝐹(𝑥𝑥) = (2𝑥𝑥 2 + 1)20 c. 𝐺𝐺(𝑥𝑥) = (𝑥𝑥 3 + 𝑥𝑥 2 − 2)4

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f. 𝑦𝑦 = (1 + 3𝑥𝑥 + 4𝑥𝑥 2 )−3 4

h. 𝑦𝑦 = √9−𝑥𝑥 2

6. Differentiate:

a. 𝐹𝐹(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑥𝑥√𝑥𝑥 2 + 1 c. 𝐺𝐺(𝑥𝑥) = (𝑥𝑥 2 − 1)4 (2 − 3𝑥𝑥)

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 𝑥𝑥 10
e. 𝐹𝐹(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑡𝑡 2 +1
h. ℎ(𝑡𝑡) = � 𝑡𝑡+1 �
√2𝑥𝑥+3

l. 𝑦𝑦 = �1 + √𝑥𝑥
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n. 𝑦𝑦 = �𝑥𝑥 + �𝑥𝑥 + √𝑥𝑥

9. If 𝐹𝐹(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑓𝑓�𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥)�, where 𝑔𝑔(2) = 4, 𝑔𝑔′ (2) = 3, and 𝑓𝑓 ′ (4) = 5, find 𝐹𝐹 ′ (2).

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Lesson 4 – Implicit Differentiation (2.7 Textbook)
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
1. Use implicit differentiation to find 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 .

b. 𝑥𝑥 3 + 𝑦𝑦 3 = 6 d. 𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 2 = 1

2𝑥𝑥
g. √𝑥𝑥 + �𝑦𝑦 = 1 h. = 𝑦𝑦
𝑥𝑥+𝑦𝑦

2. Find the slope of the tangent line to the curve at the given point.

e. �𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 + �𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 = 4, (2, 2)

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Lesson 5 – Higher Derivatives (2.8 Textbook)
1. Find the first and second derivatives of the given functions.

b. 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) = 7𝑥𝑥 4 + 12𝑥𝑥 3 − 4𝑥𝑥 + 8 d. 𝑔𝑔(𝑡𝑡) =

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√𝑡𝑡

𝑡𝑡
e. 𝑦𝑦 = (2𝑥𝑥 + 1)8 h. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑡𝑡−1

7. Find 𝑦𝑦′′ by implicit differentiation

b. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 𝑦𝑦 2 = 1

8. Find a quadratic function 𝑓𝑓 such that 𝑓𝑓(3) = 33, 𝑓𝑓 ′ (3) = 22, and 𝑓𝑓 ′′ (3) = 8.

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