Basic Differentiation Assignment
Chapter 3 : Derivatives Section 3.1 : The Definition of the Derivative
3.1 The Definition of the Derivative
Use the definition of the derivative to find the derivative of the following functions.
1. f (x) = 6
2. V (t) = 3 14t
3. g (x) = x2
4. Q (t) = 10 + 5t t2
5. W (z) = 4z 2 9z
6. f (x) = 2x3 1
7. g (x) = x3 2x2 + x 1
5
8. R (z) =
z
t+1
9. V (t) =
t+4
p
10. Z (t) = 3t 4
p
11. f (x) = 1 9x
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Chapter 3 : Derivatives Section 3.4 : Product and Quotient Rule
3.4 Product and Quotient Rule
For problems 1 - 6 use the Product Rule or the Quotient Rule to find the derivative of the given
function.
1. f (t) = 4t2 t t3 8t2 + 12
⇣ p ⌘ p
2. y = 1 + x3 x 3 2 3 x
3. h (z) = 1 + 2z + 3z 2 5z + 8z 2 z3
6x2
4. g (x) =
2 x
3w + w4
5. R (w) =
2w2 + 1
p
x + 2x
6. f (x) =
7x 4x2
7. If f (2) = 8, f 0 (2) = 3, g (2) = 17 and g 0 (2) = 4 determine the value of (f g)0 (2).
8. If f (x) = x3 g (x), g ( 7) = 2, g 0 ( 7) = 9 determine the value of f 0 ( 7).
p
9. Find the equation of the tangent line to f (x) = (1 + 12 x) 4 x2 at x = 9.
x x2
10. Determine where f (x) = is increasing and decreasing.
1 + 8x2
11. Determine where V (t) = 4 t2 1 + 5t2 is increasing and decreasing.
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Chapter 3 : Derivatives Section 3.6 : Derivatives of Exponentials & Logarithms
3.6 Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithm Functions
For problems 1 - 6 differentiate the given function.
1. f (x) = 2ex 8x
2. g (t) = 4 log3 (t) ln (t)
3. R (w) = 3w log (w)
4. y = z 5 ez ln (z)
y
5. h (y) =
1 ey
1 + 5t
6. f (t) =
ln (t)
7. Find the tangent line to f (x) = 7x + 4ex at x = 0.
8. Find the tangent line to f (x) = ln (x) log2 (x) at x = 2.
t
9. Determine if V (t) = is increasing or decreasing at the following points.
et
(a) t = 4 (b) t = 0 (c) t = 10
10. Determine if G (z) = (z 6) ln (z) is increasing or decreasing at the following points.
(a) z = 1 (b) z = 5 (c) z = 20
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Chapter 3 : Derivatives Section 3.9 : Chain Rule
3.9 Chain Rule
For problems 1 - 27 differentiate the given function.
4
1. f (x) = 6x2 + 7x
2
2. g (t) = 4t2 3t + 2
p
3. y = 3
1 8z
4. R (w) = csc (7w)
5. G (x) = 2 sin (3x + tan (x))
6. h (u) = tan (4 + 10u)
7
7. f (t) = 5 + e4t+t
8. g (x) = e1 cos(x)
9. H (z) = 21 6z
1
10. u (t) = tan (3t 1)
11. F (y) = ln 1 5y 2 + y 3
12. V (x) = ln (sin (x) cot (x))
13. h (z) = sin z 6 + sin6 (z)
p w
14. S (w) = 7w + e
15. g (z) = 3z 7 sin z 2 + 6
10
16. f (x) = ln (sin (x)) x4 3x
p
17. h (t) = t6 5t2 t
18. q (t) = t2 ln t5
19. g (w) = cos (3w) sec (1 w)
sin (3t)
20. y =
1 + t2
1 + e 2x
21. K (x) =
x + tan (12x)
22. f (x) = cos x2 ex
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Chapter 3 : Derivatives Section 3.9 : Chain Rule
p
23. z = 5x + tan (4x)
6t 3
24. f (t) = e + sin (2 t)
1 10
25. g (x) = ln x2 + 1 tan (6x)
26. h (z) = tan4 z 2 + 1
p 1
27. f (x) = 3
12x + sin2 (3x)
p
28. Find the tangent line to f (x) = 4 2x 6e2 x at x = 2.
29. Determine where V (z) = z 4 (2z 8)3 is increasing and decreasing.
30. The position of an object is given by s (t) = sin (3t) 2t + 4. Determine where in the interval
[0, 3] the object is moving to the right and moving to the left.
31. Determine where A (t) = t2 e5 t is increasing and decreasing.
32. Determine where in the interval [ 1, 20] the function f (x) = ln x4 + 20x3 + 100 is increasing
and decreasing.
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Chapter 3 : Derivatives Section 3.13 : Logarithmic Differentiation
3.13 Logarithmic Differentiation
For problems 1 - 3 use logarithmic differentiation to find the first derivative of the given func-
tion.
7 p
1. f (x) = 5 3x2 6x2 + 8x 12
sin 3z + z 2
2. y =
(6 z 4 )3
p p
5t + 8 3 1 9 cos (4t)
3. h (t) = p4 2
t + 10t
For problems 4 & 5 find the first derivative of the given function.
4. g (w) = (3w 7)4w
sin(2x)
5. f (x) = 2x e8x
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