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WS 2.1: Tangent Line Problem
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Worksheet 2.1—Tangent Line Problem
Show all work. No calculator permitted, except when stated.
Short Answer
1. Find the derivative function, f x , for each of the following using the limit definition.
f x h f x
f x lim
h 0 h
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(a) f x 2 x 2 3 x 4 ~(b) f x x 1 (c) f x x 2
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2. Find the slope of the tangent lines to the graphs of the following functions at the indicated points. Use
the alternate form.
f x f c
f c lim
x c xc
(a) f x 3 2 x at 1,5 -(b) g x 5 x at x 2
2
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3. Find the equation of the tangent line, in Taylor Form: y y1 m x x1 , for g x x 2 1 at 2,5 .
Use the modified form to find g 2 .
f c h f c
f c lim
h 0 h
4. Find the equation of the tangent line, in Taylor Form: y y1 m x x1 , for y x 1 at = 9 . Use
the alternate form to find y 9 .
()
′ = lim
()
− ()
→ −
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~5. Find an equation of the line that is tangent to f x x and parallel to the line 3 x y 1 0 .
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Remember, parallel lines have the same slope, but different base camps.
-6. Find the equations of the two lines, 1 and 2 , that are tangent
to the graph of f x x 2 if each pass through the point
1, 3 , as shown at right.
Hint: equate two different
expressions for finding the slope of a line. Solve the resulting
equation.
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-7. The graph of a function f x is show above. For which value(s) of x is the graph of f x not
differentiable. In each case, explain why not.
~8. For each of the following, the limit represents f c for a function f x and a number x c . Find
both f and c.
Important ,
do all ! 5 3 1 h 2 2 h 8
3
~ (a) lim -(b) lim
h 0 h h 0 h
x 2 36 2 x 6
-(c) lim ~(d) lim
x 6 x6 x 9 x 9
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9. Using the alternate form, determine whether each of the following function is differentiable at the
indicated point. Show the work that leads to your answer.
x 1 , x 1
3
5 4 x, x 0
(a) f x 2
at x 0 V(b) f x at x 1
x 1 , x 1
2
2 x , x 0
-10. True or False. If false, explain why or give a counterexample.
(a) The slope of the tangent line to the differentiable function f at the point 2, f 2 is
f 2 h f 2
.
h
(b) If a function is continuous at a point, then that function is differentiable at that point.
(c) If a function’s slopes from both the right and the left at a point are the same, then that function is
differentiable at that point.
(d) If a function is differentiable at a point, then that function is continuous at that point.
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11. Using your calculator to zooooooom in, determine if h x x 2 0.0001 0.99 is locally linear at
x 0 . Give a reason for your answer.
Multiple Choice
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_____ 12. A function will fail to be differentiable at all of the following except
(A) A vertical asymptote (B) A removable discontinuity (C) A cusp
(D) A vertical tangent line (E) A horizontal tangent line
x2 4
,x 2
f x x 2
1, x2
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_____ 13. Let f be the function defined above. Which of the following statements about f are true?
I. lim f x exists
x 2
II. f is continuous at x 2
III. f is differentiable at x 2
(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and II only (E) I, II, and III
_____ 14. Let f be a differentiable function such that f 2 1 and f 2 4 . Let T x be the equation
of the tangent line to f x at x 2 . What is the value of T 1.9 ?
(A) 0.4 (B) 0.6 (C) 0.7 (D) 1.3 (E) 1.4
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v f 7 h f 7
_____ 15. Let f be a function such that lim 5 . Which of the followign must be true?
h 0 h
I. f is continuous at x 7
II. f is differentiable at x 7
III. The derivative of f is differentiable at x 7
(A) I only (B) II only (C) I and II only (D) I and III only (E) II and III only
- x2 , x 4
_____ 16. At x 4 , the function given by h x is
4 x, x 4
(A) Undefined
(B) Continuous but not differentiable
(C) Differentiable but not continuous
(D) Neither continuous nor differentiable
(E) Both continuous and differentiable
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