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Derivatives and Rates Worksheet

The document is a worksheet on derivatives and rates of change that contains 6 problems: 1) Finding the equation of the tangent line to a given curve at a point. 2) Finding the velocity of a ball thrown in the air at a given time. 3) Finding the average velocity over time intervals and the instantaneous velocity for a particle moving in a straight line. 4) Finding the derivative of a function f(x) at a given point a. 5) Interpreting the meaning of a derivative and what certain values represent in the context of the cost of producing gold from a mine. 6) Determining whether the derivative of a piecewise function exists at a given point.

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Derivatives and Rates Worksheet

The document is a worksheet on derivatives and rates of change that contains 6 problems: 1) Finding the equation of the tangent line to a given curve at a point. 2) Finding the velocity of a ball thrown in the air at a given time. 3) Finding the average velocity over time intervals and the instantaneous velocity for a particle moving in a straight line. 4) Finding the derivative of a function f(x) at a given point a. 5) Interpreting the meaning of a derivative and what certain values represent in the context of the cost of producing gold from a mine. 6) Determining whether the derivative of a piecewise function exists at a given point.

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WORKSHEET # 10 – Derivatives and Rates of Change

Name, Course & Year: Date:

Instructor: Score:
Note: Use extra sheet/s of bond paper (Folio) for your solutions if necessary.

1. Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the 2. If a ball is thrown into the air with a velocity of 40 ft/s, its
given point. (Show your solution based on the height (in feet) after 𝑡 seconds is given by 𝑦 = 40𝑡 −
definitions and equations presented during the 16𝑡 2 . Find the velocity when 𝑡 = 2.
discussion of this topic.) 3. The displacement (in meters) of a particle moving in a
a. 𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 3𝑥 2 , (2, −4) straight line is given by 𝑠 = 𝑡 2 − 8𝑡 + 18, where 𝑡 is
b. 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 + 1, (2, 3) measured in seconds.
c. 𝑦 = √𝑥, (1, 1) a. Find the average over each time interval:
i. [3, 4] iii. [4, 5]
ii. [3.5, 4] iv. [4, 4.5]
b. Find the instantaneous velocity when 𝑡 = 4.
c. Draw the graph 𝑠 as a function of 𝑡 and draw
the secant lines whose slopes are the average
velocities in part (a) and the tangent line
whose slope is the instantaneous velocity in
part (b).

4. Find 𝑓 ′ (𝑎). 5. The cost of producing 𝑥 ounces of gold from a new gold
mine is 𝐶 = 𝑓(𝑥) dollars.
a. 𝑓(𝑡) = 2𝑡 3 +𝑡
a. What is the meaning of the derivative 𝑓 ′ (𝑥)?
2𝑡+1 What are its units?
b. 𝑓(𝑡) =
𝑡+3 b. What does the statement 𝑓 ′ (800) = 17 mean?
c. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 −2 c. Do you think the values of 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) will increase
or decrease in the short term? What about
long term? Explain.

6. Determine whether 𝑓 ′ (0) exist.


1
𝑥 sin 𝑖𝑓 𝑥≠0
𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥
0 𝑖𝑓 𝑥=0

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