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Practice Exam (1st Half of CH 4)

The document is a worksheet for a Calculus 30 course focusing on the introduction to derivatives. It includes various exercises such as finding the equation of a line, graphing temperature changes, calculating slopes, and using the fundamental definition of derivatives. Additionally, it contains problems for differentiating functions and analyzing tangent lines.

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Practice Exam (1st Half of CH 4)

The document is a worksheet for a Calculus 30 course focusing on the introduction to derivatives. It includes various exercises such as finding the equation of a line, graphing temperature changes, calculating slopes, and using the fundamental definition of derivatives. Additionally, it contains problems for differentiating functions and analyzing tangent lines.

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CALCULUS 30

Intro to the Derivative Worksheet


Name: ______________________

1. Write the equation of the line (in General Form) containing the points (4, -7) and (2, -5).
(2 marks)

2. It was a nice spring day on the prairies with a low overnight of +2C and a high during the day
of +11C.
 Create the layout for a graph for temperature vs. time from midnight one day to midnight
the next.
 Sketch a graph of the temperature changes during this time period.
 Draw tangent lines where the slope is zero and one where the slope is the steepest.
 Explain what the previous two tangents means about the graph. (4 marks)

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3. Consider the function g ( x)  x2 (3 marks)
3
y
 What is the slope of this function? ie. Determine
x
 If you increase the x-coordinate by 9 then the y-coordinate ____________ by _____.
 If you decrease the y-coordinate by 4 then the x-coordinate ____________ by ____.
Use a separate sheet for the rest of the Q’s
4. Use the fundamental definition of the derivative (shown below) to demonstrate that the
derivative of f ( x)  2 x 2  3x  5 will end up being f '(x) = 4x - 3
Don’t skip steps! (4 marks)
dy lim f(x + h) – f(x)
dx = h–>0 h

5. Use the various derivative rules that we have covered to differentiate the following equations.
(BONUS Express your answers without negative exponents or fractional exponents.)
(16 marks)
a) y  210 b) f ( x)  3 x 4

5
c) y  3x 7 d) f ( x) 
3x 2
3
 2x 
e) y    f) g ( x)  ( x  3) 2
 5 
2 3 5 2 3x 3  9 x 2
g) y  x  x  5x  1 h) h( x) 
3 2 3x

2 3
6. Given the function y x  10 x (4 marks)
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 Find the derivative of the given function.
 Find the slope of the tangent line to the curve when x  3 .
 Write the equation of the tangent line (in general form) at this point.

7. At what point(s) on the curve y  1 x 3  x 2  15 x  2 will the tangent line be


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horizontal? (4 marks )

8. Prove that the curve y  2 x 3  5x  10 has no tangent lines with a slope of +3. Be sure to
give an explanation after your calculations. (3 marks)

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