Q: Given $$f(x) = \tan x$$, what is $$\frac{d}{dx}(\tan x + 10$$)^{21}$$?

$$21(\tan x + 10$$)^{20}$$ \sec^2$ x$$

Question 1

A stone is thrown vertically upward from a bridge 96 ft above a river with an initial velocity of 64 ft/s. Its position after $$t$$ seconds is given by $$s(t) = -16t^2$ + 64t + 96. $$What is the velocity of the stone when it reaches its highest point?

Accepted Answer

$$0 ft/s$$

Question 2

Given $$f(x) = \ln(4x)$$, what is $$\frac{d}{dx}f(x)$$?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{1}{x}$$

Question 3

If $$y = \sin$$^{-1}$$(x^2 - 1$$)$$, what is $$\frac{dy}{dx}$?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{2x}{\sqrt{1 - (x^2$ - 1)^2$}}$$

Question 4

For the function $$f(x) = 3x^3$ - 5x + 12$$, what is the third derivative $$f'''(x)$$?

Accepted Answer

$$18$$

Question 5

Suppose the radius $$r of an $$oil patch increases at a rate of $$30 m/hr. $$When the radius is $$100 m$$, how fast is the area increasing? (Area $$A = \pi r^2$)

Accepted Answer

$$6000\pi m$^2/hr$$

Question 6

Given $$y = x \ln x$$, what is $$\frac{dy}{dx}$$?

Accepted Answer

$$\ln x + 1$$

Question 7

Find the derivative of $$f(x) = e$$^{-3x}$$.

Accepted Answer

$$-3e^{-3x}$$

Question 8

If $$y = \csc x$$, what is $$\frac{d^2$y}{dx^2$}$$?

Accepted Answer

$$\csc x (\cot^2$ x + \csc^2$ x)$$

Question 9

A plane travels west at $$120 mi/hr $$and another north at $$150 mi/hr. At a $$certain instant, the westbound plane is $$180 mi $$and the northbound $$225 mi $$from the airport. How fast is the distance between them changing?

Accepted Answer

$$-192 mi/hr$$

Question 10

What is the derivative of $$f(x) = \sqrt{5x^2$ + 1}$$?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{10x}{2\sqrt{5x^2$ + 1}}$$

Question 11

Given $$f(x) = 	an x$$, what is $$\frac{d}{dx}(	an x + 10$$)^{21}$$?

Accepted Answer

$$21(	an x + 10$$)^{20}$$ \sec^2$ x$$

Question 12

If $$y = \ln|\sec x|$$, what is $$\frac{dy}{dx}$$?

Accepted Answer

$$	an x$$

Question 13

For $$f(x) = \frac{x^2$ + 1}{x^2$ - 4}$$, what is the slope of the tangent line at $$x = 3$$?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{6}{5}$$

Question 14

What is the derivative of $$f(x) = \ln x^2$ / x^2$?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{2(1 - \ln x^2$)}{x^3$}$$

Question 15

If $$y = \cos(\sin$$^{-1}$$ x)$$, what is $$\frac{dy}{dx}$$?

Accepted Answer

$$-\frac{x}{\sqrt{1 - x^2$}}$$

Question 16

What is logarithmic differentiation and when is it most useful?

Accepted Answer

It is a technique where you take the logarithm of both sides of a function before differentiating, and it is most useful for products, quotients, and powers of functions.

Question 17

Given $$f(x) = \frac{3x$$^{5/2}$$}{2x^2$ + 4}$$, what is $$\frac{d}{dx}f(x)$$?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{15x$$^{3/2}$$(2x^2 + 4$$) - $$3x^{5/2}(4x$$)}{$$(2x^2$$ + $$4)^2$$}$

Question 18

Which of the following is the correct procedure for solving related rates problems?

Accepted Answer

Read the problem, write equations, differentiate, substitute known values, check units and reasonableness.

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