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The higher-order derivatives of and follow a repeating pattern. By following the pattern, we can find any higher-order derivative of and
Find the first four derivatives of
Each step in the chain is straightforward:
Find
We can see right away that for the 74th derivative of so
A particle moves along a coordinate axis in such a way that its position at time is given by Find and Compare these values and decide whether the particle is speeding up or slowing down.
First find
Thus,
Next, find Thus, and we have
Since and we see that velocity and acceleration are acting in opposite directions; that is, the object is being accelerated in the direction opposite to the direction in which it is travelling. Consequently, the particle is slowing down.
A block attached to a spring is moving vertically. Its position at time is given by Find and Compare these values and decide whether the block is speeding up or slowing down.
and The block is speeding up.
For the following exercises, find for the given functions.
For the following exercises, find the equation of the tangent line to each of the given functions at the indicated values of Then use a calculator to graph both the function and the tangent line to ensure the equation for the tangent line is correct.
For the following exercises, find for the given functions.
Find all values on the graph of where the tangent line is horizontal.
Find all values on the graph of for where the tangent line has slope 2.
Let Determine the points on the graph of for where the tangent line(s) is (are) parallel to the line
[T] A mass on a spring bounces up and down in simple harmonic motion, modeled by the function where is measured in inches and is measured in seconds. Find the rate at which the spring is oscillating at s.
Let the position of a swinging pendulum in simple harmonic motion be given by Find the constants and such that when the velocity is 3 cm/s, and
After a diver jumps off a diving board, the edge of the board oscillates with position given by cm at seconds after the jump.
The number of hamburgers sold at a fast-food restaurant in Pasadena, California, is given by where is the number of hamburgers sold and represents the number of hours after the restaurant opened at 11 a.m. until 11 p.m., when the store closes. Find and determine the intervals where the number of burgers being sold is increasing.
increasing on and
[T] The amount of rainfall per month in Phoenix, Arizona, can be approximated by where is months since January. Find and use a calculator to determine the intervals where the amount of rain falling is decreasing.
For the following exercises, use the quotient rule to derive the given equations.
Use the definition of derivative and the identity
to prove that
For the following exercises, find the requested higher-order derivative for the given functions.
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