Deck 3: Differentiation
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Deck 3: Differentiation
1
Suppose that
is a function such that
. What is
?




2
Given a function
, what does the quantity
represent?


The slope of the secant line to the graph of
containing the points on the graph of
where
and
.




3
If
then
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)


4
An equation of the tangent line to the graph of
at both
and
is
. Which of the following statements must be true?
A) The function
is the line
.
B)
C)
D) The function
is not differentiable at
and at
.
E) None of the above.




A) The function


B)

C)

D) The function



E) None of the above.
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5
True or False: The graph of the function
has a vertical tangent line at
.


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6
What is the derivative of the function
at the point where
?


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7
Let
be a function satisfying
. Which of the following statements must be true?
A)
B)
for all 
C) The tangent line to the graph of
at every point has a positive slope.
D)
is not differentiable at 
E) None of the above.


A)

B)


C) The tangent line to the graph of

D)


E) None of the above.
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8
Let
. Compute
and find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of
at 




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9
If
is a variable and
is a constant, which of the following expressions equals
?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)



A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

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10
Which of the following functions is continuous at
but not differentiable there?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E) All of the above.

A)

B)

C)

D)

E) All of the above.
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11
If
what is
?


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12
What does the limit
represent?

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13
What is the derivative of
?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

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14
We can use the difference quotient
as an approximation to
when
and
are known.
A) Find an approximation to
based on the values of
and
.
Given
such that:
B) Use the approximation found in (A) to approximate
C) Use the approximation found in (A) to approximate




A) Find an approximation to



Given


B) Use the approximation found in (A) to approximate

C) Use the approximation found in (A) to approximate

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15
Suppose
on
. If
,
,
,
, and
, what is
?








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16
The derivative of the function
at the point where
equals
A)
B)
C)
D)
E) None of the above.


A)

B)

C)

D)

E) None of the above.
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17
True or False: The derivative of
is
.


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18
Find the
coordinates of all the points on the curve
, besides
, at which the slope of the tangent line equals 1.5.



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19
Find
and
if an equation of the tangent line to the graph of the function
at
is
.





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20
At which points is the function shown in the figure not differentiable? 
A)
and 
B)
and 
C) Only at
D) Only at
E) Only at

A)


B)


C) Only at

D) Only at

E) Only at

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21
At what rate is the volume of a hemisphere with radius
changing when
?


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22
The figure shows the graph of the distance covered by a particle in meters, versus the time elapsed in minutes:
True or False: The particle's velocity is maximal when
.


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23
The figure shows the graph of the distance covered by a particle in meters, versus the time elapsed in minutes:
True or False: The particle's velocity is negative for more than one minute.

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24
The dollar-cost of producing
cars in a certain car factory is given by the formula
.
A) Estimate the marginal cost at a production level of 3000 cars.
B) Compute the exact marginal cost.


A) Estimate the marginal cost at a production level of 3000 cars.
B) Compute the exact marginal cost.
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25
True or False: If
for all
then
for all
.




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26
What is the equation of the tangent line to the graph of
at
, if
?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E) None of the above.



A)

B)

C)

D)

E) None of the above.
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27
The height (in meters) at time
(in hours) of a balloon is given by the formula
.
A) What is the balloon's height when it starts moving?
B) What is the balloon's velocity after 30 minutes?
C) Find the maximum height of the balloon.


A) What is the balloon's height when it starts moving?
B) What is the balloon's velocity after 30 minutes?
C) Find the maximum height of the balloon.
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28
Let
where
is a constant and
is a variable. Which of the following equals
?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)




A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

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29
What is the speed of a stone dropped from a building of height 320 m when it hits the ground? (use
)

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30
Find the equation of the tangent line to the graph of the function
at
.


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31
Let
and
be differentiable functions at
and
. If
which of the following statements must be true?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)





A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

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32
Given the function
, which of the following statements is correct?
A) The slopes of the tangent lines to the graph of this function get steeper as
increases.
B) The rate of change of the slopes of the tangent lines to the graph of this function at
is equal to 1.
C) The rate of change of the slopes of the tangent lines to the graph of this function at
is equal to
.
D) The rate of change of the slopes of the tangent lines to the graph of this function at
is equal to
.
E) The slopes of the tangent lines to the graph of this function approach 0 as
approaches 0.

A) The slopes of the tangent lines to the graph of this function get steeper as

B) The rate of change of the slopes of the tangent lines to the graph of this function at

C) The rate of change of the slopes of the tangent lines to the graph of this function at


D) The rate of change of the slopes of the tangent lines to the graph of this function at


E) The slopes of the tangent lines to the graph of this function approach 0 as

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33
If
and
is a natural number then
:
A) For all values of
B) For
C) For
D) For
E)
for all values of 



A) For all values of

B) For

C) For

D) For

E)


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34
Let
be the dollar cost of
products. The marginal cost of producing
products is
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)



A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

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35
By Ohm's Law, the voltage
current
and the resistance
are related by the equation
, where the units of the voltage, current, and resistance are volts, amperes and ohms, respectively. Assume the resistance is constant and equals
. What is the average rate of change of
with respect to
for the interval
to
.
A)
amperes/volt
B)
amperes/volt
C)
amperes/volt
D)
amperes/volt
E)
amperes/volt









A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

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36
True or False: If both
and
are differentiable at
but
then
is not differentiable at
.






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37
The function
satisfies:
. Find
where
.




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38
Let
. Find
.
A)
B)
C) Not defined because we cannot use the Quotient Rule near
D) Not defined because
does not exist
E) Not defined because
is not continuous at 


A)

B)

C) Not defined because we cannot use the Quotient Rule near

D) Not defined because

E) Not defined because


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39
Given
, find
.


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40
Calculate the derivatives of the following functions:
A)
B)
C)
A)

B)

C)

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41
If
then
?


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42
Find the
coordinates of all points on the curve
,
, where the tangent line is horizontal.



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43
The function
satisfies the following initial value problem:
A)
B)
C)
D)
E) None of the above.

A)

B)

C)

D)

E) None of the above.
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44
Which of the following is a correct formula for
?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

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A) 0
B)

C)

D)

E)

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46
The graph of
is given below. Sketch the graphs of
and
. 




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48
What is the equation of the tangent line to the function
at
?


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50
If
is the tangent line to the graph of the function
at
then what is the slope of the tangent line to the graph of the function
at
?





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51
Compute the derivatives of the following functions:
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)

B)

C)

D)

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52
What is an equation of the tangent line to the graph of
at
?


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53
Find the
coordinates of all points on the curve
,
, where the tangent line is parallel to the line
.




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54
What is the second derivative of the volume of a ball with respect to its radius
?
A)
B)
C)
D) 0
E)

A)

B)

C)

D) 0
E)

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55
Which of the following statements about the function
must be incorrect?
A) It is differentiable for positive values of
.
B) Its derivative has an infinite number of zeros.
C) If
then
satisfies
.
D) Its derivative is a positive function for positive values of
.
E) For
,
.

A) It is differentiable for positive values of

B) Its derivative has an infinite number of zeros.
C) If



D) Its derivative is a positive function for positive values of

E) For


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56
For what values of the natural number
is the formula
valid?
A) None
B) for all values of
C) for
even
D) for
odd
E) for k such that a remainder of 3 is obtained upon division of
by 4


A) None
B) for all values of

C) for

D) for

E) for k such that a remainder of 3 is obtained upon division of

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57
Which of the following is a correct formula for
?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E) All of the above are identical and correct.

A)

B)

C)

D)

E) All of the above are identical and correct.
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58
Let
. What is the value of
?


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59
The graphs of
and
are shown below. Determine which graph corresponds to
and
. 





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60
Find 

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61
A right circular cylinder of height 10 meters and radius 4 meters is initially filled with water. The water leaks out of a hole in the bottom at a rate of
cubic meters per minute where
is the height of the water remaining in the tank. At what rate is the height of the water decreasing when
meters?



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62
Given the equation
, find the correct statement.
A)
is a function of
.
B) The graph of the equation is symmetric with respect to the y axis.
C)
is a point on the graph of the equation.
D) The tangent line at
has slope
.
E) The graph of the equation crosses the x-axis at three different points.

A)


B) The graph of the equation is symmetric with respect to the y axis.
C)

D) The tangent line at


E) The graph of the equation crosses the x-axis at three different points.
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63
Which of the following is incorrect with regard to the graph of
(
)?
A) The graph passes through the point
.
B) If
, then the graph is
.
C) The tangent line to the graph at the point
is horizontal.
D) If
is even then the graph passes through the point
.
E) None of the above.


A) The graph passes through the point

B) If


C) The tangent line to the graph at the point

D) If


E) None of the above.
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64
True or False: If
satisfies
then any differentiable function
satisfies
. (Assume that
is defined for all real numbers)





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65
Which of the following is incorrect?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

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66
Let
and
. Which of the following statements is correct?
A)
and
are not differentiable.
B) In
,
has more zeros than
.
C) In
,
has less zeros than
.
D) In
,
has the same number of zeros as
.
E) There exists a value of
such that
.


A)


B) In



C) In



D) In



E) There exists a value of


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67
A 2 meter ladder is leaning against a wall. At
, the height of the projection of the ladder on the wall is 1 meter, and it starts sliding away from the wall at a rate
of
m/sec. Find the velocity of the top of the ladder at
sec.

of


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68
True or False: If
satisfies
then any differentiable function
satisfies
. (Assume that
is defined for all real numbers)





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69
A right triangle initially has side lengths of 3, 4, and 5 cm. Suppose the small side is increased at a rate of 1 cm/sec, while the length of the height is kept constant. How fast is the smallest angle of the right triangle changing when it reaches the value of
rad ?
A)
rad/sec
B)
rad/sec
C)
rad/sec
D) We cannot answer this question because the function representing the smallest angle is not differentiable.
E) We cannot answer this question because it depends on the time which is unknown.

A)

B)

C)

D) We cannot answer this question because the function representing the smallest angle is not differentiable.
E) We cannot answer this question because it depends on the time which is unknown.
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70
Find
at the point
if 



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71
The pressure (
) and volume (
) of an expanding gas are related by the formula
.What is the value of
if
and
.
A) The value cannot be found because we are not given the time
.
B) The value cannot be found because we are not given the pressure
.
C) Both A and B are correct.
D) Approximately
E) Approximately






A) The value cannot be found because we are not given the time

B) The value cannot be found because we are not given the pressure

C) Both A and B are correct.
D) Approximately

E) Approximately

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72
The sides of a rectangle are increasing. One side is increasing at a rate of 3 m/sec and the adjacent side is increasing at a rate of 4 m/sec. At what rate is the area of the rectangle increasing?
A) 12
B) 7
C) 25
D) 5
E) The solution depends on the values of the sides at the time
.
A) 12
B) 7
C) 25
D) 5
E) The solution depends on the values of the sides at the time

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73
True or False: If the radius of a circle is increasing with time then the area of the circle is increasing at the same rate.
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74
Let V be the volume of a cylinder with height
and radius
. Suppose
increases with time and
decreases with time. If the volume does not change what is the relationship between
and
?






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75
Let
. Find
.


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76
Find the points on the graph of
where the tangent line is horizontal.

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77
True or False: There exists a natural number
such that the tangent line to the
graph of the equation
has slope 1.1 at the point
.

graph of the equation


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78
A point
is moving along the curve
. When
reaches the point
is increasing at a rate of
unit/sec. At what rate is
increasing?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E) We cannot solve this question because we do not know the value of
.







A)

B)

C)

D)

E) We cannot solve this question because we do not know the value of

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79
What is the equation of the tangent line to
at the point
?


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80
Find a point besides the origin where the graph of
has a vertical tangent.

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