Questions from General Calculus


Q: Find equations of the tangent line and normal line to the curve

Find equations of the tangent line and normal line to the curve at the given point. y = (2 + x)e-x, (0, 2)

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Q: If f (x) = xesin x, find f (

If f (x) = xesin x, find f (x). Graph f and f ‘ on the same screen and comment.

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Q: (a) The curve with equation 2y3 + y2 -

(a) The curve with equation 2y3 + y2 - y5 = x4 - 2x3 + x2 has been likened to a bouncing wagon. Use a computer algebra system to graph this curve and discover why. (b) At how many points does this cur...

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Q: (a) If f (x) = 4x - tan

(a) If f (x) = 4x - tan x, -π/2 < x <  π/2, find f ‘ and f ’’. (b) Check to see that your answers to part (a) are reasonable by comparing the graphs of f , f ‘, and f ’’.

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Q: At what points on the curve y = sin x + cos

At what points on the curve y = sin x + cos x, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π, is the tangent line horizontal?

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Q: Find the points on the ellipse x2 + 2y2 = 1 where

Find the points on the ellipse x2 + 2y2 = 1 where the tangent line has slope 1.

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Q: (a) By differentiating the double-angle formula cos 2x

(a) By differentiating the double-angle formula cos 2x = cos2x - sin2x obtain the double-angle formula for the sine function. (b) By differentiating the addition formula sin(x + a) = sin x cos a + cos...

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Q: Suppose that f (1) = 2 f ‘(1

Suppose that f (1) = 2 f ‘(1) = 3 f (2) = 1 f ‘(2) = 2 g(1) = 3 g’(1) = 1 tg(2) = 1 g’(2) = 4 (a) If S(x) = f (x) + g (x), find S’(1). (b) If P(x) = f (x) g(x), find P’(2). (c) If Q(x) = f(x)/g(x), fi...

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Q: If f and t are the functions whose graphs are shown,

If f and t are the functions whose graphs are shown, let P(x) = f (x) g(x), Q(x) = f (x)/g(x), and C(x) = f (g(x)). Find (a) P’(2), (b) Q’(2), and (c) C’(2).

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Q: Find f ‘ in terms of g’. f(x

Find f ‘ in terms of g’. f(x) = x2g(x)

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