Chapter 2

Calculus an Applied Approach · 395 exercises

Problem 8

find the second derivative of the function. $$ g(t)=32 t^{-2} $$

2 step solution

Problem 8

Find the value of the derivative of the function at the given point. State which differentiation rule you used to find the derivative. $$\begin{array}{ll}{\text { Function }} & {\text { Point }} \\\ {g(x)=\left(x^{2}-2 x+1\right)\left(x^{3}-1\right)} & {(1,0)} \end{array}$$

4 step solution

Problem 9

Use a graphing utility to graph the function and find its average rate of change on the interval. Compare this rate with the instantaneous rates of change at the endpoints of the interval. $$ f(x)=\frac{1}{x} ;[1,4] $$

4 step solution

Problem 9

Find the derivative of the function. $$ f(x)=4 x+1 $$

4 step solution

Problem 9

A spherical balloon is inflated with gas at a rate of 10 cubic feet per minute. How fast is the radius of the balloon changing at the instant the radius is (a) 1 foot and (b) 2 feet?

3 step solution

Problem 9

Find \(d y / d u, d u / d x,\) and \(d y / d x.\) $$ y=u^{2}, u=4 x+7 $$

3 step solution

Problem 9

find the second derivative of the function. $$ f(x)=3\left(2-x^{2}\right)^{3} $$

3 step solution

Problem 9

Find the value of the derivative of the function at the given point. State which differentiation rule you used to find the derivative. $$\begin{array}{ll}{\text { Function }} & {\text { Point }} \\\ {h(x)=\frac{x}{x-5}} & {(6,6)} \end{array}$$

3 step solution

Problem 10

Use a graphing utility to graph the function and find its average rate of change on the interval. Compare this rate with the instantaneous rates of change at the endpoints of the interval. $$ f(x)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} ;[1,4] $$

4 step solution

Problem 10

Find the derivative of the function. $$ g(x)=3 x-1 $$

3 step solution

Problem 10

Volume The radius \(r\) of a right circular cone is increasing at a rate of 2 inches per minute. The height \(h\) of the cone is related to the radius by \(h=3 r\). Find the rates of change of the volume when (a) \(r=6\) inches and (b) \(r=24\) inches.

5 step solution

Problem 10

Find \(d y / d x\) \(\frac{x y-y^{2}}{y-x}=1\)

3 step solution

Problem 10

Find \(d y / d u, d u / d x,\) and \(d y / d x.\) $$ y=u^{3}, u=3 x^{2}-2 $$

3 step solution

Problem 10

find the second derivative of the function. $$ f(x)=x \sqrt[3]{x} $$

3 step solution

Problem 10

Find the value of the derivative of the function at the given point. State which differentiation rule you used to find the derivative. $$\begin{array}{ll}{\text { Function }} & {\text { Point }} \\\ {h(x)=\frac{x^{2}}{x+3}} & {\left(-1, \frac{1}{2}\right)} \end{array}$$

3 step solution

Problem 11

Use a graphing utility to graph the function and find its average rate of change on the interval. Compare this rate with the instantaneous rates of change at the endpoints of the interval. $$ g(x)=x^{4}-x^{2}+2 ;[1,3] $$

3 step solution

Problem 11

Find the derivative of the function. $$ g(x)=x^{2}+5 x $$

3 step solution

Problem 11

A company that manufactures sport supplements calculates that its costs and revenue can be modeled by the equations \(C=125,000+0.75 x\) and \(R=250 x-\frac{1}{10} x^{2}\) where \(x\) is the number of units of sport supplements produced in 1 week. If production in one particular week is 1000 units and is increasing at a rate of 150 units per week, find: (a) the rate at which the cost is changing. (b) the rate at which the revenue is changing. (c) the rate at which the profit is changing.

6 step solution

Problem 11

Find \(d y / d x\) \(\frac{x+y}{2 x-y}=1\)

3 step solution

Problem 11

Find \(d y / d u, d u / d x,\) and \(d y / d x.\) $$ y=\sqrt{u}, u=3-x^{2} $$

3 step solution

Problem 11

find the second derivative of the function. $$ y=\left(x^{3}-2 x\right)^{4} $$

4 step solution

Problem 11

Find the value of the derivative of the function at the given point. State which differentiation rule you used to find the derivative. $$\begin{array}{ll}{\text { Function }} & {\text { Point }} \\ {f(t)=\frac{2 t^{2}-3}{3 t+1}} & {\left(3, \frac{3}{2}\right)} \end{array}$$

3 step solution

Problem 12

Use a graphing utility to graph the function and find its average rate of change on the interval. Compare this rate with the instantaneous rates of change at the endpoints of the interval. $$ g(x)=x^{3}-1 ;[-1,1] $$

4 step solution

Problem 12

Find the derivative of the function. $$ y=t^{2}-6 $$

3 step solution

Problem 12

cost, Revenue, and Profit A company that manufactures pet toys calculates that its costs and revenue can be modeled by the equations \(C=75,000+1.05 x\) and \(R=500 x-\frac{x^{2}}{25}\) where \(x\) is the number of toys produced in 1 week. If production in one particular week is 5000 toys and is increasing at a rate of 250 toys per week, find: (a) the rate at which the cost is changing. (b) the rate at which the revenue is changing. (c) the rate at which the profit is changing.

3 step solution

Problem 12

Find \(d y / d x\) \(\frac{2 x+y}{x-5 y}=1\)

3 step solution

Problem 12

Find \(d y / d u, d u / d x,\) and \(d y / d x.\) $$ y=2 \sqrt{u}, u=5 x+9 $$

3 step solution

Problem 12

find the second derivative of the function. $$ y=4\left(x^{2}+5 x\right)^{3} $$

4 step solution

Problem 12

Find the value of the derivative of the function at the given point. State which differentiation rule you used to find the derivative. $$\begin{array}{ll}{\text { Function }} & {\text { Point }} \\ {f(x)=\frac{3 x}{x^{2}+1}} & {\left(-1,-\frac{3}{5}\right)} \end{array}$$

3 step solution

Problem 13

Find the derivative of the function. $$ f(t)=-3 t^{2}+2 t-4 $$

3 step solution

Problem 13

Volume All edges of a cube are expanding at a rate of 3 centimeters per second. How fast is the volume changing when each edge is (a) 1 centimeter and (b) 10 centimeters?

4 step solution

Problem 13

Find \(d y / d x\) by implicit differentiation and evaluate the derivative at the given point. Equation \(\quad\) Point \(x^{2}+y^{2}=16\) \(\quad\) \((0,4)\)

3 step solution

Problem 13

Find \(d y / d u, d u / d x,\) and \(d y / d x.\) $$ y=u^{2 / 3}, u=5 x^{4}-2 x $$

3 step solution

Problem 13

find the second derivative of the function. $$ f(x)=\frac{x+1}{x-1} $$

2 step solution

Problem 13

Find the value of the derivative of the function at the given point. State which differentiation rule you used to find the derivative. $$\begin{array}{ll}{\text { Function }} & {\text { Point }} \\\\{g(x)=\frac{2 x+1}{x-5}} & {(6,13)} \end{array}$$

3 step solution

Problem 14

Find the derivative of the function. $$ y=x^{3}-9 x^{2}+2 $$

3 step solution

Problem 14

Surface Area All edges of a cube are expanding at a rate of 3 centimeters per second. How fast is the surface area changing when each edge is (a) 1 centimeter and (b) 10 centimeters?

4 step solution

Problem 14

Find \(d y / d x\) by implicit differentiation and evaluate the derivative at the given point. Equation \(\quad\) Point \(x^{2}-y^{2}=25\) \(\quad\) \((5,0)\)

3 step solution

Problem 14

Find \(d y / d u, d u / d x,\) and \(d y / d x.\) $$ y=u^{-1}, u=x^{3}+2 x^{2} $$

3 step solution

Problem 14

find the second derivative of the function. $$ g(t)=-\frac{4}{(t+2)^{2}} $$

3 step solution

Problem 14

Find the value of the derivative of the function at the given point. State which differentiation rule you used to find the derivative. $$\begin{array}{ll}{\text { Function }} & {\text { Point }} \\\\{f(x)=\frac{ x+1}{x-1}} & {(2,3)} \end{array}$$

4 step solution

Problem 15

Medicine The effectiveness \(E\) (on a scale from 0 to 1 ) of a pain-killing drug \(t\) hours after entering the bloodstream is given by $$ E=\frac{1}{27}\left(9 t+3 t^{2}-t^{3}\right), \quad 0 \leq t \leq 4.5 $$ Find the average rate of change of \(E\) on each indicated interval and compare this rate with the instantaneous rates of change at the endpoints of the interval. $$ \begin{array}{llll}{\text { (a) }[0,1]} & {\text { (b) }[1,2]} & {\text { (c) }[2,3]} & {\text { (d) }[3,4]}\end{array} $$

3 step solution

Problem 15

Find the derivative of the function. $$ s(t)=t^{3}-2 t+4 $$

3 step solution

Problem 15

Moving Point A point is moving along the graph of \(y=x^{2}\) such that \(d x / d t\) is 2 centimeters per minute. Find \(d y / d t\) for each value of \(x .\) $$ \text { (a) } x=-3 \quad \text { (b) } x=0 \quad \text { (c) } x=1 \quad \text { (d) } x=3 $$

3 step solution

Problem 15

Find \(d y / d x\) by implicit differentiation and evaluate the derivative at the given point. Equation \(\quad\) Point \(y+x y=4 \quad(-5,-1)\)

3 step solution

Problem 15

find the second derivative of the function. $$ y=x^{2}\left(x^{2}+4 x+8\right) $$

3 step solution

Problem 15

Use the limit definition to find the slope of the tangent line to the graph of \(f\) at the given point. $$ f(x)=6-2 x ;(2,2) $$

3 step solution

Problem 15

Find the value of the derivative of the function at the given point. State which differentiation rule you used to find the derivative. $$\begin{array}{ll}{\text { Function }} & {\text { Point }} \\\\{f(t)=\frac{t^{2}-1}{t+4}} & {(1,0)} \end{array}$$

5 step solution

Problem 16

Chemistry: Wind Chill At \(0^{\circ}\) Celsius, the heat loss \(H\) (in kilocalories per square meter per hour) from a person's body can be modeled by $$ H=33(10 \sqrt{v}-v+10.45) $$ where \(v\) is the wind speed (in meters per second). (a) Find \(\frac{d H}{d v}\) and interpret its meaning in this situation. (b) Find the rates of change of \(H\) when \(v=2\) and when \(v=5\)

3 step solution

Problem 16

Find the derivative of the function. $$ y=2 x^{3}-x^{2}+3 x-1 $$

5 step solution

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