Chapter 3

Calculus Early Transcendentals: Pearson New International Edition · 432 exercises

Problem 29

Find \(d y / d x\). \(y=\frac{1}{\sqrt[3]{x^{2} \sin x}}\)

5 step solution

Problem 29

Evaluate the indicated derivative. $$ f^{\prime}(3) \text { if } f(x)=\left(\frac{x^{2}+1}{x+2}\right)^{3} $$

7 step solution

Problem 29

If \(s=\frac{1}{2} t^{4}-5 t^{3}+12 t^{2}\), find the velocity of the moving object when its acceleration is zero.

5 step solution

Problem 29

Show that the curves \(y=\sqrt{2} \sin x\) and \(y=\sqrt{2} \cos x\) intersect at right angles at a certain point with \(0

4 step solution

Problem 29

Find \(D_{x} y\) using the rules of this section. $$ y=\left(x^{2}+17\right)\left(x^{3}-3 x+1\right) $$

7 step solution

Problem 29

The radius of a circular oil spill is growing at a constant rate of 2 kilometers per day. At what rate is the area of the spill growing 3 days after it began?

5 step solution

Problem 30

Find \(D_{x} y\). $$ y=\tan \left(\cos ^{-1} x\right) $$

5 step solution

Problem 30

$$ \underline{\phantom{xxx}} , \text { find the indicated derivative. } $$ $$ D_{x} e^{-1 / x^{2}} $$

5 step solution

Problem 30

Find \(d y / d x\). \(y=\sqrt[4]{1+\sin 5 x}\)

6 step solution

Problem 30

If \(s=\frac{1}{10}\left(t^{4}-14 t^{3}+60 t^{2}\right)\), find the velocity of the moving object when its acceleration is zero.

7 step solution

Problem 30

Evaluate the indicated derivative. $$ G^{\prime}(1) \text { if } G(t)=\left(t^{2}+9\right)^{3}\left(t^{2}-2\right)^{4} $$

9 step solution

Problem 30

. At time \(t\) seconds, the center of a bobbing cork is \(3 \sin 2 t\) centimeters above (or below) water level. What is the velocity of the cork at \(t=0, \pi / 2, \pi ?\)

5 step solution

Problem 30

Find \(D_{x} y\) using the rules of this section. $$ y=\left(x^{4}+2 x\right)\left(x^{3}+2 x^{2}+1\right) $$

5 step solution

Problem 30

The radius of a spherical balloon is increasing at the rate of \(0.25\) inch per second. If the radius is 0 at time \(t=0\), find the rate of change in the volume at time \(t=3\).

6 step solution

Problem 31

It can be shown that if \(\left|d^{2} y / d x^{2}\right| \leq M\) on a closed interval with \(c\) and \(c+\Delta x\) as end points, then $$ |\Delta y-d y| \leq \frac{1}{2} M(\Delta x)^{2} $$ Find, using differentials, the change in \(y=3 x^{2}-2 x+11\) when \(x\) increases from 2 to \(2.001\) and then give a bound for the error that you have made by using differentials.

7 step solution

Problem 31

Find \(D_{x} y\). $$ y=\sec ^{-1}\left(x^{3}\right) $$

6 step solution

Problem 31

$$ \underline{\phantom{xxx}} , \text { find the indicated derivative. } $$ $$ y^{\prime} \text { if } y=e^{2 \ln x} $$

2 step solution

Problem 31

Find \(d y / d x\). \(y=\sqrt[4]{1+\cos \left(x^{2}+2 x\right)}\)

7 step solution

Problem 31

Two objects move along a coordinate line. At the end of \(t\) seconds their directed distances from the origin, in feet, are given by \(s_{1}=4 t-3 t^{2}\) and \(s_{2}=t^{2}-2 t\), respectively. (a) When do they have the same velocity? (b) When do they have the same speed? (c) When do they have the same position?

6 step solution

Problem 31

Evaluate the indicated derivative. $$ F^{\prime}(1) \text { if } F(t)=\sin \left(t^{2}+3 t+1\right) $$

6 step solution

Problem 31

$$ \begin{array}{l} \text { Use the definition of the derivative to show that }\\\ D_{x}\left(\sin x^{2}\right)=2 x \cos x^{2} \end{array} $$

7 step solution

Problem 31

Find \(D_{x} y\) using the rules of this section. $$ y=\left(5 x^{2}-7\right)\left(3 x^{2}-2 x+1\right) $$

5 step solution

Problem 31

Use a graphing calculator or a CAS Draw the graph of \(y=f(x)=x^{3}-2 x^{2}+1 .\) Then find the slope of the tangent line at (a) \(-1\) (b) 0 (c) \(\overline{1}\) (d) \(3.2\)

6 step solution

Problem 32

Suppose that \(f\) is a function satisfying \(f(1)=10\), and \(f^{\prime}(1.02)=12 .\) Use this information to approximate \(f(1.02) .\)

5 step solution

Problem 32

Find \(D_{x} y\). $$ y=\left(\sec ^{-1} x\right)^{3} $$

6 step solution

Problem 32

$$ \underline{\phantom{xxx}} , \text { find the indicated derivative. } $$ $$ y^{\prime} \text { if } y=e^{x / \ln x} $$

4 step solution

Problem 32

Find \(d y / d x\). \(y=\sqrt{\tan ^{2} x+\sin ^{2} x}\)

5 step solution

Problem 32

The positions of two objects, \(P_{1}\) and \(P_{2}\), on a coordinate line at the end of \(t\) seconds are given by \(s_{1}=3 t^{3}-12 t^{2}+\) \(18 t+5\) and \(s_{2}=-t^{3}+9 t^{2}-12 t\), respectively. When do the two objects have the same velocity?

4 step solution

Problem 32

Evaluate the indicated derivative. $$ g^{\prime}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) \text { if } g(s)=\cos \pi s \sin ^{2} \pi s $$

5 step solution

Problem 32

$$ \begin{array}{l} \text { . Use the definition of the derivative to show that }\\\ D_{x}(\sin 5 x)=5 \cos 5 x \end{array} $$

8 step solution

Problem 32

Find \(D_{x} y\) using the rules of this section. $$ y=\left(3 x^{2}+2 x\right)\left(x^{4}-3 x+1\right) $$

5 step solution

Problem 32

Use a graphing calculator or a CAS Draw the graph of \(y=f(x)=\sin x \sin ^{2} 2 x .\) Then find the slope of the tangent line at (a) \(\pi / 3\) (b) \(2.8\) (c) \(\pi\) (d) \(4.2\)

5 step solution

Problem 33

Suppose \(f\) is a function satisfying \(f(3)=8\) and \(f^{\prime}(3.05)=\frac{1}{4} .\) Use this information to approximate \(f(3.05) .\)

6 step solution

Problem 33

Find \(D_{x} y\). $$ y=\left(1+\sin ^{-1} x\right)^{3} $$

6 step solution

Problem 33

$$ \underline{\phantom{xxx}} , \text { find the indicated derivative. } $$ $$ D_{x} x^{3} e^{x} $$

5 step solution

Problem 33

If \(s^{2} t+t^{3}=1\), find \(d s / d t\) and \(d t / d s\).

4 step solution

Problem 33

Apply the Chain Rule more than once to find the indicated derivative. \(D_{x}\left[\sin ^{4}\left(x^{2}+3 x\right)\right]\)

6 step solution

Problem 33

Let \(f(x)=x \sin x\). (a) Draw the graphs of \(f(x)\) and \(f^{\prime}(x)\) on \([\pi, 6 \pi]\). (b) How many solutions does \(f(x)=0\) have on \([\pi, 6 \pi] ?\) How many solutions does \(f^{\prime}(x)=0\) have on this interval? (c) What is wrong with the following conjecture? If \(f\) and \(f^{\prime}\) are both continuous and differentiable on \([a, b]\), if \(f(a)=f(b)=0\), and if \(f(x)=0\) has exactly \(n\) solutions on \([a, b]\), then \(f^{\prime}(x)=0\) has exactly \(n-1\) solutions on \([a, b] .\) (d) Determine the maximum value of \(\left|f(x)-f^{\prime}(x)\right|\) on \([\pi, 6 \pi]\)

5 step solution

Problem 33

Find \(D_{x} y\) using the rules of this section. $$ y=\frac{1}{3 x^{2}+1} $$

5 step solution

Problem 33

Use a graphing calculator or a CAS If a point moves along a line so that its distance \(s\) (in feet) from 0 is given by \(s=t+t \cos ^{2} t\) at time \(t\) seconds, find its instantaneous velocity at \(t=3\).

5 step solution

Problem 34

Find \(D_{x} y\). $$ y=\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{x^{2}+4}\right) $$

6 step solution

Problem 34

$$ \underline{\phantom{xxx}} , \text { find the indicated derivative. } $$ $$ D_{x} e^{x^{3} \ln x} $$

7 step solution

Problem 34

If \(y=\sin \left(x^{2}\right)+2 x^{3}\), find \(d x / d y\).

3 step solution

Problem 34

An object thrown directly upward from ground level with an initial velocity of 48 feet per second is \(s=48 t-16 t^{2}\) feet high at the end of \(t\) seconds. (a) What is the maximum height attained? (b) How fast is the object moving, and in which direction, at the end of 1 second? (c) How long does it take to return to its original position?

4 step solution

Problem 34

Apply the Chain Rule more than once to find the indicated derivative. \(D_{t}\left[\cos ^{5}(4 t-19)\right]\)

6 step solution

Problem 34

$$ \begin{array}{l} \text { . Let } f(x)=\cos ^{3} x-1.25 \cos ^{2} x+0.225 . \text { Find } f^{\prime}\left(x_{0}\right) \text { at }\\\ \text { that point } x_{0} \text { in }[\pi / 2, \pi] \text { where } f\left(x_{0}\right)=0 \text { . } \end{array} $$

6 step solution

Problem 34

Find \(D_{x} y\) using the rules of this section. $$ y=\frac{2}{5 x^{2}-1} $$

5 step solution

Problem 34

Use a graphing calculator or a CAS If a point moves along a line so that its distance \(s\) (in meters) from 0 is given by \(s=(t+1)^{3} /(t+2)\) at time \(t\) minutes, find its instantaneous velocity at \(t=1.6 .\)

6 step solution

Problem 35

A tank has the shape of a cylinder with hemispherical ends. If the cylindrical part is 100 centimeters long and has an outside diameter of 20 centimeters, about how much paint is required to coat the outside of the tank to a thickness of 1 millimeter?

7 step solution

Problem 35

Find \(D_{x} y\). $$ y=\tan ^{-1}\left(\ln x^{2}\right) $$

5 step solution

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