Chapter 3

Calculus Early Transcendentals: Pearson New International Edition · 373 exercises

Problem 21

Use the trigonometric identity \(\sin 2 x=2 \sin x \cos x\) along with the Product Rule to find \(D_{x} \sin 2 x\).

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Problem 21

If \(f(x)=x^{3}+3 x^{2}-45 x-6\), find the value of \(f^{\prime \prime}\) at each zero of \(f^{\prime}\), that is, at each point \(c\) where \(f^{\prime}(c)=0\).

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Problem 21

Find the indicated derivative. \(\frac{d z}{d x}\) if \(z=x^{2} \ln x^{2}+(\ln x)^{3}\)

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Problem 21

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

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Problem 21

$$ \text { In Problems } 1-44, \text { find } D_{x} y \text { using the rules of this section. } $$ $$ y=\frac{1}{2 x}+2 x $$

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Problem 21

The rate of change of velocity with respect to time is called acceleration. Suppose that the velocity at time \(t\) of a particle is given by \(v(t)=2 t^{2}\). Find the instantaneous acceleration when \(t=1\) second.

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Problem 21

In Problems 21-28, find the indicated derivative. $$ y^{\prime} \text { where } y=\left(x^{2}+4\right)^{2} $$

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Problem 22

Use the trigonometric identity \(\cos 2 x=2 \cos ^{2} x-1\) along with the Product Rule to find \(D_{x} \cos 2 x\).

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Problem 22

Suppose that \(g(t)=a t^{2}+b t+c\) and \(g(1)=5\), \(g^{\prime}(1)=3\), and \(g^{\prime \prime}(1)=-4\). Find \(a, b\), and \(c\).

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Problem 22

Find the indicated derivative. \(\frac{d r}{d x}\) if \(r=\frac{\ln x}{x^{2} \ln x^{2}}+\left(\ln \frac{1}{x}\right)^{3}\)

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Problem 22

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

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Problem 22

\(H(x)=\sqrt{x^{2}+4}\)

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Problem 22

$$ \text { In Problems } 1-44, \text { find } D_{x} y \text { using the rules of this section. } $$ $$ y=\frac{2}{3 x}-\frac{2}{3} $$

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Problem 22

A city is hit by an Asian flu epidemic. Officials estimate that \(t\) days after the beginning of the epidemic the number of persons sick with the flu is given by \(p(t)=120 t^{2}-2 t^{3}\), when \(0 \leq t \leq 40\). At what rate is the flu spreading at time \(t=10 ; t=20 ; t=40\) ?

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Problem 22

In Problems 21-28, find the indicated derivative. $$ y^{\prime} \text { where } y=(x+\sin x)^{2} $$

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Problem 23

Find the indicated derivative. \(g^{\prime}(x)\) if \(g(x)=\ln \left(x+\sqrt{x^{2}+1}\right)\)

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Problem 23

Find \(D_{x} y\). $$ y=\tanh (\cot x) $$

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Problem 23

In Problems 23-26, use \(f^{\prime}(x)=\lim _{t \rightarrow x}[f(t)-f(x)] /[t-x]\) to find \(f^{\prime}(x)\) (see Example 5). 23\. \(f(x)=x^{2}-3 x\)

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Problem 23

$$ \text { In Problems } 1-44, \text { find } D_{x} y \text { using the rules of this section. } $$ $$ y=x\left(x^{2}+1\right) $$

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Problem 23

In Problems 21-28, find the indicated derivative. $$ D_{t}\left(\frac{3 t-2}{t+5}\right)^{3} $$

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Problem 24

A Ferris wheel of radius 20 feet is rotating counterclockwise with an angular velocity of 1 radian per second. One seat on the rim is at \((20,0)\) at time \(t=0\). (a) What are its coordinates at \(t=\pi / 6\) ? (b) How fast is it rising (vertically) at \(t=\pi / 6\) ? (c) How fast is it rising when it is rising at the fastest rate? 25\. Find the equation of the tangent line to \(y=\tan x\) at \(x=0\).

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Problem 24

In Problems 23-28, an object is moving along a horizontal coordinate line according to the formula \(s=f(t)\), where \(s\), the directed distance from the origin, is in feet and \(t\) is in seconds. In each case, answer the following questions (see Examples 2 and 3). (a) What are \(v(t)\) and \(a(t)\), the velocity and acceleration, at time \(t\) ? (b) When is the object moving to the right? (c) When is it moving to the left? (d) When is its acceleration negative? (e) Draw a schematic diagram that shows the motion of the object. $$ s=t^{3}-6 t^{2} $$

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Problem 24

Find the indicated derivative. \(h^{\prime}(x)\) if \(h(x)=\ln \left(x+\sqrt{x^{2}-1}\right)\)

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Problem 24

Find \(D_{x} y\). $$ y=\operatorname{coth}^{-1}(\tanh x) $$

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Problem 24

$$ \text { In Problems } 1-44, \text { find } D_{x} y \text { using the rules of this section. } $$ $$ y=3 x\left(x^{3}-1\right) $$

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Problem 24

In Problems 21-28, find the indicated derivative. $$ D_{s}\left(\frac{s^{2}-9}{s+4}\right) $$

7 step solution

Problem 25

Find the equation of the tangent line to \(y=\tan x\) at \(x=0\).

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Problem 25

In Problems 23-28, an object is moving along a horizontal coordinate line according to the formula \(s=f(t)\), where \(s\), the directed distance from the origin, is in feet and \(t\) is in seconds. In each case, answer the following questions (see Examples 2 and 3). (a) What are \(v(t)\) and \(a(t)\), the velocity and acceleration, at time \(t\) ? (b) When is the object moving to the right? (c) When is it moving to the left? (d) When is its acceleration negative? (e) Draw a schematic diagram that shows the motion of the object. $$ s=t^{3}-9 t^{2}+24 t $$

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Problem 25

$$ y=\frac{1}{\left(x^{3}+2 x\right)^{2 / 3}} $$

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Problem 25

Find the indicated derivative. \(f^{\prime}(81)\) if \(f(x)=\ln \sqrt[3]{x}\)

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Problem 25

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

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Problem 25

$$ \text { In Problems } 1-44, \text { find } D_{x} y \text { using the rules of this section. } $$ $$ y=(2 x+1)^{2} $$

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Problem 25

In Problems 21-28, find the indicated derivative. $$ \frac{d}{d t}\left(\frac{(3 t-2)^{3}}{t+5}\right) $$

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Problem 26

Find all points on the graph of \(y=\tan ^{2} x\) where the tangent line is horizontal.

7 step solution

Problem 26

In Problems 23-28, an object is moving along a horizontal coordinate line according to the formula \(s=f(t)\), where \(s\), the directed distance from the origin, is in feet and \(t\) is in seconds. In each case, answer the following questions (see Examples 2 and 3). (a) What are \(v(t)\) and \(a(t)\), the velocity and acceleration, at time \(t\) ? (b) When is the object moving to the right? (c) When is it moving to the left? (d) When is its acceleration negative? (e) Draw a schematic diagram that shows the motion of the object. $$ s=2 t^{3}-6 t+5 $$

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Problem 26

Find the indicated derivative. \(f^{\prime}\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)\) if \(f(x)=\ln (\cos x)\)

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Problem 26

Find \(D_{x} y\). $$ y=\arccos \left(e^{x}\right) $$

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Problem 26

$$ \text { In Problems } 1-44, \text { find } D_{x} y \text { using the rules of this section. } $$ $$ y=(-3 x+2)^{2} $$

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Problem 26

In Problems 21-28, find the indicated derivative. $$ \frac{d}{d \theta}\left(\sin ^{3} \theta\right) $$

6 step solution

Problem 27

Find all points on the graph of \(y=9 \sin x \cos x\) where the tangent line is horizontal.

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Problem 27

In Problems 23-28, an object is moving along a horizontal coordinate line according to the formula \(s=f(t)\), where \(s\), the directed distance from the origin, is in feet and \(t\) is in seconds. In each case, answer the following questions (see Examples 2 and 3). (a) What are \(v(t)\) and \(a(t)\), the velocity and acceleration, at time \(t\) ? (b) When is the object moving to the right? (c) When is it moving to the left? (d) When is its acceleration negative? (e) Draw a schematic diagram that shows the motion of the object. $$ s=t^{2}+\frac{16}{t}, t>0 $$

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Problem 27

Find the indicated derivative. \(D_{x} e^{x+2}\)

5 step solution

Problem 27

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

5 step solution

Problem 27

\(\lim _{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{2(5+h)^{3}-2(5)^{3}}{h}\)

6 step solution

Problem 27

$$ \text { In Problems } 1-44, \text { find } D_{x} y \text { using the rules of this section. } $$ $$ y=\left(x^{2}+2\right)\left(x^{3}+1\right) $$

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Problem 27

In Problems 21-28, find the indicated derivative. $$ \frac{d y}{d x}, \text { where } y=\left(\frac{\sin x}{\cos 2 x}\right)^{3} $$

7 step solution

Problem 27

An 18 -foot ladder leans against a 12 -foot vertical wall, its top extending over the wall. The bottom end of the ladder is pulled along the ground away from the wall at 2 feet per second. (a) Find the vertical velocity of the top end when the ladder makes an angle of \(60^{\circ}\) with the ground. (b) Find the vertical acceleration at the same instant.

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Problem 28

Let \(f(x)=x-\sin x\). Find all points on the graph of \(y=f(x)\) where the tangent line is horizontal. Find all points on the graph of \(y=f(x)\) where the tangent line has slope 2 .

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Problem 28

Find the indicated derivative. \(D_{x} e^{2 x^{2}-x}\)

5 step solution

Problem 28

Find \(D_{x} y\). $$ y=e^{x} \arcsin x^{2} $$

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