Find derivative of f(x)=ln(2x−7).
f′(x)=2x−71⋅(2)=2x−72
For f(x)=x2−2, use Newton’s method to approximate x1 starting with x0=−1.
x1=x0−f′(x0)f(x0)
x1=−1−2(−1)(−1)2−2
x1=2−3
Find f′′(−2) for f(x)=e3x+5x2−x3.
f′(x)=3e3x+10x+(−3)(−1)(x)−2
f′(x)=3e3x+10x+3x−2
f′′(x)=9e3x+10−6x−3
f′′(2)=9e6+10+(−2)3−6
f′′(2)=9e6+440−43
f′′(2)=9e6+437
For f(x)=−x, find angle θ from the positive x axis to the tangent of f when x=4−3.
f′(x)=21(−x)2−1(−1)
f′(x)=−2−x1
tan(θ)=f′(4−3)=−2(23)1
tan(θ)=1−31=3−1
θ=65π
Let f(x)=−ln(x+3). A tangent to the graph has y-intercept at (0,c). What is the maximum value of c?
f′(x)=x+3−1
Find the coordinate of the point of inflection of f(x)=−2x3−4x2−x.
f′(x)=2−3x2+2−x−1
f′′(x)=−3x−21=0
x=6−1 is a possible POI. Testing concavity before and after.
f′′(0)<0
f′′(3−1)>0
Concavity changes, hence is POI at x=6−1
f(6−1)=21635
Find the equation of the tangent to the curve of f(x)=(2x+3)53+3 at x=2−3.
y−y1=m(x−x1)
m=f′(2−3)
f′(x)=53(2x+3)5−2(2)
f′(x)=56(2x+3)5−2
f′(2−3)=0
A point is (2−3,3)
y−3=0
y=3
Differentiate f(x)=2e2x4e2x−2ex+1.
f′(x)=4e4x(8e2x)(−2ex)(2e2x)−(4e2x−2ex+1)(4e2x)
Differentiate f(x)=e2x+e4+e−2x.
f′(x)=2e2x−2e2x
Differentiate f(x)=3ln(4x)+x.
f′(x)=3(4x4)+1
f′(x)=x3+1
Find f′′(x) for f(x)=36xe−0.5x.
f(x)=(36x)(e−0.5x)
f′(x)=(36)(e−0.5x)+(36x)(−0.5e−0.5x)
f′(x)=36e−0.5x−18xe−0.5x
f′′(x)=−18e−0.5x+(−18)(e−0.5x)+(−18x)(−0.5e−0.5x)
f′′(x)=(9x−36)e−0.5x
What is the equation of the tangent to the graph y=ex−2x at the point (0,1)?
dxdy=21(ex)2−1(ex)−2
dxdy=2ex1(ex)−2