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The document contains practice problems related to derivatives, covering various topics such as the definition of the derivative, product and quotient rules, derivatives of exponential and logarithmic functions, and the chain rule. It includes specific functions for differentiation and asks for the determination of increasing and decreasing intervals. Additionally, it features logarithmic differentiation problems and tangent line calculations.

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Differentiation Assignment

The document contains practice problems related to derivatives, covering various topics such as the definition of the derivative, product and quotient rules, derivatives of exponential and logarithmic functions, and the chain rule. It includes specific functions for differentiation and asks for the determination of increasing and decreasing intervals. Additionally, it features logarithmic differentiation problems and tangent line calculations.

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Basic Differentiation Assignment

Chapter 3 : Derivatives Section 3.1 : The Definition of the Derivative

3.1 The Definition of the Derivative

Use the definition of the derivative to find the derivative of the following functions.

1. f (x) = 6

2. V (t) = 3 14t

3. g (x) = x2

4. Q (t) = 10 + 5t t2

5. W (z) = 4z 2 9z

6. f (x) = 2x3 1

7. g (x) = x3 2x2 + x 1
5
8. R (z) =
z
t+1
9. V (t) =
t+4
p
10. Z (t) = 3t 4
p
11. f (x) = 1 9x

© Paul Dawkins Calculus - Practice Problems – 37 –


Chapter 3 : Derivatives Section 3.4 : Product and Quotient Rule

3.4 Product and Quotient Rule

For problems 1 - 6 use the Product Rule or the Quotient Rule to find the derivative of the given
function.

1. f (t) = 4t2 t t3 8t2 + 12


⇣ p ⌘ p
2. y = 1 + x3 x 3 2 3 x

3. h (z) = 1 + 2z + 3z 2 5z + 8z 2 z3

6x2
4. g (x) =
2 x
3w + w4
5. R (w) =
2w2 + 1
p
x + 2x
6. f (x) =
7x 4x2

7. If f (2) = 8, f 0 (2) = 3, g (2) = 17 and g 0 (2) = 4 determine the value of (f g)0 (2).

8. If f (x) = x3 g (x), g ( 7) = 2, g 0 ( 7) = 9 determine the value of f 0 ( 7).


p
9. Find the equation of the tangent line to f (x) = (1 + 12 x) 4 x2 at x = 9.

x x2
10. Determine where f (x) = is increasing and decreasing.
1 + 8x2

11. Determine where V (t) = 4 t2 1 + 5t2 is increasing and decreasing.

© Paul Dawkins Calculus - Practice Problems – 43 –


Chapter 3 : Derivatives Section 3.6 : Derivatives of Exponentials & Logarithms

3.6 Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithm Functions

For problems 1 - 6 differentiate the given function.

1. f (x) = 2ex 8x

2. g (t) = 4 log3 (t) ln (t)

3. R (w) = 3w log (w)

4. y = z 5 ez ln (z)
y
5. h (y) =
1 ey
1 + 5t
6. f (t) =
ln (t)

7. Find the tangent line to f (x) = 7x + 4ex at x = 0.

8. Find the tangent line to f (x) = ln (x) log2 (x) at x = 2.


t
9. Determine if V (t) = is increasing or decreasing at the following points.
et
(a) t = 4 (b) t = 0 (c) t = 10

10. Determine if G (z) = (z 6) ln (z) is increasing or decreasing at the following points.


(a) z = 1 (b) z = 5 (c) z = 20

© Paul Dawkins Calculus - Practice Problems – 45 –


Chapter 3 : Derivatives Section 3.9 : Chain Rule

3.9 Chain Rule

For problems 1 - 27 differentiate the given function.


4
1. f (x) = 6x2 + 7x
2
2. g (t) = 4t2 3t + 2
p
3. y = 3
1 8z

4. R (w) = csc (7w)

5. G (x) = 2 sin (3x + tan (x))

6. h (u) = tan (4 + 10u)


7
7. f (t) = 5 + e4t+t

8. g (x) = e1 cos(x)

9. H (z) = 21 6z

1
10. u (t) = tan (3t 1)

11. F (y) = ln 1 5y 2 + y 3

12. V (x) = ln (sin (x) cot (x))

13. h (z) = sin z 6 + sin6 (z)


p w
14. S (w) = 7w + e

15. g (z) = 3z 7 sin z 2 + 6


10
16. f (x) = ln (sin (x)) x4 3x
p
17. h (t) = t6 5t2 t

18. q (t) = t2 ln t5

19. g (w) = cos (3w) sec (1 w)

sin (3t)
20. y =
1 + t2
1 + e 2x
21. K (x) =
x + tan (12x)

22. f (x) = cos x2 ex

© Paul Dawkins Calculus - Practice Problems – 48 –


Chapter 3 : Derivatives Section 3.9 : Chain Rule

p
23. z = 5x + tan (4x)
6t 3
24. f (t) = e + sin (2 t)

1 10
25. g (x) = ln x2 + 1 tan (6x)

26. h (z) = tan4 z 2 + 1


p 1
27. f (x) = 3
12x + sin2 (3x)
p
28. Find the tangent line to f (x) = 4 2x 6e2 x at x = 2.

29. Determine where V (z) = z 4 (2z 8)3 is increasing and decreasing.

30. The position of an object is given by s (t) = sin (3t) 2t + 4. Determine where in the interval
[0, 3] the object is moving to the right and moving to the left.

31. Determine where A (t) = t2 e5 t is increasing and decreasing.

32. Determine where in the interval [ 1, 20] the function f (x) = ln x4 + 20x3 + 100 is increasing
and decreasing.

© Paul Dawkins Calculus - Practice Problems – 49 –


Chapter 3 : Derivatives Section 3.13 : Logarithmic Differentiation

3.13 Logarithmic Differentiation

For problems 1 - 3 use logarithmic differentiation to find the first derivative of the given func-
tion.
7 p
1. f (x) = 5 3x2 6x2 + 8x 12

sin 3z + z 2
2. y =
(6 z 4 )3
p p
5t + 8 3 1 9 cos (4t)
3. h (t) = p4 2
t + 10t

For problems 4 & 5 find the first derivative of the given function.

4. g (w) = (3w 7)4w


sin(2x)
5. f (x) = 2x e8x

© Paul Dawkins Calculus - Practice Problems – 55 –

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