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Suppose the demand for a certain item is given by D(p) =-3p2+ 2p + 8, where p represents the
price of the item. Find D'(p), the rate of change of demand with respect to price.
A cube 5 inches on an edge is given a protective coating 0.2 inches thick. About how much coating
should a production manager order for 1200 cubes?
Describe the end behavior of the function.
lim
x
f(x) = ; lim
x
f(x) =
lim
x
f(x) =; lim
x
f(x) =
lim
x
f(x) = ; lim
x
f(x) =
lim
x
f(x) =; lim
x
f(x) =
Provide an appropriate response.
List the x–values in the graph at which the function is not differentiable.
A company training program determines that, on average, a new employee can do P(x) pieces of
work per day after s days of on–the–job training, where P(x) =90 + 60x
x + 5 . Find lim
x
5P(x).
Provide an appropriate response.
Let f and g be functions that satisfy f'(4) = 2 and g'(4) = – 3. Find h'(4) for h(x) = 3f(x) – g(x) + 2.
If an object moves along a line so that it is at y = f(x) =8x2 at time x (in seconds), find the velocity
at
x = 1 (y is measured in feet).
One hour after x milligrams of a particular drug are given to a person, the change in body
temperature T (in degrees Fahrenheit) is given by T =x21 –x
8 , where 0
x 3. Approximate the
changes in body temperature produced by changing the drug dosage from 1 to 1.8 milligrams.
Round to the nearest hundredth when necessary.
Provide an appropriate response.
Determine where the function H(x) =x2+ 7
x2+ x – 6 is continuous.
(–, –3) (–3, 2) (2, )
B
Solve the inequality and express the answer in interval notation: x2– 4x
x + 5 > 0.
The total cost to produce x units of paint is C(x) = (5x + 3)(7x + 4). Find the marginal average cost
function.
Use the definition f'(x) =lim
h
0
f(x +
h) – f(x)
h to find the derivative at x.
Provide an appropriate response.
Find f'(x) if f(x) = 6x–2+ 8x3+ 11x.
f'(x) = – 12x–3+ 24x2+ 11
f'(x) = – 12x–1+ 24x2+ 11
Use a sign chart to solve the inequality. Express answers in interval notation.
x2+ 6 < 2x
Let C(x) be the cost function and R(x) the revenue function. Compute the marginal cost, marginal
revenue, and the marginal profit functions.
C(x) =0.0004x3– 0.012x2+ 100x + 10,000
R(x) =350x
C'(x) =0.0012x2– 0.024x + 100
R'(x) =350
P'(x) =0.0012x2– 0.024x – 250
C'(x) =0.0012x2– 0.024x + 100
R'(x) =350
P'(x) =-0.0012x2+ 0.024x + 250
C'(x) =0.0012x2+ 0.024x + 100
R'(x) =350
P'(x) =0.0012x2+ 0.024x + 250
Find dy
dx for y =1
3x3+x7
10 .
Find the values of x where the tangent line is horizontal for f(x) = 3x3– 2x2– 9.
Find the limit, if it exists.
Find: lim
x
3
x – 3
x2– 3x
Find average rate of change for the function over the given interval.
y = x2+ 4x between x =2 and x =4
Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve when x has the given value.
Find the equation of the tangent line to the graph of the function at the given value of x.
f(x) =x2+ 5x at x = 4
Determine the limit.
lim
x
5+
f(x), where f(x) =x2
(x – 5)3
List the x–values in the graph at which the function is not differentiable.
Find
y for the given values of x1 and x2.
y = 2x + 3; x = 18, x = 0.5
Find the limit, if it exists.
Let f(x) =x2– 3x – 10
x + 2 . Find lim
x–2f(x).
Find the instantaneous rate of change for the function at the value given.
Find the instantaneous rate of change for the function f(x) = 5x2+ x at x = – 4.
The graph of y = f(x) is shown. Use the graph to answer the question.
Is f continuous at x =-3?
Find average rate of change for the function over the given interval.
Find the average rate of change of y with respect to x if x changes from 3 to 5 in the function
y =x2+ 3x.
y =1x3+ 7x2– 8 between x =-8 and x =3
Suppose that the value V of a certain product decreases, or depreciates, with time t, in months,
where
V(t) =27 –16t2
(t + 2) 2 .
Find lim
t
V(t).
Provide an appropriate response.
Find the slope of the graph f(x) = – x2+ 3x at the point (1, 2).
The total profit from selling x units of doorknobs is P(x) =(6x – 7)(9x – 8). Find the marginal average
profit function.
The electric power p (in W) as a function of the current i (in A) in a certain circuit is given by
p(i) =10i2+51i. Find the instantaneous rate of change of p with respect to i for i =0.8 A.
Find the limit, if it exists.
Given lim
x
4f(x) = – 2 and lim
x
4 g(x) = 5, find lim
x
4
[g(x) – f(x)]
– 4 f(x) .
The demand equation for a certain item is p = 14 –x
1,000 and the cost equation is C(x) = 7,000 + 4x.
Find the marginal profit at a production level of 3,000 and interpret the result.
$16; at the 3,000 level of production, profit will increase by approximately $16 for each unit
increase in production.
$4; at the 3,000 level of production, profit will increase by approximately $4 for each unit
increase in production.
$14; at the 3,000 level of production, profit will increase by approximately $14 for each unit
increase in production.
$7; at the 3,000 level of production, profit will increase by approximately $7 for each unit
increase in production.
Provide an appropriate response.
Find f'(x) if f(x) = 9x7/5 – 5x2+ 10000.
f'(x) =63
5x2/5 – 10x + 4000
f'(x) =63
5x6/5 – 10x + 4000
The graph of y = f(x) is shown. Use the graph to answer the question.
Use the definition f'(x) =lim
h
0
f(x +
h) – f(x)
h to find the derivative at x.
Provide an appropriate response.
Find the vertical asymptote(s) of the graph of the given function.
f(x) =x2– 100
(x – 9)(x + 3)