The demand for a product is given by p=200,000
q– 1 . Does the derivative of this function
exist for all values of q?
Differentiate: g(x) = (x– 8)(2x– 7)(x + 5)
Find y’ if y= (x2+ 9) x2+ 4.
One hour after x milligrams of a particular drug are given to a person, the change in body
temperature T(x), in the degrees Fahrenheit, is given approximately by T(x) =x21 –x
11 .
The rate at which T changes with respect to size of dosage x, T’(x), is called the sensitivity of
the body to the dosage. Use the product rule to find the slope of T(x) when the dosage is 7
milligrams.
The total cost (in dollars) of producing x portable radios per day is
C(x) = 1000 + 100x–0.5x2. The marginal cost of producing x radios is found by taking the
derivative of C(x). What is the marginal cost of producing x radios?
A soda stand usually sells 400 sodas per day at $0.70 each. A business student’s research
tells her that for every $0.10 decrease in price, the stand will sell 55 more sodas per day.
The revenue function for the soda stand is given by: R(x) = (0.70 – 0.1x)(400 + 55x) where x
is the number of $0.10 reductions in price. Find dR
dx , the marginal revenue.
Find y’ if y=
3x2+ 8x– 11 7x3– 7x+ 5.