Differential Calculus Review
Differential Calculus Review
Differential Calculus Review
Calculus
Review
1. lim ( x 3 " 2x 2 +1)
x!"2
1 1
"
2. lim 2 + x 2
x!0 x
x + sin x
3. lim
x!0 x + cos x
2x 2 + 3
4. lim 2
x!±" 5x + 7
$ 1, x ! "1
&
& "x, "1 < x < 0
&
5. f ( x ) = % 1 x=0
& "x, 0 < x < 1
&
&' 1, x #1
a) Find
the
right-‐hand
and
left-‐hand
limits
of
f
at
x
=
-‐1,
0,
and
1.
b) Does
f
have
a
limit
as
x
approaches
-‐1?
0?
1?
If
so,
what
is
it?
If
not,
why
not?
c) Is
f
continuous
at
x
=
-‐1?
0?
1?
Explain.
6. Find
the
average
rate
of
change
of
f ( x ) = 1+ sin x
over
the
interval
[ 0, ! 2 ] .
7. Let
f ( x ) = x 2 ! 3x
and
P = (1, f (1)) .
a) Find
the
slope
of
the
curve
y = f ( x )
at
P.
b) Find
an
equation
of
the
tangent
at
P.
c) Find
an
equation
of
the
normal
at
P.
x 3 ! 2x 2 +1
8. Let
f ( x ) = .
Find
all
zeros
of
f.
Examine
the
right
end
behavior
of
f.
x2 + 3
Determine
lim f ( x ) .
!"
2x +1
9. Find
the
derivative
of
y = .
2x !1
1
10. Find
the
derivative
of
y = x +1+ .
x
11. Find
the
derivative
of
y = x 2x +1 .
12. Find
all
values
of
x
for
which
y = ln x 2
is
differentiable.
In
the
next
four
exercises,
find
dy/dx.
13. xy + 2x + 3y = 1
4 6
14. 5x 5 +10y 5 = 15
15. xy = 1
x
16. y 2 =
x +1
In
the
next
three
exercises,
find
d 2 y dx 2
by
implicit
differentiation.
17. x 3 + y 3 = 1
2
18. y 2 = 1!
x
1 1
19. x 3 + y 3 = 4
20. Find
an
equation
for
the
tangent
and
normal
to
y = x 2 ! 2x
at
x
=
3.
21. Find
an
equation
for
the
tangent
and
normal
to
y = 4 + cot x ! 2 csc x
at
x = ! 2 .
%# x, 0 ! x !1
22. Graph
f ( x ) = $ .
Is
f
continues
at
x
=
1?
Explain.
Is
f
%& 2 " x, 1 < x ! 2
differentiable
at
x
=
1?
Explain.
23. Suppose
two
balls
are
falling
from
rest
at
a
certain
height
in
centimeters
above
the
ground.
Use
the
equation
s = 490t 2
to
answer
the
following
questions.
a) How
long
does
it
take
the
balls
to
fall
the
first
160
cm?
What
is
their
average
velocity
for
the
period?
b) How
fast
are
the
balls
falling
when
they
reach
the
160-‐cm
mark?
What
is
their
acceleration
then?
24. On
Earth,
if
you
shoot
a
paper
clip
64
ft
straight
up
into
the
air
with
a
rubber
band,
the
paper
clip
will
be
s (t ) = 64t !16t 2
feet
above
your
hand
at
t
sec
after
firing.
a) Find
ds dt
and
d 2 s dt 2 .
b) How
long
does
it
take
the
paper
clip
to
reach
its
maximum
height?
c) With
what
velocity
does
it
leave
your
hand?
d) On
the
moon,
the
same
force
will
send
the
paper
clip
to
a
height
of
s (t ) = 64t ! 2.6t 2
ft
in
t
sec.
About
how
long
will
it
take
the
paper
clip
to
reach
its
maximum
height,
and
how
high
will
it
go?