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AP Calculus AB/BC Lesson 2.

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1. What is the title of Chapter 2? Differentiation
2. What is happening in the picture on pg !?__air pumping into a "alloon
#. $o appro%imate the slope of a tangent line to a graph at a gi&en point' fin( the slope of the secant line though
the gi&en point an( a secon( point on the graph.
). *n section 2.1' +hat +ill ,ou use to fin( slopes of tangent lines?_limits
!. What is the process calle(?__Differentiation
-. At the top of page - +hat are the gi&en o".ecti&es for section 2.1?
/in( the slope of the tangent line to a cur&e at a point._____

__0se the limit (efinition to fin( the (eri&ati&e of a function___

_0n(erstan( the relationship "et+een (ifferentia"ilit, an( continuit,_______
1. Calculus gre+ out of +hat four ma.or pro"lems that 2uropean mathematicians +ere +or3ing on?
__$he tangent line pro"lem____
___the &elocit, an( acceleration pro"lem___________
____the minimum an( ma%imum pro"lem_____________
____the area pro"lem_________________
4. /or a circle' the tangent line at a point P is the line that is perpen(icular to the ra(ial line at point P .
Complete the 52%ploration6 at the "ottom of page -. 73etch ,our graph an( ans+er the 8uestions in the
space pro&i(e(.
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19. :o+ (o ,ou appro%imate the slope of the tangent line at point P?__0sing a secant line ___
11. *f ;c' f;c<< is the point of tangenc, on a graph +hat are the coor(inates of the secon( point on this same
graph?_;c = (elta %' f;c = (elta %<<
12. 0sing the coor(inates gi&en in 11 +hat is the secant slope?____f;c = (elta %< >f;c< // (elta % ___
1#. What is the right han( si(e of the e8uation calle(?___(ifference 8uotient ______________
1). $he (enominator ?% is ___change in %__the numerator ?, is ______f;c = (elta %< >f;c<____change in ,
1!. What is the (efinition of $angent Line +ith 7lope m?
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1-. $he slope of the tangent line to the graph of f at the point ;c' f;c<< is also calle( _____________________
11. Cea( through e%ample 1 on pg 4. What (o ,ou e%pect the slope of the graph at an, point to "e?_2
14. *n e%ample 2' ho+ man, tangent slopes are ,ou fin(ing?_2 _At +hat points?___;9'1< ;D1'2<
What are the slope &alues at these points?___;9'1< E 9 ;D1'2< E 2 ___
1. What (efinition can "e use( for &ertical tangent lines?
29. What is one fun(amental operation of calculus?_______(ifferentiation _____________
21. What is the most o"&ious (ifference "et+een the (efinition of a (eri&ati&e foun( on pg an( the
(efinition of tangent line +ith slope m foun( on pg 1? Loo3 specificall, at the (ifference 8uotient._% is
replace( +ith c _
22. $he (eri&ati&e' or slope formula' is the 5ne+6 function that gi&es the slope of the tangent line to the graph
@f f at the point ;%' f;%<<' pro&i(e( that the graph has a tangent line at this point
2#. $he process of fin(ing the (eri&ati&e of a function is calle(___(ifferentiation__
2). *n a((ition to the notation f F;%<' +hich means the (eri&ati&e or slope formula' +hat other notations are
most common?___B@$$@A @/ PAB2 ________
2!. *n e%ample # on page 199 the 8uantit, ;% = ?%< must "e cu"e(. What is the result of cu"ing this 8uantit,?
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line on page 199 e%ample #__________
2-. What alge"raic techni8ue is use( in e%ample ) to ta3e the limit?___rationaliGing ________
21. What &aria"le are ,ou ta3ing the (eri&ati&e +ith respect to in e%ample !?___ _____
24. 7tate +hat the oneDsi(e( limits' the (eri&ati&es from the left an( from the right' are

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