You are on page 1of 10

2.1 2.

BC Calculus

Slope of a Curve
What is the slope of y = x2 + 1?

In summary:
The slope of a curve is found/defined at a _________________.
The slope of a curve at a point is defined as the slope of the line ______________ to the curve at that point.
The slope of a tangent line is found by finding the ________________ of the ___________________ of
_________________ lines to the curve.
If we do this limit business with a general point x then what we find is a formula for finding the slope at
any _______________________ value of x.
This formula is known as the ___________________________ of the original function.

Notation for, and the definition of, a derivative:

2.1 2.3

BC Calculus

A different notation approach to finding the derivative with the limit process:
y

For which type of problems might these two formulas be better suited for?
x a involves more _________________________ in doing the something else

h 0 involves more __________________________ in doing the something else

Power Rule
This Power Rule only applies to mono/polynomials.
The Power Rule f(x) = cxn

f (x) =

Find the derivative of the following:


1. f(x) = 4x3 3x2 + 2x 8

2. f(x) = 7x -3 5x 1.5

2.1 2.3
Notation:

BC Calculus

y = x2 + 2
y = x2 + 2
f(x) = x2 + 2
If r = 4t2 + 3t 4 then r' or

= 8t + 3.

Find the derivative of the following:


1. y = x2(2x 1)

3. f(x) = (3x2)3

5. y =

7. y =

4x

2 3

2. y = (3x2 x)2

4. f(x) =

6. f(x) =

4x
8x 3

1
2 x

3x 4 12x 2 1
2x

Homework
Page 115 3 17, 39 49 odds

2.1 2.3
y = sin(x)

BC Calculus
y'=

d
cos(x) =
dx
y = 4sin(t)

dy

dt

Homework
Page 115 19, 21, 23, 51
What is the slope of the f(x) = 4x2 - 7x + 2 at the point where x = 2?

Write the equation of the line tangent to the graph of y = 3x3 x + 3 at the point where x = -2.

forms of equations of a line:


slope
point

standard

Homework
Page 115 31 37 odd, 53, 55
Page 104 25 35 odd

2.1 2.3
BC Calculus
Find all if any points where the line tangent to the graph of f(x) = x3 - 3x is horizontal.

Homework
Page 116 57 63 odd

Derivative dont always Exist


f (x)

1
x

x
f (x) 2
x

f (x) 3 x

x 1
x 1

2.1 2.3
BC Calculus
Top (__________) 3 reasons derivatives DNE:
1.

2.

3.

f (x) x 3

f(0) =
f '(0) =
f '(4) =
f '(3) =

Homework
Page 106 91, 93, 95
Page 116 65, 73, 74,
Page 104 41, 42, 57, 58

Slope =

And

y
is an average rate of change, in this case between two points.
x

dy
, our derivative notation, is also a rate of change but at a ___________________.
dx

2.1 2.3
BC Calculus
2
s = 8t 4t + 1 On the interval t: [1, 4], find the average rate of change of s on the interval [1, 4].

Now find the instantaneous rate of change of s when t = 1.

A little Physics for ya:


The height, in feet, of an object in free fall, at t seconds of falling, can be found using the general equation
h(t) = -16t2 + (initial velocity)t + initial height.
A ball is thrown upward, from a 10 foot tall roof at the rate of 30 feet per second.
Find an equation for the height of the object at t seconds.
Find the average velocity of the ball on the interval t:[1,2].
Find the instantaneous velocity at t = 2.
Find the velocity when the ball hits the ground.

Homework
Page 117 83 - 93

2.1 2.3
f(x) = (6x2 3x)(x3 + 5)

BC Calculus

The Product Rule

f '(x) =

Is there a different way?


Unfortunately f '(x) does

But f '(x) does =

The Product Rule:


If h(x) = f(x)g(x)
Then h '(x) =

f(x) = (6x4 -1)(-3x7 2x + 4)

f '(x) =

I like this organizational tool/approach. I tend to get _______________ of the problems right. Just a
______________.

2.1 2.3

BC Calculus

f(x) = 3x7sin(x)

find f '(x)

Madness: If you look in the ________________, (didnt I say this was madness?), you will see that the
Product Rule is written as:
h '(x) =

What is the difference?


Theoretically the Product Rule is proved/discovered in this order. I like this order for a _______________
reason.

The
f (x)

Rule

6x 3 x
5x 2

f '(x) =
We cant even do this problem, yet.
Just like the Product ___________________ I set up the list of four.

But here we put the four together like this


f '(x) =

So what we have here is the _____________ Rule.


If h(x)

f (x)
then h '(x) =
g(x)

2.1 2.3

BC Calculus

10

Because the Quotient _________________ has _________________ and division in it, what we call ______
and what we call g(x) ______________.
This is why I memorize the Product Rule to be
This way, The Product _________________ and the ___________________ of the Quotient Rule look
pretty much the same and I can always start my answers as insides + or the __________________ when I
use the list of four.

d sin(x)

dx 3x 5

Homework
Page 126 1 17 odd

FYI When finding a derivative a rule of _______________ that I use is to try and do
___________________ first, before doing the _________________.

f (x)

x2
7

f (x) tan(x)

f '(x) =

f '(x) =

d
sin(x)
dx

d
cos(x)
dx

d
tan(x)
dx

d
cot(x)
dx

d
sec( x)
dx

d
csc(x)
dx

Homework
Page 126 25 37, 39 53, 59 67, 73 77, 93 101 odds
105 108 all

You might also like