Applied Mathematics I

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COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
APPLIED MATHEMATICS I
WORKSHEET 4 (Practice Problems on Derivatives)
1. Find the equations of the tangent (and normal) line(s) to the following curves at the indicated
points.
a. c. e.
b. √ √ d. f.
2. Using definition differentiate the following functions.
a. √ c. e.
b. d. f.
3. If ( ) then find
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
a. c.
√ √
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
b. d.

4. Find the positive integer n so that .

5. Find where
a. e. i. ( )
b. ( ) f. j. (( ))
c. ( ) g. ( ) k. ( )
d. ( ( ( ))) h. ( ) l.
6. Find ( ) for differentiable function satisfying ( ( )) .
( )
7. Given that . Then find
a. ( ) b. ( )
8. Let be a function for which ( ) and ( ) √ if ( ) ( ). Find ( ).
9. Determine and so that is differentiable at .

a. ( ) , b. ( ) {

10. Find , if
a. c. √
b. √ d.
11. Find , if
a. c. ( ( )) e. ( ) ( )
b. ( ) ( ) d. f. ( ) ( )
12. Find all points on the graph of the given equation at which the tangent line is horizontal.
a. b. ( )
13. Find all points on the graph of the given equation at which the tangent line is vertical.

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a. b.
14. Find the equations of the tangent (and normal) line(s) to the following curves at the indicated
points.
a. at ( ) c. ( )
b. ( ) ( ) d. ( ) ( ) at ( )
15. Find the indicated derivatives

a. ( ( )) b. (( ) ( ))

16. Find a general formula for the higher order derivatives of:
a. ( ) b. ( ) c. ( )
17. Use L’Hopital’s rule to evaluate the following limits.
⁄
a. d. ( ) g.
( ))
b. e. h.
√
c. ( ) f. ( ) i. ( )
18. Find the critical number(s) and indicate the local extreme values of the functions:
a. ( ) c. e. ( )
⁄
b. ( ) d. ( ) √ f. ( )
19. Find the absolute extreme values of on the given interval.
a. ( ) on * + c. ( ) on [ ]
b. ( ) on [ ] d. ( ) on [ ]
20. Let ( ) ( ) . Determine the values of and for which their relative
extreme values of are ( ) ( ) and ( ).
21. Show that ( ) has exactly one real root.
22. Sketch the following
a. b. c.
23. Suppose a spherical balloon grows in such a way that after seconds √ (cubic inches).
How fast is the radius changing after 64 seconds?
24. A window is made in the shape of a rectangle with a semi-circle attached at the top. If the
perimeter of the window is 12m, find the dimensions that allow the maximum amount of light
to enter.
25. A rectangle has two of its vertices on x-axis and the other two above the x-axis and on the
parabola . For all such possible rectangles, what are the dimensions of the
rectangle to have maximum area?
26. A particle moves in a straight line with position given by ( ) from O,
where , t is in seconds.
a. Find expressions for the object's velocity and acceleration
b. At what time(s) does the object reverse direction?
c. Draw a motion diagram for the object.
d. For what time intervals is the speed of the object decreasing?

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