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APPLICATIONS OF THE DERIVATIVE A. The tangent line to a curve at a given point (x1,y1) 1.

Find the lines tangent to the curve with slope 3. 2. Find a normal of slope 2/3 to the hyperbola . ( ), ( ). 3. Find the equation of the horizontal tangent line of ) ( ) is an equation of a curve called the lemniscate. (a) Find the equation 4. ( of its tangent line at ( ). (b) Locate the points where the tangent line is horizontal. 5. Find the equation of the tangent line of the curve 6. Find the equations of both lines through ( 7. Where does the normal line to the parabola 8. Find the cubic function at the point ( ). ) that are both tangent to the parabola . at (1,0) intersect the curve a second time? where its graph has HTLs at (-2,6) and (2,0).

B. The derivative as a Rate of Change 1. A right circular cylinder has a fixed height of 6units. (a) Find the rate of change of its volume with respect to the radius of its base. (b) Find the rate of change of the surface area with respect to the radius. 2. If a tank holds 5000 gallons of water, which drains from the bottom of the tank in 40 minutes, then Torricellis Law gives the volume of the water remaining in the tank after t minutes as ( ) , . Find the rate at which the water is draining from the tank after

(a) 5min. (b) 10 min. (c) 20 min (d) At what time is the water flowing out the fastest? (e) the slowest? 3. Newtons Law of Gravitation says that the magnitude F of the force exerted by a body of mass m on a body of mass M is where G is the gravitational constant and r is the distance between and explain its meaning. What does the negative

the bodies. (a) If the bodies are moving, find

sign indicate? (b) Suppose it is known that the earth attracts an object with a force that decreases at the rate of 2 N/km when r is 20000 km. How fast does this force change when r = 10000 km? 4. The quantity of charge Q in coulombs (C) that has passed through a point in a wire up to time t (sec) is given by ( ) . Find the current when (a) t = 0.5 sec (b) t = 1 sec. The unit of current is an ampere, 1 ampere = 1 C/sec. (c) At what time is the current lowest? 5. The cost function of a certain commodity is ( ) where C(x) is the production cost and x is the number of items produced. (a) Find C(100). (b) Compare C(x) with the cost in producing the 101th item. 6. Find the equations of the normal lines to the curve the rate of change of the slope of the tangent line is 1. at a point where
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C. Analysis of Rectilinear Motion 1. The equation of motion of a particle is ( ) . Make an analysis of motion. 2. A ball is thrown vertically upward from the top of a building 35 ft. high beside which is a covered walk with a vertical clearance of 7 ft. Its equation of motion is given by . How high from the top of the building will the ball go? When will it land on the roof of the covered walk? 3. A rocket is fired vertically upward from the ground with an initial velocity of 560 ft/sec. (a) Write the equation of motion of the rocket. (b) Estimate how high the rocket will go and how long it takes the rocket to reach its highest point. (c) Find the instantaneous velocity of the rocket at 10 sec. and 25 sec. (d) Find the speed of the rocket at 10 sec. and 25 sec. (e) Find the speed of the rocket when it reaches the ground.

D. Analysis of a Function (Curve Tracing) Steps: i.) Determine the intersection with the axes whenever simple algebraic methods allow it. ii.) Find the critical points by getting y and equating it to zero. iii.) Obtain the point of inflection by getting y and equating it to zero. 1. 2. 3. 4. Analyze and sketch . Analyze and sketch . On what interval is the function concaved upward? Make the curve pass through (0,3) and have at (1,2) a point of inflection with a horizontal tangent. 5. Make the curve have a critical point at (0,3) and have an inflection point at (1,2) with inflection tangent .

E. Optimization Steps : i.) Identify the quantity to be optimized (usually preceded by words like greatest, smallest, etc.) ii.) Express it as a function of an independent variable, based on the problem situation. iii.) Differentiate and determine the critical value. Check by using the first derivative test. iv.) Check if the answer is reasonable. 1. Find two non-negative numbers whose sum is 12 such that their product is an absolute maximum. 2. Estimate the dimensions of a right circular cylinder of greatest lateral area that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius 6 inches. 3. Given a circle having the equation , find : a.) the shortest distance from the point (4,5) to a point on the circle. b.) the longest distance from the point (4,5) to a point on the circle. 4. A piece of wire 10 ft long is cut into two pieces. One piece is bent into the shape of acircle and the other into the shape of a square. How should the wire be cut so that: a.) the combined area f the two figures is as small as possible? b.) the combined area f the two figures is as large as possible? 5. A Norman window consists of a rectangle surmounted by a semicircle. If the perimeter of a Norman window is to be 32 ft., determine what should be the radius of the semicircle and the height of the rectangle such that the window will admit the most light? 6. A right circular cone is to be circumscribed about a sphere of a given radius. Find the ratio of the altitude to the radius of the base of the cone of least possible volume. 7. Find the points on the hyperbola that are closest to (2,0). 8. Find the equation of the line through the point (3,5) that can cut off the least area from the first quadrant. 9. A manufacturer of canned food packages the product in cylindrical tin cans. The volume of each can is to be equal to a given value of V cubic units. Find the ratio of the height of the can to its radius to minimize its surface area. 10. A right circular cylinder is to be inscribed in a sphere of radius R. What is its maximum volume? 11. A conical drinking cup is to be made from a circular piece of paper of radius 6 inches, by cutting out a sector and joining the edges CA and CB. Find the maximum capacity of the cup. 12. The top and bottom margin of a poster are each 6 cm and the side margins are each 4 cm. If the area of the printed region is fixed at 384 sq.cm., find the dimensions of the poster with the smallest area.

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