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1. Differentiate f (=
x ) 2e x − 8 x .
Solution
Not much to do here other than take the derivative using the formulas from class.
x ) 2e x − 8 x ln ( 8 )
f ′ (=
=
2. Differentiate g ( t ) 4 log 3 ( t ) − ln ( t ) .
Solution
Not much to do here other than take the derivative using the formulas from class.
4 1
g′ (t )
= −
t ln ( 3) t
3. Differentiate R ( w ) = 3w log ( w ) .
Solution
Not much to do here other than take the derivative using the formulas from class.
3w
=R′ ( w ) 3w ln ( 3) log ( w ) +
w ln (10 )
y z 5 − e z ln ( z ) .
4. Differentiate =
Solution
Not much to do here other than take the derivative using the formulas from class.
ez
5 z 4 e z ln ( z ) −
y′ =−
z
y
5. Differentiate h ( y ) = .
1− ey
Solution
Not much to do here other than take the derivative using the formulas from class.
(1) (1 − e y ) − y ( −e y ) 1− ey + y ey
=h′ ( y ) =
(1 − e y ) (1 − e y )
2 2
1 + 5t
6. Differentiate f ( t ) = .
ln ( t )
Solution
Not much to do here other than take the derivative using the formulas from class.
1
5ln ( t ) − (1 + 5t ) 1
5ln ( t ) − − 5
1 + 5t t
f (t ) =
= = t
ln ( t )
ln ( t ) ln ( t )
2 2
Step 1
We know that the derivative of the function will give us the slope of the tangent line so we’ll need the
derivative of the function.
f ′ ( x ) 7 x ln ( 7 ) + 4e x
=
Step 2
Now all we need to do is evaluate the function and the derivative at the point in question.
f (=
0) 5 f ′ (=
0 ) ln ( 7 ) +=
4 5.9459
Step 3
Now all that we need to do is write down the equation of the tangent line.
y =f ( 0 ) + f ′ ( 0 )( x − 0 ) =5 + ( ln ( 7 ) + 4 ) x =5 + 5.9459 x
Solution
Step 1
We know that the derivative of the function will give us the slope of the tangent line so we’ll need the
derivative of the function.
log 2 ( x ) ln ( x )
f ′( x)
= +
x x ln ( 2 )
Step 2
Now all we need to do is evaluate the function and the derivative at the point in question.
log 2 ( 2 ) ln ( 2 )
f ( 2 ) = ln ( 2 ) log 2 ( 2 ) = ln ( 2 ) f ′ ( 2) = + =1
2 2 ln ( 2 )
Step 3
Now all that we need to do is write down the equation of the tangent line.
y = f ( 2 ) + f ′ ( 2 )( x − 2 ) = ln ( 2 ) + (1)( x − 2 ) = x − 2 + ln ( 2 )
t
9. Determine if V ( t ) = is increasing or decreasing at the following points.
et
(a) t = −4 (b) t = 0 (c) t = 10
Solution
(a) t = −4
We know that the derivative of the function will give us the rate of change for the function and so we’ll
need that.
(1) et − t ( et ) e t − te t 1 − t
V ′ (t )
= = =
( et ) ( et ) et
2 2
Now, all we need to do is evaluate the derivative at the point in question. So,
5
V ′ ( −4 )= = 272.991 > 0
e −4
(b) t = 0
We found the derivative of the function in the first part so here all we need to do is the evaluation.
1
V ′ ( 0 )= = 1> 0
e0
(c) t = 10
We found the derivative of the function in the first part so here all we need to do is the evaluation.
−9
V ′ (10 ) = =
−0.0004086 < 0
e10
10. Determine if G ( z=
) ( z − 6 ) ln ( z ) is increasing or decreasing at the following points.
(a) z = 1 (b) z = 5 (c) z = 20
Solution
(a) z = 1
We know that the derivative of the function will give us the rate of change for the function and so we’ll
need that.
z −6
′ ( z ) ln ( z ) +
G=
z
Now, all we need to do is evaluate the derivative at the point in question. So,
(b) z = 5
We found the derivative of the function in the first part so here all we need to do is the evaluation.
1
G′ ( 5=
) ln ( 5) −= 1.40944 > 0
5
(c) z = 20
We found the derivative of the function in the first part so here all we need to do is the evaluation.
7
G′ ( 20=
) ln ( 20 ) + = 3.69573
10