Unit 4: Application of Derivatives

Application of Derivatives Overview
Evaluating a Derivative (Finding the Slope)
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Identifier: Evaluating a Derivative
Method 1: By Hand
Example 1: By Hand
Method 2: Using the Calculator
Example 2: Using the Calculator
Finding the Equation of the Tangent Line
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Identifier: Equation of a Tangent Line
Method: Equation of a Tangent Line
Example 1: Equation of a Tangent Line
Linearization = Tangent Line Approximation = Local Linear Approximation
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Identifier: Tangent Line Approximation
Method: Tangent Line Approximation
Example 1: Tangent Line Approximation
Example 2: Tangent Line Approximation
Reading and Sketching the Graphs of f(x), f′ (x), f″(x)
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f(x) = y-values of f(x)
f′(x) = slope of f(x)
f″(x) = concavity of f(x)
Identifier: Reading Derivatives Off Graphs
Method: Reading Derivatives Off Graphs
Example 1: Graph the 1st Derivative, f′(x), Given the Graph of f(x).
Example 2: Graph the 2nd Derivative, f″(x), Given the Graph of f′(x).
Example 3: Reading Local Extrema and Intervals of Increasing and Decreasing from f′(x).
Physics Relationships
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Identifier: Physics Relationships
Method: Physics Relationships
Example 1: Physics Relationships
Mean Value Theorem
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Identifier: Mean Value Theorem
Method: Mean Value Theorem
Example 1: Mechanical
Example 2: Conceptual
1st Derivative Test: Local Extrema & Increasing/Decreasing Intervals
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Identifier: 1st Derivative Test
Method: 1st Derivative Test
Example 1: f′(x) = 0
Example 2: f′(x) = 0 on Closded Interval [a,b]
Example 3: f′(x) = 0 and f′(x) = DNE
Global Extrema (Absolute Max and Absolute Min)
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Identifier: Global Extrema
Method: Global Extrema
Example 1: Global Extrema
2nd Derivative Test Option 1: Intervals of Concavity and Inflection Points
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Identifier: 2nd Derivative Test
Method: 2nd Derivative Test
Example f″(x) = 0 IS an Inflection Point.
2nd Derivative Test Option 2: Finding Local Max and Local Min
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Identifier: 2nd Derivative Test
Method: 2nd Derivative Test
Example 1: 2nd Derivative Test
Curve Sketching Using the 1st Derivative and 2nd Derivative Tests
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Identifier: Curve Sketching
Method: Curve Sketching
Example 1: Curve Sketching
Optimization
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Identifier: Optimization
Method: Optimization
Example 1: Optimization
L’Hospital’s Rule
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Identifier: L’Hospital’s Rule
Method: L’Hospital’s Rule
Example 1: L’Hospital’s Rule
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Identifier: Equation of a Tangent Line

Unit 4: Application of Derivatives Finding the Equation of the Tangent Line Identifier: Equation of a Tangent Line

The identifier for these problems is usually very straight forward. The directions for the question will say something like, “determine the equation of the tangent line at…”

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