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What is the power rule?
If , then .
What is the product rule?
If , then .
What is the quotient rule?
If , then .
What is the derivative of sin(x)?
What is the derivative of cos(x)?
What is the derivative of tan(x)?
What is the derivative of ?
What is the derivative of ln(x)?
What is the constant rule?
If , where c is a constant, then .
What is the constant multiple rule?
What is the sum rule?
What is a derivative?
The instantaneous rate of change of a function.
What does represent?
The derivative of y with respect to x, indicating the rate of change of y with respect to x.
What is a tangent line?
A line that touches a curve at only one point (locally) and has the same slope as the curve at that point.
What is a cusp?
A point where a curve has a sharp point and the derivative is undefined.
What is instantaneous speed?
The speed of an object at a specific moment in time; represented by the derivative of the position function.
What is the formal definition of the derivative of f(x)?
What is the relationship between a derivative and a tangent line?
The derivative of a function at a point is equal to the slope of the tangent line at that point.
What is a vertical tangent?
A tangent line that is vertical, indicating the derivative is undefined at that point.
What does it mean for a function to be differentiable?
A function is differentiable at a point if its derivative exists at that point.
What is the average rate of change?
The change in the value of a function divided by the change in the independent variable over a given interval.
How do you find the derivative of a polynomial?
Apply the power rule to each term: multiply by the exponent and reduce the exponent by 1. Use the sum/difference rule for multiple terms.
How do you find the derivative of a product of two functions?
Use the product rule: (first function) * (derivative of second) + (second function) * (derivative of first).
How do you find the derivative of a quotient of two functions?
Use the quotient rule: [(bottom) * (derivative of top) - (top) * (derivative of bottom)] / (bottom)^2.
How do you find the derivative of ?
Use the chain rule: .
How do you find the derivative of ?
Use the chain rule: .
How do you find the equation of a tangent line to at ?
- Find . 2. Find . 3. Find (the slope). 4. Use point-slope form: .
How do you find where a function is increasing or decreasing?
- Find . 2. Find critical points where or is undefined. 3. Test intervals around critical points to determine the sign of .
How do you find local maxima and minima?
- Find critical points. 2. Use the first derivative test (sign change of ) or the second derivative test (sign of ).
How do you find intervals of concavity?
- Find . 2. Find points where or is undefined. 3. Test intervals around these points to determine the sign of .
How do you find points of inflection?
- Find . 2. Find points where or is undefined. 3. Check that the concavity changes at these points.