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Fundamentals of Differentiation

Question 1
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Consider the function f(x)=3x2−2x+1f(x) = 3x^2 - 2x + 1f(x)=3x2−2x+1. What is the average rate of change of f(x)f(x)f(x) over the interval [1,4][1, 4][1,4]?

Question 2
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If the function f(x)=e2xx3f(x) = \frac{e^{2x}}{x^3}f(x)=x3e2x​ represents the rate of growth of a bacterial culture, how does multiplying the entire function by 3 affect the instantaneous rate of change at x=2x = 2x=2?

Question 3
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What does the derivative f′(a)f'(a)f′(a) represent for a function fff at point aaa?

Question 4
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is a tangent line?

Question 5
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Given that ddx[g(t)]\frac{d}{dx}[g(t)]dxd​[g(t)] denotes an object's velocity with respect to time where g(t)g(t)g(t) is position, what would be the effect on the object's velocity if we replace every instance of t in g(t)g(t)g(t) with αt\alpha tαt, where $ \alph...

Question 6
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the derivative of the function f(x)=3x2f(x) = 3x^2f(x)=3x2 at the point where x=2x = 2x=2?

Question 7
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the average rate of change of 7 - 8x over interval [3, 10]?

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Question 8
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If the average rate of change of a function g(t)g(t)g(t) on an interval [a,b] is given by g(b)−g(a)b−a\frac{g(b)-g(a)}{b-a}b−ag(b)−g(a)​, what is its instantaneous rate of change at any point within that interval?

Question 9
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the average rate of change of a function f(x) between x = 2 and x = 5 if f(2) = 6 and f(5) = 15?

Question 10
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If f(x)f(x)f(x) is differentiable on an interval and ccc is a point within that interval, which method would provide the most precise value for the instantaneous rate of change of f(x)f(x)f(x) at x=cx=cx=c?