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Fundamentals of Differentiation

Question 1
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Which expression represents the instantaneous rate of change of the function h(t)=t4−th(t) = t^4 - th(t)=t4−t at t=5t=5t=5?

Question 2
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Which expression represents the instantaneous rate of change for the function f(x) = ln(x) at x = e?

Question 3
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

f(x)=x3+2xf(x) = x^3 + 2xf(x)=x3+2x. What is the derivative of the function at any point xxx?

Question 4
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If the function f(x)=x2f(x) = x^2f(x)=x2 is differentiable at x=3x = 3x=3, what does lim⁡h→0f(3+h)−f(3)h\lim_{h \to 0} \frac{f(3+h) - f(3)}{h}limh→0​hf(3+h)−f(3)​ represent?

Question 5
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

For which scenario would it be impossible for ddxh(x)\frac{d}{dx} h(x)dxd​h(x) to exist for all real numbers given h(x)h(x)h(x)?

Question 6
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What does the slope of the tangent line to a function's graph at a point represent?

Question 7
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Suppose h(t)h(t)h(t) represents a position function in terms of time ttt; if h′(t)>0h'(t) > 0h′(t)>0 but h′′(t)<0h''(t) < 0h′′(t)<0 for all ttt in an interval III, how does this impact the motion described by hhh within III?

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Question 8
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Given that for a function ggg, the second derivative at a point is given by g′′(a)=−4g''(a) = -4g′′(a)=−4, which statement correctly describes the concavity of the graph of g at x=ax=ax=a?

Question 9
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

For which kind of discontinuity will using L'Hôpital's Rule on lim⁡x→kf(x)g(x)\lim_{x \to k} \frac{f(x)}{g(x)}limx→k​g(x)f(x)​, with both functions having indeterminate forms around x=kx=kx=k, most likely result in an incorrect evaluation?

Question 10
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If f(x)=sin⁡3(x)f(x) = \sin^3(x)f(x)=sin3(x), what is the fourth derivative, f(4)(x)f^{(4)}(x)f(4)(x), evaluated at π2\frac{\pi}{2}2π​?