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Inc/Dec, Etc.: Calculus: Test 4 Note Card

This document provides a summary of calculus concepts for a test, including: 1) Methods for determining where functions are increasing/decreasing by solving the first derivative and setting intervals. 2) Techniques for finding concave up/down parts of functions by solving the second derivative and setting intervals. 3) How to find inflection points by plugging second derivative solutions into the original equation. 4) How to find maxima and minima by solving the first derivative and plugging those values into the original equation.

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Inc/Dec, Etc.: Calculus: Test 4 Note Card

This document provides a summary of calculus concepts for a test, including: 1) Methods for determining where functions are increasing/decreasing by solving the first derivative and setting intervals. 2) Techniques for finding concave up/down parts of functions by solving the second derivative and setting intervals. 3) How to find inflection points by plugging second derivative solutions into the original equation. 4) How to find maxima and minima by solving the first derivative and plugging those values into the original equation.

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Inc/Dec, etc.
Always use x-intervals There are two methods: graphing and using differentiation. Inc/Dec Solve the first derivative by setting it equal to zero. Set up the intervals using the values. Pick numbers inside each interval and solve using first derivative. Positive value: increasing. Negative value: decreasing. Concave up/down Solve the second derivative by setting it equal to zero. Setup the intervals using the values. Pick a value from each interval and plug into second derivative. Positive value: concave up. Negative value: concave down. Inflection Points Take solved x-values from second derivative and plug into the original eqn. Max/Min Solve the first derivative for x. Using those xvalues, find y-values by plugging into the original equation.

Chain Rule

Works with product and quotient rules Works with trig functions where and Works with

Trigonometric Differentiation

LHospitals Rule
There are several indeterminate forms. Derive without product rule or quotient rule until the eqn isnt indeterminate. Indeterminate Forms

Logarithmic Differentiation

Optimization
1. 2. Draw pictures: Label known and unknown parts Find equations a. If eqn has 1 variable, skip to step 3 b. If 2 variables, plug one equation into another Take the first derivative, set it to 0, and solve. Plug x-value(s) into the original equation and solve.

Arc Differentiation

3.

Anti-Derivatives Differentiation Laws


For each term: 1. Add one to the exponent 2. Divide by the new exponent At the end, add +C

OMG DISCLAIMER
(for speedier differentiation) Product Rule Quotient Rule I threw this together in 20 minutes! Its 10:30 at night as I type this. Please check all of this with your own notes before trusting itespecially the Inc/Dec, etc part! Good luck on your test! And remember: theres bradkovach.com!

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