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Assignment # 6 Question 1: Given The Following Data X F (X)

This document contains 3 questions asking to calculate derivatives and rates of change using difference formulas given various data sets relating an independent variable x to a dependent variable f(x). Question 1 asks to find the first derivative at x=1.3 using 3 difference formulas. Question 2 asks to find the second derivative at x=0.8 using the same formulas. Question 3 asks to calculate the rate of change of stopping distance at x=62.5 mph using 2 difference formulas.

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Assignment # 6 Question 1: Given The Following Data X F (X)

This document contains 3 questions asking to calculate derivatives and rates of change using difference formulas given various data sets relating an independent variable x to a dependent variable f(x). Question 1 asks to find the first derivative at x=1.3 using 3 difference formulas. Question 2 asks to find the second derivative at x=0.8 using the same formulas. Question 3 asks to calculate the rate of change of stopping distance at x=62.5 mph using 2 difference formulas.

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Assignment # 6

Question 1: Given the following data

x 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5


f(x) 0.6133 0.7822 0.9716 1.1814 1.4117

Find the first derivative at the point x =1.3

(a) Use the three-point forward difference formula


(b) Use the thee-point backward difference formula
(c) Use the two-point central difference formula

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Question 2: Given the following data

x 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0


f(x) 5.2296 3.6155 2.7531 2.2717 2

Find the second derivative at the point x =0.8

(a) Use the three-point forward difference formula


(b) Use the thee-point backward difference formula
(c) Use the two-point central difference formula

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Question 3: The following data is given for the stopping distance of a car on a wet road versus
the speed at which it begins braking

x 12.5 25 37.5 50 62.5 75


f(x) 20 59 118 197 299 420

Calculate the rate of change of stopping distance at a peed of 62.5 mph using

(a) the two-point backward difference formula


(b) the three-point backward difference formula

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