Basic Calculus Differentiation Increment Method 4
Basic Calculus Differentiation Increment Method 4
SCHOOL
The School of Choice
Module 2
STEM BASIC
Grade 11 calculus
Subject Teacher: Lawrence B. Leocadio
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Lesson 1: THE DEFINITION OF THE DERIVATIVE Module 2: Basic Calculus
But with derivatives we use a small difference, then shrink it towards zero.
Definition of Derivative
𝑓(𝑥) − 𝑓(𝑥𝑜 )
𝑓 ′ (𝑥𝑜 ) = lim .
𝑥⇢𝑥𝑜 𝑥 − 𝑥𝑜
If this limit exist, that is, the derivative of f at 𝑥𝑜 , the slope of the tangent line at
(𝑥𝑜 , 𝑓(𝑥𝑜 )) exists.
𝑑 𝑑 𝑑𝑦
𝑓 ′ (𝑥), 𝐷𝑥 [𝑓(𝑥)], 𝑓(𝑥), (𝑦),
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥
For Example:
𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑦 𝛥𝑦
Slope = 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑥 = 𝚫𝐱
x changes from 𝑥 to 𝑥 + 𝛥𝑥
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Now follow these steps: THE THREE-STEP RULE
1. Changing x to (𝑥 + Δ𝑥)
2. Simplify
3. Subtract f(x), divide by 𝚫𝐱, then find the limit as Δ𝑥 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠 𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜.
SAMPLE PROBLEMS
Solution:
f’(x)= 2x
We may also write dx instead of "as 𝜟𝒙 approaches to 0". Note: This rule/ technique has many
names including the “4-step rule” or
the “increment method”.
It means that, for the function x2, the slope or "rate of change" at any point is 𝟐𝒙.
So, when 𝒙 = 𝟐 the slope is 𝟐𝒙 = 𝟒,
Or when 𝒙 = 𝟓 the slope is 𝟐𝒙 = 𝟏𝟎, and so on.
Note: sometimes f’(x) is also used for "the derivative of":
f’(x) = 2x
"The derivative of f(x) equals 2x"
Example 2: Find the difference quotient for 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 2, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ = 0.001.
Solution:
Given: Difference Quotient-refers to the derivative with ∆𝑥 = ℎ
Therefore, the derivative of f(x)=x^2+2, when x=4 and h=0.001 is f ’(x)= 2(4) +0.001=8.001.
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Example 3: Average velocity and instantaneous velocity
Suppose the car leaves the Cagayan de Oro City at time t=0 and travels due north. Let s(t) represent the
position of the car (its distance from Cagayan de Oro City in km) at time t, (𝑡1 = 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡2 = 5, ). Suppose s(t) is
defined by the equation: 𝑠(𝑡) = 𝑡 2 − 5𝑡 + 6, find the average velocity and the instantaneous velocity at 𝑡 =
3 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠.
Solution:
Since velocity gives the rate of change of distance with respect to time, the average rate of change or
average velocity during the fifth hour of driving between, 𝑡1 = 4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡2 = 5, is given by the quotient ,
𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒
.
𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒
𝑠(5)−𝑠(4)
So then, the average velocity, 𝑣(𝑡) = .
𝑡2 −𝑡1
𝑠(5) − 𝑠(4)
𝑣(𝑡) =
𝑡2 − 𝑡1
[(5)2 − 5(5) + 6] − [5(4)] + 6 6 − 2
𝑣(𝑡) = = =4
5−4 1
𝑣(𝑡) = 4 𝑘𝑝ℎ
𝑑
Example 4: What is 𝑑𝑥 𝑥 3 ? Note: x+h is also the same as (𝒙 + 𝜟𝒙)
𝒇’(𝒙) = 𝟑𝒙𝟐
• 𝒇’(𝒙) = 𝟑𝒙𝟐
• the derivative of “f” is equal to 𝟑𝒙𝟐
Example 5: A Polynomial. Given the function, 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 + 1, find the tangent lines at a few different
point.
Solution:
Step #1: Graph the function.
Image Source:
https://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/classes/calci/tangents
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Step #3: The function value and derivative value at a few points are shown in the table below:
x -3 -2 -1 0 1
f(x) = 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 + 1 1 5 3 1 5
f '(x) = 3𝑥 2 + 6x 9 0 -3 0 0
Step #4: For the points listed, we can easily find the equation of the tangent line. The point-slope form and the
simplified, or slope-intercept form of the tangent lines are shown below.
-3 y = 9(x + 3) + 1 y = 9x + 28
-2 y = 0(x + 2) + 5 y=5
-1 y = -3(x + 1) + 3 y = -3x
0 y = 0(x - 0) + 1 y=1
1 y = 9(x - 1) + 5 y = 9x – 4
Step #5: The graph of y = f(x) together with the tangent lines is shown below.
Source: https://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/classes/calci/tangents_rates.aspx
Example 6.
Solution:
𝑓(𝑥)−𝑓(1)
𝑓 ′ (1) = lim where: 𝑓(1) = 3(1) − 1 = 2
𝑥→1 𝑥−1
(3𝑥−1)−2
𝑓 ′ (1) = lim =3
𝑥→1 𝑥−1
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OTHER EXAMPLES: Source: Derivative (Increment Method) -
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PRACTICE EXERCISES 1.1
Exercise 1.
Find the derivative of the following functions using the increment method/ 3-step rule/ the 4-step rule. Write it in a
1 whole sheet of intermediate paper. You can use any method from the three variations of the technique.
1. 𝑦 = 3𝑥 + 1
2. 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 2
3. 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 2
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4. 𝑦 = 3 𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 1
5. 𝑦 = (4𝑥 2 − 2)2
Exercise 2.
A. 𝑓(𝑥) = 8𝑥
B. 𝑓(𝑥) = −3𝑥
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C. 𝑓(𝑥) = 4 𝑥
D. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 5
E. 𝑓(𝑥) = 7𝑥 − 3
Assignment 1. (Thursday)
Find the derivative of the following functions using the increment method/ 3-step rule/ the 4-step rule or the long
method (use the formula). Write it in a 1 whole sheet of intermediate paper. You can use any method from the
three variations of the technique.
1. 𝑦 = 4𝑥 − 2
2𝑥 2 −4
2. 𝑦 = 2
3. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 4
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4. 𝑦 = 5 𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 1
5. 𝑦 = (3𝑥 2 − 1)2
𝑥−1
6. 𝑦 = 𝑥+1
7. 𝑦 = √𝑥 2 − 1
8. 𝑦 = √𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 1
𝑥 3 +1
9. 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 −1
(𝑥−1)3
10. 𝑦 =
√(𝑥 2 +1)2
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PRACTICE EXERCISES 1.2
Activity 1:
𝑓(𝑥+ℎ)−𝑓(𝑥)
Find the difference quotient for each of the given functions.
ℎ
A. 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥
B. 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 2
C. 𝑓(𝑥) = −3𝑥 + 2
Activity 2:
Find the slope of the tangent line to each curve when x has the indicated value.
A. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 16 ; 𝑥 = 3
B. 𝑓(𝑥) = 6𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 5 ; 𝑥 = −2
Activity 3:
Find the equation of the tangent line to each curve when x has a given value.
A. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥² + 2 ;x=2
B. 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥² + 1 ; x = 1
Activity 4
Find the indicated derivative for each of the following functions and evaluate as indicated:
A. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 1 ; 𝑓′(2)
B. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 2 ; 𝑓′(−2)
C. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 4 + 3𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 7 ; 𝑓′(0)
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