Written Assignment Unit 4

University of the People

Department of Computer Science

MATH 1211-01 - CALCULUS - AY2025-T1

Dr. Brian Stevens (Instructor)

September 26th, 2024

1. Chains Inc. is in the business of making and selling chains. Let c(t) be the number of

miles of chain produced after t hours of production. Let p(c) be the profit as a

function of the number of miles of chain produced and let q(t) be the profit as a

function of the number of hours of production. Suppose the company can produce 3

miles of chain per hour and suppose their profit on the chains is $4000 per mile of

chain. Find and interpret (use complete sentences) each of the following (include

units), c'(t), p'(c), and q'(t). How does q'(t) relates to p'(c) and c'(t)?

The function c(t) represents the number of miles of chain produced after t hours. If the

company produces 3 miles of chain after t hours, then the c(t) will be:

c ( t ) =3 t c’(t) represents the rate of chain production in miles per t hours. As a result, we

express c’(t) as the derivative of c(t):

' d
c ( t )= ( 3 t )=3p(c) is the profit made by the company for the number of miles of chain
dt

they produced. If the company made $4000 per 3 miles of chain, then:

p ( c )=4000 c

P’(c) represents the rate of change of profit with respect to the number of miles of chain

produced, which is $4000 per mile.

' d
p ( c )= ( 4000 c )=4000
dc

The total number of profit made for the total production hours is expressed as:

q ' ( t )= p' ( c ) ⋅c ' ( t )Plugging in the values, we get:

'
q ( t )=4000⋅3=12000

Hence, the total profit made by the company is $12000.

2. Use Desmos to graph the function y 3 + y x2 + x 2−3 y 2=0 and estimate the slope of the

dy
tangent line at (-1,1). Then find using implicit differentiation and plug-in x=−1
dx

and y=1 . Compare and discuss the estimated slope with the slope you found

analytically.

The slope estimated from the graph at point (1, -1) is a -1.7237.

Using implicit differentiation to determine the actual slope, we get the following:

d 3 d
3 2 2
y + y x + x −3 y =0
2
( y ) + ( y x 2 ) + d ( x 2 )− d ( 3 y 2 )=0
dx dx dx dx

3 y2 + (
dy dy 2
dx dx ) dy
x +2 xy +2 x−6 y =03 y
dx
2 dy
dx
+x
2 dy
dx
dy
+2 xy +2 x−6 y =0
dx

( 3 y 2 + x 2−6 y ) dy =−2 xy −2 x
dx

dy −2 xy−2 x
=
dx 3 y 2 + x 2−6 y

x=−1 , y=1

dy −2 (−1 ) ( 1 )−2 (−1 )

=
dx 3 (1 )2+ (−1 )2 −6 ( 1 )

dy 2+2
=
dx 3+ 1−6

dy 4
= =−2
dx −2

From the result, it can be observed that the estimated slope acquired from visualizing the

graph is close to the real scope but it is not accurate enough. In my opinion, determining

the slope of a tangent like to a graph is not really reliable. As a result, it is best to

determine the slope it by evaluating the function using differentiation.

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3. Let f ( x )=( 3 x 2 +1 ) . Find f'(x) in 3 different ways by following the instructions below

in parts a, b, and c:

a) Develop the identity f(x) then take the derivative.

We begin by expanding the function:

f ( x )=( 3 x +1 ) f ( x )=( 3 x ) +2 ( 3 x ) ( 1 ) + ( 1 ) f ( x )=9 x + 6 x +1After expanding it, we

2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2

differentiate it:

d
'
f ( x )= ( 9 x 4 + 6 x 2 +1 ) f ' ( x )=36 x 3 +12 x b) View f(x) as ( 3 x 2+ 1 )( 3 x 2 +1 ) and use the
dx

product rule to find f'(x).

2
u=3 x +1Using the product rule, we get:

f ( x )=u ⋅ v v=u f ' ( x )=u' ⋅u+u ⋅u' Solving the value of u’, we get the following?

d
u=
'
( 3 x 2 +1 )=6 x f ' ( x )=( 6 x ) ( 3 x2 +1 ) + ( 3 x 2 +1 ) ( 6 x ) f ' ( x )=6 x ( 3 x2 +1 ) +6 x ( 3 x 2+1 )
dx

f ' ( x )=12 x ( 3 x 2 +1 ) f ( x )=36 x +12 x c) Apply the chain rule directly to the expression
' 3

2
f ( x )=( 3 x +1 ) .
2

Let u=3 x 2 +1
2
f ( x )=u According to the Chain rule:
' '
f ( x )=2 u ⋅u By plugging in the value of u, we get:

f ' ( x )=2 ( 3 x 2+1 ) ( 6 x ) f ' (x)=12 x (3 x + 1)f ( x )=36 x +12 x d) Are your answers in parts
2 ' 3

a, b, and c the same? Why or why not?

The reason why all the solutions returned by the methods are correct is because each of

the method is a valid way of determining the derivative of the provided function.
4. Find for the equation 3 y 2−cosy =x 3.

The approach to finding the derivative of this function is to differentiate both sides of the

equation because each side has a function.

Left-Hand Side: 3 y 2−cosy

Right-Hand Side: x 3

d d
( 3 y 2−cos ( y ) )= ( x 3 )
dx dx

3 ⋅2 y
dy
dx (
− −sin ( y )
dy
dx )
=3 x2

dy dy 2
6y +sin ( y ) =3 x
dx dx

dy
( 6 y +sin ( y ) ) =3 x 2
dx
2
dy 3x
=
dx 6 y+ sin ( y )

5. Find the equation of the tangent line that passes through the point (1,2) to the graph
3 2
8 y + x y −x=65.

To find the equation of the line tangent to the function 8 y 3 + x 2 y −x=65 that passes the

point (1, 2), we start by differentiating the function to find the slope of the tangent line. To

different this kind of function, the implicit differentiation technic is best suited:

d
dx dx (
dx )
( 8 y 3 + x 2 y −x )= d ( 65 )24 y 2 dy + 2 xy + x 2 dy −1=024 y 2 dy +2 xy + x 2 dy =1
dx dx dx

( 24 y 2+ x 2 ) dy =1−2 xy
dx
 dy 1−2 xy
=
dx 24 y 2+ x 2

Inserting the point into the equation, we get:

dy 1−2 ( 1 )( 2 ) 1−4 −3 −3
= = = =
dx 24 ( 2 )2+ ( 1 )2 24 ( 4 ) +1 96+1 97

The slope of the tangent line is -3/27.

Using the slope-intercept form, we get:

−3
y−2= ( x−1 )
97

−3 3
y= x+ +2
97 97

−3 3+194
y= x+
97 97

−3 3+194
Therefore, the equation of the tangent line is: y= x+
97 97

2 2
6. Find for the equation x y −x y=2.

Using implicit differentiation, we get:

d
( x y 2−x 2 y ) = d ( 2 )
dx dx

d
( x y 2) − d ( x 2 y ) =0
dx dx

( y + x ⋅ 2 y dydx )−(2 xy+ x dydx )=0

2 2

( 2 xy−x 2 ) dy =2 xy− y 2
dx
7. Find f'(x) for the function f ( x )= √−3 x 4 −2
4

1 /4
f ( x )=( −3 x −2 )
4

1 −3 / 4 d
f ( x )= (−3 x −2 ) ⋅ (−3 x −2 )
' 4 4
4 dx

d
(−3 x 4−2 )=−12 x 3
dx

1 −3 / 4
f ( x )= (−3 x −2 ) ⋅ (−12 x )
' 4 3
4

3
' −12 x
f ( x )= 3 /4
4 ( −3 x 4−2 )

4
8. Find f'(x) for the function f ( x )=( 5 x 2 +3 ) .

3 d
f ( x )=4 ( 5 x +3 ) ⋅ ( 5 x 2 +3 )
' 2
dx

d
( 5 x 2+3 )=10 x
dx
3
f ( x )=4 ( 5 x +3 ) ⋅10 x
' 2

3
f ( x )=40 x ( 5 x +3 )
' 2

9. Find f'(x) for the function f ( x )=si n2 ( cos ( 4 x ) ).

d
'
f ( x )=2 sin ( cos ( 4 x ) ) ⋅
dx
( sin ( cos ( 4 x ) ) )

d d
dx
( sin ( cos ( 4 x ) ) ) =cos ( cos ( 4 x ) ) ⋅ ( cos ( 4 x ) )
dx
 d
( cos ( 4 x ) )=−4 sin ( 4 x )
dx

f ( x )=2 sin ( cos ( 4 x ) ) ⋅cos ( cos ( 4 x ) ) ⋅ (−4 sin ( 4 x ) )

'

f ( x )=−8 sin ( cos ( 4 x ) ) ⋅cos ( cos ( 4 x ) ) ⋅sin ( 4 x )

'

10. Find f'(x) for the following functions:

a) f (x)=cos(ln 4 x 3 )¿

d
f ( x )=−sin ( ln ( 4 x ) ) ⋅
' 3 d
( ln ( 4 x3 ) ) dx ( ln ( 4 x 3 ) ) = 1 3 ⋅ d ( 4 x 3 )= 1 3 ⋅ ( 12 x 2 )= 3
dx 4 x dx 4x x

3
f ( x )=−sin ( ln ( 4 x ) ) ⋅ b) f ( x )=e( 4 x +5)
' 3 3 2

d
( ( 4 x 3+5 ) ) d (( 4 x 3 +5 ) )=2 ( 4 x 3 +5 ) ⋅ d ( 4 x 3+ 5 )
2
2 2
f ( x )=e ( 4 x + 5) ⋅
3
'
dx dx dx

d
( 4 x 3+5 )=12 x 2f ' ( x )=e ( 4 x + 5) ⋅ 2 ( 4 x 3+ 5 ) ( 12 x 2 ) f ' ( x )=24 x 2 ( 4 x 3 +5 ) e ( 4 x + 5)
3 2 3 2

dx