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This document contains a tutorial with various mathematical problems focused on derivatives and their applications. It includes questions on geometric interpretations, differentiation principles, and specific functions, as well as real-world applications like revenue and population modeling. The tutorial also covers optimization problems involving area and volume.

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Tutorial 02

This document contains a tutorial with various mathematical problems focused on derivatives and their applications. It includes questions on geometric interpretations, differentiation principles, and specific functions, as well as real-world applications like revenue and population modeling. The tutorial also covers optimization problems involving area and volume.

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MT 111

Tutorial 2
1. What does the derivative of a function represent geometrically?
2. Explain how the first principle of differentiation is used to determine the slope of a tangent
to a curve at a given point.
3. Find the derivative of f (x) = x3 + 3x2 − 4x + 2 using the first principle.
4. Show that the derivative of f (x) = 1
x
using the first principle is df
dx
= − x12 .
5. Why is multiplying by the conjugate helpful when finding the derivative of functions
involving square roots?
6. Differentiate f (x) = 6x4 − 3x2 + 8x − 5.
x2 +1 df
7. If f (x) = x+2
, find dx
.
8. Calculate the derivative of f (x) = (2x + 3)(x2 − 4) using the product rule.
df
√
9. Find dx for f (x) = 4x2 + 7x + 1.
3x3 +5 df
10. For f (x) = x2 −1
, compute dx
using the quotient rule.
11. Differentiate f (x) = sin(5x) using the chain rule.
df
12. Find dx
for f (x) = x3 ex using the product rule.
13. Differentiate f (x) = ln(x2 + 1).
14. A company’s revenue is modeled by the function R(x) = 50x2 − 200x + 1500, where x is
the number of units sold, and R(x) is the revenue in dollars.
• Find the rate of change of revenue when 10 units are sold.
• What does the rate of change at x = 10 represent in a business context?
15. A population of rabbits in a field is modeled by the function P (t) = 500e0.2t , where P (t)
is the population at time t (in years).
• Differentiate the function to find the rate of change of the population.
• How does the rate of change behave as time increases?
16. Find the dimensions of a rectangle that maximize the area enclosed by a fence with a
fixed perimeter of 120 meters, where the length is 10 meters more than the width.
17. A function f (x) = x3 − 6x2 + 9x + 1 is given. Find the critical points, determine whether
they represent a local maximum, minimum, or a saddle point, and classify them using
both the first and second derivative tests.
18. A cylindrical can is to be made with a fixed volume of 1000 cubic centimeters. Find
the dimensions (radius and height) of the can that minimize the surface area required to
make the can.
19. A mountain trail follows the curve y = 2x3 − 15x2 + 24x. Find the points where the trail
is at its steepest and explain whether these points are local maxima or minima.

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