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4 Step Rule

The document provides practice exercises for finding derivatives using the 4-step rule for three different functions. The solutions detail the step-by-step process for calculating the derivatives of the functions y = x^3 - 3x, y = 1/x^2, and y = x + 2. Each solution includes the application of limits and simplifications to arrive at the final derivative expressions.

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4 Step Rule

The document provides practice exercises for finding derivatives using the 4-step rule for three different functions. The solutions detail the step-by-step process for calculating the derivatives of the functions y = x^3 - 3x, y = 1/x^2, and y = x + 2. Each solution includes the application of limits and simplifications to arrive at the final derivative expressions.

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Practice Exercises:

Use the 4-step rule to find the derivative of the following functions:

3
1.) 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 3𝑥
Solution:
3
𝑦 + ∆𝑦 = (𝑥 + ∆𝑥) − 3(𝑥 + ∆𝑥)

3 2 2 3
𝑦 + ∆𝑦 = 𝑥 + 3𝑥 ∆𝑥 + 3𝑥∆𝑥 + ∆𝑥 − 3𝑥 − 3∆𝑥
3
− 𝑦 = − (𝑥 − 3𝑥)

2 2 3
∆𝑦 = 3𝑥 ∆𝑥 + 3𝑥∆𝑥 + ∆𝑥 − 3∆𝑥

2 2 3
∆𝑦 3𝑥 ∆𝑥 + 3𝑥∆𝑥 +∆𝑥 −3∆𝑥
∆𝑥
= ∆𝑥

∆𝑦 2 2
∆𝑥
= 3𝑥 + 3𝑥∆𝑥 + ∆𝑥 − 3

∆𝑦 2 2
lim ∆𝑥
= 3𝑥 + 3𝑥∆𝑥 + ∆𝑥 − 3
∆𝑥 → 0
2
= 3𝑥 + 3𝑥(0) + 0 − 3
2
= 3𝑥 −3

𝑑𝑦 2
𝑑𝑥
= 3𝑥 − 3

1
2.) 𝑦 = 2
𝑥
Solution:
1
𝑦 + ∆𝑦 = 2
(𝑥 + ∆𝑥)
1
−𝑦 = − 2
𝑥

1 1
∆𝑦 = 2 − 2
(𝑥 + ∆𝑥) 𝑥
2 2
𝑥 −(𝑥 + ∆𝑥)
∆𝑦 = 2 2
(𝑥 + ∆𝑥) 𝑥
2 2 2
𝑥 −𝑥 − 2𝑥∆𝑥 − ∆𝑥
∆𝑦 = 2 2
(𝑥 + ∆𝑥) 𝑥
2
− 2𝑥∆𝑥 − ∆𝑥
∆𝑦 = 2 2
(𝑥 + ∆𝑥) 𝑥
2
∆𝑦 − 2𝑥∆𝑥 − ∆𝑥
∆𝑥
= 2 2
∆𝑥 (𝑥 + ∆𝑥) 𝑥
∆𝑦 − 2𝑥 − ∆𝑥
∆𝑥
= 2 2
(𝑥 + ∆𝑥) 𝑥

∆𝑦 − 2𝑥 − ∆𝑥
lim ∆𝑥
= 2 2
∆𝑥 → 0 (𝑥 + ∆𝑥) 𝑥
−2𝑥 − 0
= 2 2
(𝑥 + 0) 𝑥
−2𝑥
= 2 2
𝑥𝑥
−2𝑥
= 4
𝑥

𝑑𝑦 −2𝑥
𝑑𝑥
= 4
𝑥

3.) 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 2
Solution:
𝑦 + ∆𝑦 = 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 2
− 𝑦 = − 𝑥 +2

∆𝑦 = 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 2 − 𝑥 + 2

∆𝑦 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 2 − 𝑥 + 2
∆𝑥
= ∆𝑥

𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 2 − 𝑥 + 2 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 2 + 𝑥 + 2 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 2 −(𝑥 +2)
∆𝑥
• =
𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 2 + 𝑥 + 2 ∆𝑥 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 2 + 𝑥 + 2
𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 2 − 𝑥 − 2
=
∆𝑥 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 2 + 𝑥 + 2
∆𝑥 − 𝑥
=
∆𝑥 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 2 + 𝑥 + 2

∆𝑦 ∆𝑥 − 𝑥
∆𝑥
=
∆𝑥 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 2 + 𝑥 + 2

∆𝑦 ∆𝑥 − 𝑥
lim ∆𝑥
=
∆𝑥 𝑥 + ∆𝑥 + 2 + 𝑥 + 2
∆𝑥 → 0
0−𝑥
=
0 𝑥+0+2 + 𝑥+2
−𝑥
=
𝑥+2

𝑑𝑦 −𝑥
𝑑𝑥
=
𝑥+2

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