Honors AP Calculus / Mr. Hansen

Name: _______________________________________

10/12/2006

 

 

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Quest through §4-6

Please read: Calculator is OK throughout. Each problem is worth 8 points (with no partial credit), except for the proof, which is worth 15 points with a possibility of partial credit. Please double-check your answers carefully.

 

1.

Compute the derivative of y = (sec x)/(cos x) by first rewriting as a power of a single trigonometric function.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Compute the derivative requested in #1 by a different method.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Find y˘ if y = tan–1 (4x3p14).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Find dq/dt if q(t) = (4t4 – 11t3 + 2t2 – 11t + 4)(–6t3 – 4t2 + 13t – 7).

 

 

 

 


 

5.

Write instructions for a younger student, or a student in a different class, to explain how to plot the graph of y = csc–1 x.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Accepting the product rule (PR) as a given, prove the quotient rule (QR).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Let f (n) (x) denote the nth derivative of function f. If f is an odd function with derivatives of all orders, what can you conclude about

(a)

f (2n) (x), if all we know about f is what is given above

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

f (2n + 1) (x), if it is also known that f is a polynomial of degree n

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Prove (by mathematical induction) that the sum of the first n integral multiples of 3 equals 1.5(n2 + n).

Note: In English, the word “integral” is the adjective form of “integer” in addition to being a term from the calculus.