356 Answered Questions for the topic Derivatives
Derivatives Business Calculus
04/16/18
Find the equation of the tangent to the graph at the indicated point.
x^2-6x; a=-1
Derivatives
04/16/18
find the derivative of an equation
can you please help me find the derivative of x^2+(y-5)=25
Derivatives Trajectory
04/15/18
if the trajectory of a stone is modeled by d=37+7t-4.9t^2 What is the speed of the stone after 2 sec?
If the trajectory of a stone is modeled by d=37+7t-49t^2, where t is the time in seconds and d is the vertical distance in meters.
What is the speed of the stone after 2 seconds?
Derivatives Derivative
04/14/18
derivative of 1/ cuberoot of x , using limit defintion
deravitve of 1/ cuberoot of x , using limit defintion , with steps please
Assume s,v, and a are continuous functions and s is twice differentiable, where s(t) represents the position, v(t) is velocity, a(t) is acceleration
Find the following:
d/dx of integral from t to t^2 of v(w)dw
integral from t to t^2 of v(w)dw
second derivative of integral from t to t^2 of v(w)dw
Calculus question I am stuck on
Derivatives
03/26/18
What is the first derivative of 3\sqrt[3]{x^4}-12\sqrt[3]{x}?
3\sqrt[3]{x^4}-12\sqrt[3]{x}
Im trying to get critical points for the equation, but im getting very confused on what the correct 1st derivative is.
03/24/18
Differential Equation Problem. No clue how to do this.
Find the derivatives of each of the following vectors.
x(t) = [ t3 - 2t2 +t
etsin(t) ]
03/23/18
how to turn this derivative word problem into an antiderivative word problem.
how can i turn this problem into an antiderivative word problem, need help please.
A ball is thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity of 60m/s. After time t seconds, its height above...
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Derivatives Even Functions
03/20/18
even function with negative first derivative?
I'm pretty sure this scenario is impossible but want to check for sure. I have been asked to graph an even function whose first derivative is negative on the interval (-2,2). Impossible right?
Derivatives
03/20/18
Let f and g be functions that satisfy f'(2)=-12 and g'(2)=-1, Find h'(2) for the following
I am not sure what to do if I am not given the f(2) value and g(2) value! The functions are as follows
1. h(x)=6f(x)
h'(2)=_____
2. h(x)=-5g(x)
h'(2)=_____
Please help!!!!
Derivatives Calculus
03/20/18
Second derivative of y relative to x^2
y = cos(t)
t = sin(x)
for x =π what's the value of d2y over dx2
Derivatives Related Rates
03/18/18
related rates help please!!
A spherical balloon is being inflated so that its volume is increasing at the rate of 10cm3/sec. Find the rate at which the diameter is increasing when the diameter is 20cm?
Derivatives Rates
03/13/18
A man of height 1.5m walks away from a 5-meter lamppost at a speed of 2.7m/s.
Find the rate at which his shadow is increasing in length in m/sec.
Derivatives
03/13/18
22m ladder leans against wall. Bottom of ladder is 3m from wall at t=0, and starts to slide away from wall at 1m/sec.
Find the velocity of the top of the ladder at t=2 seconds.
Radius (r) of sphere is expanding at rate of 9cm/min. Volume of sphere is V=4/3(pi(r^3))
Determine the rate at which the volume is changing with respect to time when r=8cm. (in cm^3/min)
03/13/18
How can I transform −λ△t= (N(t+△t)−N(t)) / (△t) into the formula dN/dt=−λN using limits?
How can I transform −λ△t= (N(t+△t)−N(t)) / (△t) into the formula dN/dt=−λN using limits? This is in relation to radioactive decay for those that are wondering, thank you for your help and time!...
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03/11/18
A car leaves an intersection traveling west. Its position 4 sec later is 22 ft from the intersection. At the same time, another car leaves the same intersection
A car leaves an intersection traveling west. Its position 4 sec later is 22 ft from the intersection. At the same time, another car leaves the same intersection heading north so that its position 4...
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03/11/18
Second derivative
Find the second derivative d2y/dx2 of the function defined implicitly by the equation.x1/3 + y1/3 = 94d2y/dx2 = ___________
03/02/18
Distance traveled derivative
The distance S covered by a car after t sec is given by: s=-t3 + 8t2 +20t (0≤t≤6)
Find the general expression for the car's acceleration at any time t (0≤t≤6). Show that the car is decelerating...
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03/01/18
Elasticity of Demand
For the following demand equation compute the elasticity of demand and determine whether the demand is elastic, unitary, or inelastic at the indicated price. (Round your answer to three decimal...
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03/01/18
Find each limit by evaluating the derivative of the function
Find each limit by evaluating the derivative of the function
limh→0 ((3(2+h)2-(2+h)-10))/h
Derivatives Logarithic Differentiation
02/27/18
Derivative of y=sqrt(x(x+1))/(e^x((x^2)+2)) using logarithmic differentiation.
The whole equation is under the square root. Thanks.
Derivatives
02/17/18
derivative of (am/(am+n))^m wrt m
My guess is
y=(am/(am+n))^m
F.O.C wrt m
lny = m* ln(am/(am+n)) (ln on both sides)
1/y * y'= ln(am/(am+n) + m*((am+n)/am)*(a(am+n)-am(a))/(am+n)^2 (chain rule on left hand side, product...
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Derivatives
02/17/18
1. The functionf: R→ R is differentiable and f(−5) = f(9) = 0. Then the function g(x)=cos(f(x)) satisfies the condition:
A) g′ has at least 3 zeroes
B) g′ has at most one zeroes
C) g′ has at exactly 3 zeroes
D) g′ has an infinite number of of zeroes
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