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3.2 The Derivative as a Function
135
39.
40.
Theory and Examples
In Exercises 49-52,
a. Find the derivative f'(x) of the given function y = f(x).
b. Graph y - f(x) and y - f'(x) side by side using separate
sets of coordinate axes, and answer the following questions.
c. For what values of x, if any, is f' positive? Zero? Negative?
y- fa)
y = f(x)
P(1, 1)
y- 2x -1
P(1, 1)
y =x
d. Over what intervals of x-values, if any, does the function
y - f(x) increase as x increases? Decrease as x increases?
How is this related to what you found in part (c)? (We will
say more about this relationship in Section 4.3.)
50. y = -1/x
52. y - x/4
y Vx
In Exercises 41 and 42, determine if the piecewise-defined function is
differentiable at the origin.
49. y = -x
51. y-x'/3
S2r - 1,
lư + 2x + 7, x<0
41. f(x) =
53. Tangent to a parabola Does the parabola y = 2r? - 13x + 5
have a tangent whose slope is - 1? If so, find an equation for the
line and the point of tangency. If not, why not?
54. Tangent to y = V Does any tangent to the curve y = V
cross the x-axis at x=-1? If so, find an equation for the line and
the point of tangency. If not, why not?
55. Derivative of -f Does knowing that a function f(x) is differ-
entiable at x = xo tell you anything about the differentiability of
the function -f at x- N? Give reasons for your answer.
42. gx) =/3 x<0
Differentiability and Continuity on an Interval
Each figure in Exercises 43-48 shows the graph of a function over a
closed interval D. At what domain points does the function appear to be
a. differentiable?
b. continuous but not differentiable?
c. neither continuous nor differentiable?
56. Derivative of multiples Does knowing that a function g() is
differentiable at !-7 tell you anything about the differentiabil-
ity of the function 3g at i- 7? Give reasons for your answer.
Give reasons for your answers.
57. Limit of a quotient Suppose that functions g() and h(r) are
defined for all values of I and g(0) = h(0) = 0. Can
lim, o (g(1))/(h(1)) exist? If it does exist, must it equal zero?
Give reasons for your answers.
43.
44.
y- f)
D: -35xs2
y = f)
D: -25S3
58. a. Let f(x) be a function satisfying |f(x)| sx for -1 Sxs1.
Show that f is differentiable at x-0 and find f'(0).
to 1
2
3
b. Show that
f(x) =
0,
X = 0
45.
46.
is differentiable at x=0 and find f'(0).
T 59. Graph y = 1/(2Vx) in a window that has 0 sx S 2. Then, on
the same screen, graph
y = f)
D: -3sxs3
y -fx)
D: -25xS 3
Vr + h - Vi
for h = 1,0.5, 0.1. Then try h --1, -0.5, -0.1. Explain what
is going on.
T 60. Graph y = 3x in a window that has -2 s x S 2,0 sys 3.
Then, on the same screen, graph
2
47.
48.
(x + h) - x
у
y- f)
D: -1SS 2
D: -3 sxS3
4
for h = 2, 1, 0.2. Then try h = -2, -1, -0.2. Explain what is
going on.
61. Derivative of y = |x| Graph the derivative of f(x) = |x].
Then graph y = (\x| - 0)/(x - 0) = \x|/x. What can you
conclude?
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Transcribed Image Text:3.2 The Derivative as a Function 135 39. 40. Theory and Examples In Exercises 49-52, a. Find the derivative f'(x) of the given function y = f(x). b. Graph y - f(x) and y - f'(x) side by side using separate sets of coordinate axes, and answer the following questions. c. For what values of x, if any, is f' positive? Zero? Negative? y- fa) y = f(x) P(1, 1) y- 2x -1 P(1, 1) y =x d. Over what intervals of x-values, if any, does the function y - f(x) increase as x increases? Decrease as x increases? How is this related to what you found in part (c)? (We will say more about this relationship in Section 4.3.) 50. y = -1/x 52. y - x/4 y Vx In Exercises 41 and 42, determine if the piecewise-defined function is differentiable at the origin. 49. y = -x 51. y-x'/3 S2r - 1, lư + 2x + 7, x<0 41. f(x) = 53. Tangent to a parabola Does the parabola y = 2r? - 13x + 5 have a tangent whose slope is - 1? If so, find an equation for the line and the point of tangency. If not, why not? 54. Tangent to y = V Does any tangent to the curve y = V cross the x-axis at x=-1? If so, find an equation for the line and the point of tangency. If not, why not? 55. Derivative of -f Does knowing that a function f(x) is differ- entiable at x = xo tell you anything about the differentiability of the function -f at x- N? Give reasons for your answer. 42. gx) =/3 x<0 Differentiability and Continuity on an Interval Each figure in Exercises 43-48 shows the graph of a function over a closed interval D. At what domain points does the function appear to be a. differentiable? b. continuous but not differentiable? c. neither continuous nor differentiable? 56. Derivative of multiples Does knowing that a function g() is differentiable at !-7 tell you anything about the differentiabil- ity of the function 3g at i- 7? Give reasons for your answer. Give reasons for your answers. 57. Limit of a quotient Suppose that functions g() and h(r) are defined for all values of I and g(0) = h(0) = 0. Can lim, o (g(1))/(h(1)) exist? If it does exist, must it equal zero? Give reasons for your answers. 43. 44. y- f) D: -35xs2 y = f) D: -25S3 58. a. Let f(x) be a function satisfying |f(x)| sx for -1 Sxs1. Show that f is differentiable at x-0 and find f'(0). to 1 2 3 b. Show that f(x) = 0, X = 0 45. 46. is differentiable at x=0 and find f'(0). T 59. Graph y = 1/(2Vx) in a window that has 0 sx S 2. Then, on the same screen, graph y = f) D: -3sxs3 y -fx) D: -25xS 3 Vr + h - Vi for h = 1,0.5, 0.1. Then try h --1, -0.5, -0.1. Explain what is going on. T 60. Graph y = 3x in a window that has -2 s x S 2,0 sys 3. Then, on the same screen, graph 2 47. 48. (x + h) - x у y- f) D: -1SS 2 D: -3 sxS3 4 for h = 2, 1, 0.2. Then try h = -2, -1, -0.2. Explain what is going on. 61. Derivative of y = |x| Graph the derivative of f(x) = |x]. Then graph y = (\x| - 0)/(x - 0) = \x|/x. What can you conclude? -10
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