AP Calculus AB :: 2006-2007 :: Shubleka Name______________________________

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Quiz Four: Shortcuts to Differentiation

1. Prove the following: (5 points)

i) The first derivative of an even function is an odd function.
ii) The first derivative of an odd function is an even function.
2. The theory of relativity predicts that an object whose mass is m0 when it is at rest will appear heavier
when moving at speeds near the speed of light. When the object is moving at speed v , its mass is
given by m 
m0
, where c is the speed of light. (10 points)

1 v 2 / c 2 
dm
a) Find .
dv
dm
b) What does tell you?
dv
3. Find the first derivative of the given function. (10 points)
i) f ( x)  3x   e  4 
2 x

g ( x)  e( x1)
2
ii)
4. The rate of change of population depends on the current population, P, and is given by:
dP
 kP L  P , for positive constants k , L. (10 points)
dt
a) For what nonnegative values of P is the population increasing? Decreasing? For what values of
P does the population remain constant? Explain?
b) Find P "(t ) as a function of P. Hint: Think of P as P(t ).
5. (10 points)
a) The curve y  11x2 is called a witch of Maria Agnesi. Find an equation of the tangent to this

curve at the point 1, 12 . Illustrate your answer by sketching the curve and the tangent on the
same graph.
b) The curve y  1xx2 is called a serpentine. Find an equation of the tangent to this curve at the

point 3,0.3. Illustrate your answer by sketching the curve and the tangent on the same graph.
6. Find a cubic function y  ax3  bx2  cx  d whose graph has horizontal tangents at the points
2,6and 2,0. (5 points)

Bonus Question
Show that the curve y  6 x3  5x  3 has no tangent line with slope 4.

The Mean Value Theorem is the midwife of calculus -- not very important or glamorous by itself, but often helping to
delivery other theorems that are of major significance. Purcell, E. and Varberg, D.