AP Calculus BC

Homework: 2.4 - 2.6

Problem 1
Find the following derivatives:
d d d
(a) csc(x) (b) sin(x) (c) cos(x)
dx dx dx

d d d
(d) cot(x) (e) tan(x) (f) sec(x)
dx dx dx

Problem 2
d 2
Calculate x · tan(x)
dx

Problem 3
x3
(a) Let f (x) = sin x cos x. Find f 0 (π) (b) Let g(x) = . Find g 0 ( π2 )
sin x

Problem 4
Find f 0 (−2) if f (x) = (3x2 − 13)5 .

Problem 5
Calculate
d d 4
(a) sin4 (3x) (b) 3x · cos(5x)
dx dx

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Problem 6
The table below shows selected values for the functions f , g, and their deriva-
tives.
x f (x) f 0 (x) g(x) g 0 (x)
-2 3 -5 5 4
-1 -4 7 -2 -3
5 8 6 -1 10

Let the function h be defined by f (g(x)). What is h0 (−2)?

Problem 7
√
What is the slope of the line tangent to f (x) = x2 + 6x + 2 when x = 1?

Problem 8
(a) Let f (x) = x5 − 3x4 + 10x2 − (b) Let g(x) = sin(3x) + cos(2x).
5x + 2. Find f 00 (−1) π
Find g 00
2

Problem 9
x+1
(a) Find g 00 (x) given that g(x) =
5x + 2
d2
cos x3


(b) Find 2
dx

Problem 10
dy
Find dx if

(a) x3 + xy 3 = 2y (b) xy 3 − x3 y = 24

Problem 11
Find the slope of the line tangent to the graph of

(a) x3 −3x2 y +2xy 2 = 24 when x = (b) x2 sin y − x3 = 8 when y = 0

2 and y = −1

Problem 12
d2 y
Let y 2 − x4 = 3. Find dx2 when x = 1 and y = 2.