Complete solutions to Tylers Quiz questions

Q6
According to one theory of learning, the number of items, (), that a person can learn after hours of instruction is given 3 2 by = 15 for 0 64. Find the rate of learning at the end of eight hours of instruction.

Q6
As soon as you see the word rate in any word problem, you should be thinking slope. Then the question becomes, Are we looking for an average rate (algebra) or an instantaneous rate (calculus)?

Q6
If this were an algebra question, we would usually see the word average in the wording of the problem. Since they are requesting the rate at one specific time (that is, we are only given one point), this is an instantaneous rate of change problem.

Q6
We need calculus. We are looking for the instantaneous rate of change of () when = 8.

Q6
= 15 2 =
2 2 15 1 = 15 3 = 3 1 10 10 = 1 =3 3
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2 15 3 1 2 1 3 = 10 3 3

Q6
= 8 = 10
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10 = = 5 2 8

Q8
Find the average rate of change for the function over the given interval. = 4 3 2 2 + 2 between = 9 and = 6.

Q8
Average rate of change (ARC) is an algebra question. Instantaneous rate of change (IRC) is a calculus question. Rates of change are slopes of graphs.

Q8
2 1 = 2 1 We need the -coordinates of the points at the beginning and end of the given interval. 1 = 1 = 9 = 4 9 3 2 9 2 + 2 = 4 729 2 81 + 2 = 3076 9, 3076
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Q8
2 = 2 = 6 = 4 6 3 2 6 = 4 216 2 36 + 2 = 934 6, 934
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934 (3076) 934 + 3076 = = 6 (9) 6 + 9 2142 = = 714 3

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Q9
Find the slope of the secant line joining (2, (2)) and (3, (3)) for () = 3 2 8. We need calculus to find the slopes of tangent lines because the tangent line only touches the graph of , rather than passing through.

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Q9
In this problem, we are looking for the slope of a secant line. Secant lines pass through curves at more than one point, so this is an algebra question, not a calculus question. 2 1 = 2 1

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Q9
We need the -coordinates of the two points. 2 = 3 2 2 8 = 3 4 8 = 12 8 = 20 2, 20 3 = 3 3 2 8 = 3 9 8 = 27 8 = 35 3, 35 35 (20) 35 + 20 15 = = = 32 1 1 = 15
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Q 10
Find the equation of the tangent line at = 2 for = 4 + 2 2 3 3 . Write answer in the form = + . Solution: We need two things to find the equation of any line (1) the slope and (2) a point.

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Q 10
(1)To find the slope of a tangent line to a graph, we use calculus by finding the derivative of the function.
= = 0 + 1 2 2 21 3 31 () = 1 4 9 2 To find at = 2, we plug in 2 for = 2 = 1 4 2 9 2 2 = 1 8 9 4 = 1 8 36 = 43
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Q 10
(2)To find the point, we plug = 2 into () to get the coordinate.
coordinate = 2 = 4 + 2 2 2 3 2 3 = 4 + 2 8 24 = 26 The point is (2, 26)
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Q 10
(2)To find the equation of the line, use the formula from algebra 1 = ( 1 ) where (1 , 1 ) is the point we found above.

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Q 10
26 = 43 2 + 26 = 43 + 86 + 26 26 = 43 + 86 26 = 43 + 60

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Q 11
Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve when has the given value. () = 3 2 ; = 4 Solution: We need two things to find the equation of any line (1) the slope and (2) a point.
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Q 11
(1)To find the slope of a tangent line to a graph, we use calculus by finding the derivative of the function.
= = 0 2 21 = 2 1 = 2 To find at = 4, we plug in 4 for = (4) = 2(4) = 8

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Q 11
(2)To find the point, we plug = 4 into () to get the coordinate.
coordinate = (4) = 3 42 = 3 16 = 13 The point is (4, 13)

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Q 11
To find the equation of the line, use the formula from algebra 1 = ( 1 ) where (1 , 1 ) is the point we found above.

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Q 11
13 = 8 4 + 13 = 8 + 32 + 13 13 = 8 + 32 13 = 8 + 19

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