Check My Math Answers - Is It Right or Wrong?

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The thread discusses various calculus problems, including limits, derivatives, tangent lines, and related rates. Participants are seeking validation for their answers and exploring the correctness of their approaches.

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  • Participants share their answers to calculus problems and seek feedback on their correctness. Some discuss the application of derivative rules and the interpretation of a related rates problem.

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Some participants express agreement with the answers provided for the first three problems, while there is uncertainty regarding the fourth question. A participant offers a clarification about the derivative rule, indicating a productive exchange of ideas.

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I done these problems, can anyone tell me if it's right or wrong? Thanks :smile:

1) Compute lim (as x approaches 2) of (3x sin(pi x) + cos (pi x))
I got: 1

2) Use the derivative rule to find 1/(x-4)
I got: -1/((x+h-4)(x-4))

3) Find an equation for the tangent line to the graph given by:
2x^2 + xy - 4y^2 = 2
at the point where (x,y) = (2, -1)

I got: y = -(7/10)x + (2/5)

4) A 5 foot girl is walking towards a 24 foot lamppost at the rate of 7 feet per second. At what speed is the tip of her shadow moving when she is 8 feet from the lampost?
I got: (168/19) feet per second
 
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first three questions seem ok to me.
The second answer is the limit for h to zero of your solution devided by h. Ofcourse if you just apply the standard rules you get : -1/(x-4)²

marlon
i don't get your fourth question though...
 
Buff,

I got the same number you did for problem 4 on my first pass.
 
hi Buff,

Yes, yes, yes, got the same answer for question four...

marlon
 

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