Home school Calculas( high school level)

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The discussion revolves around various calculus problems, including finding derivatives, tangent lines, and asymptotes, as well as analyzing a motion scenario involving a dragster and a helicopter. The original poster seeks assistance with specific questions for exam review.

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  • Participants discuss methods for finding the second derivative and tangent lines, with some questioning the correctness of given functions and solutions. There is exploration of the conditions under which certain slopes occur and how to derive them from quadratic equations.

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Some participants have offered insights into the nature of the problems, particularly regarding the conditions for tangent lines and the behavior of functions. There is an ongoing examination of the original poster's solutions, with requests for clarification and correction of potential mistakes.

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The original poster expresses uncertainty about the correctness of certain functions and solutions, indicating a need for verification and guidance on specific calculus concepts. There are also indications of confusion regarding the application of derivatives in the context of the problems presented.

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Hi.. New at this site, hope I'm posting these stuff on the write place...
well i had these question below for review for an exam, hope someone can help me solve them, i did my solution in Paint program and on paper and am linking where i uploaded them, ( image shack)

-Find the second derivative
1)y=2x^3e^4x
solution
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/1610/pictureorvideo004sf6.th.jpg

2)y=√(x^3+e^-x+5)
** for where 'e^-x' i think the question is wrong,, i think it should be e^x, not sure??
solution
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6392/pictureorvideo005fp2.th.jpg

3)Find the second derivative of 'y' with respect to "x" where
y=x^2/X^2
solution
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6238/pictureorvideo007rt7.th.jpg

4)Find the equation of 2 lines, each of slope 5, that are tangent to y=x^3+2X

5) Find the asymptotes for
f(x)=x/√(4x-1)

6)A dragster accelerates down a strip adn then brakes, adn comes to stop. Its position function, s(t) is given by s(t)=3t^2-1/5t^3, s'(t) in meters, 't' in seconds
a) when does the dragster come to a stop
b) how far has the dragster traveled.
Solution
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/8870/5aso0.th.png

7) Find the polynomial with second degree that goes through (1,-1) and whose slope is 1, When x=-1 and where slop is 19, when x=2
solution
http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/3368/pictureorvideo003mp2.th.jpg


8) A helicopter takes off from landing pad at 10:48AM and travels south at 150KM/h is planning to land at 10:56AM.
a) how far is the distance between them changing at 10:50AM( to 2 decimal place)
b) Is the distance between them increasing or decreasing at this instant?


I couldn't answer 4,5,8... please help me with them...and check solution
thank you ...
 
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For #4, the derivative is a quadratic. There are 2 places where the tan line has a slope of 5. Find the points where it equals 5 (or where that minus 5 equals zero) and then you have 2 points and 2 slopes
 
8. If he's traveling at 150 km/h, then that's how fast the distance is changing. For b, it depends. If it went past his destination before 10:50, then the distance is increasing, otherwise it's decreasing.
 
turdferguson said:
For #4, the derivative is a quadratic. There are 2 places where the tan line has a slope of 5. Find the points where it equals 5 (or where that minus 5 equals zero) and then you have 2 points and 2 slopes

For quadratic equation i would need a,b and c. but i have only 2 numbers...and how would i find the point where the point equals 5?


Also can anyone check the solutions i did,

thanks
 
"For quadratic equation i would need a,b and c. but i have only 2 numbers...and how would i find the point where the point equals 5? "
A "point" can't equal 5! You are looking for the value of x such that the derivative 3x2+ 2= 5. Surely you can solve that equation.
 
For #1 the final answer(first derivative) is (e^{4x} \cdot 2x^2) \cdot (4x+3) not 2x + 3...you multiplyed by 2 insted 4...

Edit...even more simple it is if you leave it like this 6x^2 e^{4x} + 8x^3 e^{4x} and make a second derivative...
 
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sstone said:
Edit...even more simple it is if you leave it like this 6x^2 e^{4x} + 8x^3 e^{4x} and make a second derivative...

I factored out the 2x^2, if you factor it back in , you get the same result...So confused,,,dont know where i made mistake sorry sorry,,,,,,,could you show me where i made the mistake,,,

thank you everyone for your help:)
 
You multiplied it wrongly...
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