Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 2 - Derivatives - 2.3 Differentiation Formulas - 2.3 Exercises - Page 142: 73

Answer

(a) $u'(1)$ = $0$ (b) $v'(5)$ = $-\frac{2}{3}$

Work Step by Step

(a) From graphs of f and g $f(1)$ = $2$ $g(1)$ = $1$ the slope of the line segment between (0,0) and(2,4) is $\frac{4-0}{2-0}$ = $2$ $f'(1)$ = $2$ the slope of the line segment between (-2,4) and(2,0) is $\frac{4-0}{-2-2}$ = $-1$ $g'(1)$ = $-1$ $u(x)$ = $f(x)g(x)$ $u'(x)$ = $f(x)g'(x)+g(x)f'(x)$ $u'(1)$ = $f(1)g'(1)+g(1)f'(1)$ = $2(-1)+1(2)$ = $0$ (b) $v(x)$ = $\frac{f(x)}{g(x)}$ $v'(x)$ = $\frac{g(x)f'(x)-f(x)g'(x)}{g(x)^{2}}$ $v'(5)$ = $\frac{g(5)f'(5)-f(5)g'(5)}{[g(5)]^{2}}$ = $\frac{2(-\frac{1}{3})-3(\frac{2}{3})}{2^{2}}$ = $-\frac{2}{3}$
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