Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Section 3.1 - Tangents and the Derivative at a Point - Exercises 3.1 - Page 109: 46

Answer

a. See graph. b. vertical tangents at $x=0$ and $x=1$

Work Step by Step

a. See graph; it appears to have a vertical tangent at $x=0$ and $x=1$ b. (i) Evaluate the limit at $x=0$: $\lim_{h\to0}\frac{f(0+h)-f(0)}{h}=\lim_{h\to0}\frac{h^{1/3}+(h-1)^{1/3}+1}{h}=\lim_{h\to0}(\frac{1}{h^{2/3}}+\frac{(h-1)^{1/3}}{h}+\frac{1}{h})=\lim_{h\to0}\frac{1}{h^{2/3}}=\infty$. thus the function has a vertical tangent at $x=0$ (ii) Evaluate the limit at $x=1$: $\lim_{h\to0}\frac{f(1+h)-f(1)}{h}=\lim_{h\to0}\frac{(1+h)^{1/3}+(h)^{1/3}-1}{h}=\lim_{h\to0}(\frac{(1+h)^{1/3}}{h}+\frac{1}{h^{2/3}}-\frac{1}{h})=\lim_{h\to0}\frac{1}{h^{2/3}}=\infty$. thus the function has a vertical tangent at $x=1$
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