Math 31 Worksheet #2

Chain Rule
Find the derivative of each function. Show all work algebraically.
1.
( )
10
2
1 y x =
2.
( )
3 4
1 2 F x x x = + +
3.
( ) ( )
3
2
1 F x x x = +
4.
( ) ( ) ( )
8
5
2
1 4 3 g x x x x = + +
5.
4 3 y x = +
6.
( )
( )
3
4
1
1
g t
t
=
+
.
( ) ( )
3
4
2
1 f x x = +
8.
( ) ( ) ( )
3 4
4 3
1 1 h t t t = +
!.
( ) ( )
3
4
2
2 5 3 y x x x

= +
10.
( )
3 2 2
1 2 y x x = + +
11.
( )
3
x
f x
x
=

12.
( )
1
1
z
F z
z

=
+
13.
( )
( )
( )
4
5
2
1
2
y
G y
y y

=
+
14.
2
1
r
y
r
=
+
15.
y x x = +
16.
y x x x = + +
1.
Find the e"uation of the tangent line to the curve ( )
10
1 2 y x = + at the #oint ( ) 0$1 P
.
18.
Find the e"uation of the tangent line to the curve
2
5 y x = +
at the #oint ( ) 2$ 3 P
.
1!.
Find the #oint% on the gra#h
( )
4
2
4 8 3 y x x = + at which the tangent line i%
hori&ontal.
20.
Find the #oint% on the gra#h
5
1
y x
x

= +


at which the tangent line i% hori&ontal.
21.
'he normal line at a #oint ( ) $ P x y
on the gra#h of a differentiable function f i%
defined a% the line through P$ which i% #er#endicular to the tangent line.
Find an e"uation of the nor(al line to the gra#h of ( )
2
1 f x x = +
at the #oint
( ) 1$ 2 P
.
22.
Find the #oint% on the gra#h of ( )
3
2 1 y x = at which the nor(al line i% #arallel to
the line
12 36 x y + =
.
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