32.1101/6 Test 2 Review Thu.

July 17 2008

1. Find the second derivative of y  x 2 e 3x

2. Find the slope of the line tangent to xy  2  lnx  y, at the point 2, −1
dfx 2
3. Use logarithmic differentiation to find dx
, where fx  x  1 x

4. Gas is escaping from a spherical balloon at the rate of 4cm 3 per minute.
How fast is the surface area shrinking when the radius is 24cm?
For a sphere, V  43 r 3 and S  4r 2 where V is volume, S is the
surface area and r is the radius of the balloon.

5. Evaluate each of the following limits:

lim 3 sin 2
(a) →0 
lim sin 
(b) →0 
lim cos −1
(c) →0 

→0 2 cot 
lim
(d)

6. Differentiate the following functions, do not simplify.

(a) y  x2  2x  xx  e2 (f) y  cos x 2

3 x 2 csc2x
(b) y sine x  − e sin x (g) y cot x 

(c) y  ln x  1 − log 5 x  1 (h) y  sin 3 x 2  csc3x tan x  5x 2

(d) y  sec 2 3 cos x  (i) y  lnx 2  2x − 2 − cos 2x
lnx2
(e) y x 3 3
(j) y  costanx

7. Prove the following differentiation formulas by using the Newtonian Quotient.

(a) d
dx
sin   cos  (b) d
dx
cos   − sin 

8. Using logarithmic differentiation, derive the differentiation formula for y  a x

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