Problem Solving

1. Find the first, second, and third derivatives of f(x) = 5x4 − 3x3 + 7x2 − 9x + 2.

2. Find the second derivative of f(t)=ln(1+t2).

3. Find the first four derivatives of f(x)=sin(x).

4. Find y” for x2 + y4 =10.

5. Find the slope of y=x2 at the point (3,9)

6. Where does the point of inflection of y=x3-3x+2.

7. Find the radius of curvature of the equation y=4x3-2x2+3x-1 at point (2,5).

8. Find the maxima and minima for y = 5x3 + 2x2 − 3x.

9. What positive number added to its reciprocal gives the minimum sum?

10. Determine the equation of the line tangent to the graph y=2x2+1 at point (2,3).
11. At what value of y does the inflection point occur for the curve y=3x3-3x2-24x+25.

12. Find the partial derivatives with respect to x : 2x2-3xy

13. Find the partial derivative with respect to y : r= cos(xy)+3xy-2x2-3x-2y

14. The location of a body as function of time is x(t)= 18t+9t 2. Find the body’s velocity at t=4.
15. The position of the acceleration of the object as a function of time is described by x=3t 3+2t2-

t+3. What is the acceleration of the object at t=2?

16. A ball is thrown in the air. Its height at any time t is given by:h = 3 + 14t − 5t2 .What is its

maximum height?

17. The cost C of a product is a function of the quantity x of the product C(x)=x 2-6000x+650.

Find the quantity for which the cost is minimum.

18. A right circular cylinder of radius r and height h is inscribed in a right circular cone of radius

6m and height 12m.

a. Determine the radius of the cylinder such that its volume is a maximum.

b. Determine the maximum volume of the cylinder.