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2.1 SLOPE OF THE TANGENT LINE AND THE DERIVATIVE

f x   x 2  4 y  1  x3

y  2 x 2  4 x;  2, 0 y  4  x ;  5, 3

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y  7x  3 y  3x 
x2

y  2x2  3
8x  y  3  0 .
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NAME: _____________________ DATE: __________________

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2.2 THEOREMS OF DIFFERENTIATION
DIRECTION: Answer the following as directed. In each item, you are tasked to
present the following solutions: (a) standard solution and (b) alternative
solution.

A. Evaluate the derivatives of the following functions.

1. 𝑓 (𝑢) = 3𝑢4 − 2𝑢2 + 3𝑢 − 24

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2. 𝑓 (𝑎) =
(3𝑎 2 −1)

3. 𝑟(𝑥) = (2𝑥 + 3)(4𝑥 2 + 5)

4. ℎ(𝑥) = (2𝑥 2 − 1)(𝑥 3 + 3)

4𝑥−2
5. 𝑔(𝑥) =
𝑥 2 +1

B. Find the equation of the tangent line to the graph of the

function

ℎ(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 5)(2𝑥 − 2) at (1, −3) and show the graph of the

function.

C. Find the equation of the normal line of the function

𝑥+4
𝑓(𝑥) = at (1, −2)
2𝑥−5

E. Pose a function in which the derivative can be shown in

different methods.
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NAME: _____________________ DATE: __________________

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2.3 DERIVATIVES OF TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

DIRECTION: Answer the following as directed. In each item, you are tasked to
present the following solutions: (a) standard solution and (b) alternative
solution.
Evaluate the derivatives of the following trigonometric
functions.

1. f x   4 x3 tan x

2. g  y   y3  y 2 sin y  2 y cos y

3. Dx x  cos x x  sin x 

d  sec x 
4.  
dx  cot x  csc x 

Find the equation of the tangent line to the graph of the

tangent function at the point where x = 0.

Pose a trigonometric function in which the derivative can be

shown in different method. Show your complete solutions.

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NAME: _____________________ DATE: __________________

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2.4 HIGHER ORDER DERIVATIVES

DIRECTION: Answer the following as directed. In each item, you are tasked to
present the following solutions: (a) standard solution and (b) alternative
solution.
Determine the second derivative of the following functions.

1. f x  x 4  4 x3  3x 2  12x  24

2. g x  
2x
x 1
2

Find the third derivative of the following

1. f x   x  16x 2

2. hx  x sec x

Pose a function in which the second derivative can be shown

in two different methods. Show your complete solutions.

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NAME: _____________________ DATE: __________________

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2.5 THE CHAIN RULE FOR DERIVATIVES

DIRECTION: Answer the following as directed. In each item, you are tasked to
present the following solutions: (a) standard solution and (b) alternative
solution.
Determine the derivative of the following functions using chain
rule.

1. f x   4 x 2  5x  12
5

2. g x   3x  8

3.
d
tan 4 x 
dx

4. f x  
1
3x 2  2 x  1

Find the derivative of the following function using chain rule

and other methods.

1. f x  cos 2x

 5x  6 
2

2. g x    
 7x 1 

Pose a function either algebraic, trigonometric, rational or

radical in which the derivative can be shown in two different
methods. Show your complete solutions.
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NAME: _____________________ DATE: __________________

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2.6 DERIVATIVES OF NATURAL LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS

DIRECTION: Answer the following as directed. In each item, you are tasked to
present the following solutions: (a) standard solution and (b) alternative
solution.
Determine the derivative of the following natural logarithmic
functions.

1. f x  ln 9 x3  8x2  x  2

2. g x  x ln x

Find the derivative of the following function two or more

different methods.

1. f x  ln 2x  14x  5

d  6x  7 
2

2.  
dx  2 x  3 

Pose a natural logarithmic function in which the derivative

can be shown in two different methods. Show your complete
solutions.
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2.7 DERIVATIVES OF NATURAL EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS

DIRECTION: Answer the following as directed.

Determine the derivative of the following natural exponential
functions.

1. f x  e3x
2

2. g x   e x sin e x 

Find the derivative of the following function two or more

different methods.

e4 x  1
1. f x   ln
e4 x  1

2. 
Dx e 2 x  ln x 

Pose a natural exponential function in which the derivative

can be shown in two different methods. Show your complete
solutions.
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NAME: _____________________ DATE: __________________

COURSE & YEAR: _____________ SCORE: _________________

2.8 IMPLICIT DIFFERENTIATION

DIRECTION: Answer the following as directed.

dy
dx
1. x  y  7 xy
2 2

1 1
2.  1
x y

d2y 1
x y 2 2
 3
dx x2

16 x4  y 4  32