Product and Quotient Rules

2.6 Homework

Problems 1 – 8, Use the Product or Quotient Rule to differentiate the function.

1. 𝑦𝑦 = (𝑥𝑥 2 − 3𝑥𝑥)(𝑥𝑥 2 + 1) 2. 𝑠𝑠 𝑡𝑡 = ( 𝑡𝑡 + 3) (4 − 𝑡𝑡 3 )

3. 𝑓𝑓 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑥𝑥 4 sin 𝑥𝑥 4. 𝑠𝑠 θ =
cot θ
θ

3𝑥𝑥 2 2𝑥𝑥 − 3
5. ℎ 𝑥𝑥 = 6. 𝑔𝑔 𝑥𝑥 = 5𝑥𝑥 + 2
𝑥𝑥 3 −1

𝑥𝑥 2 𝑥𝑥 sin 𝑥𝑥
7. 𝑦𝑦 = 8. 𝑔𝑔 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑥𝑥 + 2
cos 𝑥𝑥

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Problems 9 – 10, Find the derivative by rewriting each function. Do not use the Quotient Rule.

2𝑥𝑥 2 −3𝑥𝑥 + 5
9. 𝑓𝑓 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑥𝑥

sin 𝑥𝑥−𝑥𝑥 3
10. 𝑔𝑔 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑥𝑥 2

Problems 11-14, Find the derivative of the function, 𝒇𝒇′ (𝒙𝒙) at the specified point 𝒙𝒙 = 𝒄𝒄.
Then, write the equation of the tangent line at the point.

11. 𝑓𝑓 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑥𝑥 3 + 1 𝑥𝑥 2 − 2𝑥𝑥 + 1 ; 𝑐𝑐 = −1 𝑥𝑥 2 − 9
12. 𝑔𝑔 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑥𝑥 − 2
; 𝑐𝑐 = 1

𝜋𝜋
13. 𝑓𝑓 𝜃𝜃 = 𝜃𝜃 cos 𝜃𝜃 ; 𝑐𝑐 = 14. ℎ 𝑥𝑥 = 3𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑥𝑥 2 𝑥𝑥 3 + 1 ; 𝑐𝑐 = 0
2

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Problems 15 – 18, Find the derivative.
𝜋𝜋 𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥
15. 𝑔𝑔 𝑥𝑥 = 1+𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥 16. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 2 + 1

1 1
17. 𝑓𝑓 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑥𝑥 2𝑥𝑥 4 − 5𝑥𝑥 + 𝑥𝑥 −2 18. 𝑦𝑦 = 2𝑥𝑥 3− 𝑥𝑥

Problems 19 – 22, Suppose u and v are functions of x that are differentiable at 𝒙𝒙 = 𝟏𝟏, and
that 𝒖𝒖 𝟏𝟏 = 𝟒𝟒, 𝒖𝒖′ 𝟏𝟏 = −𝟑𝟑, 𝒗𝒗 𝟏𝟏 = −𝟐𝟐, and 𝒗𝒗′ 𝟏𝟏 = 𝟔𝟔. Find the values of the
derivatives at 𝒙𝒙 = 𝟏𝟏.
𝑑𝑑
19. 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
[𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢] 20.
𝑑𝑑 𝑢𝑢
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑣𝑣

𝑑𝑑 𝑣𝑣 𝑑𝑑
21. 22. 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
3𝑢𝑢𝑢𝑢 − 2𝑣𝑣
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑢𝑢

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Problems 23 – 26, Let 𝒇𝒇 𝒙𝒙 and 𝒈𝒈 𝒙𝒙 be differentiable functions with the following values:

𝒙𝒙 𝒇𝒇 𝒙𝒙 𝒈𝒈 𝒙𝒙 𝒇𝒇′ 𝒙𝒙 𝒈𝒈′ (𝒙𝒙)

−1 −4 1 2 −1

0 1 −2 1 3

2 −3 −1 −1 1

23. If ℎ 𝑥𝑥 = 3 𝑓𝑓 𝑥𝑥 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥), find ℎ′ (−1). 24. Find the slope of the tangent line
to 𝑘𝑘(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) � cos 𝑥𝑥 when 𝑥𝑥 = 0.

−2 � 𝑔𝑔 𝑥𝑥
25. If 𝑠𝑠(𝑥𝑥) = 𝑓𝑓 𝑥𝑥
, find 𝑠𝑠 ′ (−1) . Write the equation of the tangent line at 𝑥𝑥 = −1.

26. If 𝑘𝑘(𝑥𝑥) = [𝑔𝑔(𝑥𝑥) − 1][2𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) + 3] , find 𝑘𝑘 ′ (2). Write the equation of the tangent line at 𝑥𝑥 = 2.

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