SP 5 MA1300
SP 5 MA1300
SP 5 MA1300
Assignment
1. (P111, #7) Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve at the given point.
√
y= x, (1, 1).
2. (P111, #14) If a rock is thrown upward on the planet Mars with an velocity of 10 m/s, its height (in
meters) after t seconds is given by H = 10t − 1.86t2 .
3. (P111, #15) The displacement (in meters) of a particle moving in a straight line is given by the
equation of motion s = 1/t2 , where t is measured in seconds. Find the velocity of the particle at times
t = a, t = 1, t = 2, and t = 3.
4. (P111, #18) Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of y = g(x) at x = 5 if g(5) = −3 and
g 0 (5) = 4.
5. (P111, #20) If the tangent line to y = f (x) at (4, 3) passes through the point (0, 2), find f (4) and
f 0 (4).
6. (P113, #46) If a cylindrical tank holds 100, 000 liters of water, which can be drained from the bottom
of the tank in an hour, then Torricelli’s Law gives the volume V of water remaining in the tank after t
minutes as 2
t
V (t) = 100, 000 1 − 0 ≤ t ≤ 60.
60
Find the rate at which the water is flowing out of the tank (the instantaneous rate of change of V with
respect to t) as a function of t. What are its units? For times t = 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 min, find the
flow rate and the amount of water remaining in the tank. Summarize your findings in a sentence or two.
At what time is the flow rate the greatest? The least?
7. (P125, #52) Where is the greatest integer function f (x) = [[x]] not differentiable? Find a formula for
f 0 and sketch its graph.
f (a + h) − f (a)
f−0 (a) = lim ,
h→0− h
1
and
f (a + h) − f (a)
f+0 (a) = lim ,
h→0+ h
if these limits exist. Then f 0 (a) exists if and only if these one-sided derivatives exist and are equal.
c Where is f discontinuous?
9. (P126, #55) Recall that a function f is called even if f (−x) = f (x) for all x in its domain and odd
if f (−x) = −f (x) for all such x. Prove each of the following.
12. (P137, #45) The general polynomial of degree n has the form
13. (P137, #62) Find the first and second derivatives of the function
1
f (x) = .
3−x
14. (P137, #63) The equation of motion of a particle is s = t3 − 3t, where s is in meters and t is in
seconds. Find
2
a the velocity and acceleration as functions of t.
√
15. (P138, #69) If f (x) = xg(x), where g(4) = 8, and g 0 (4) = 7, find f 0 (4).
17. (P138, #80) Find equations of the tangent lines to the curve
x−1
y=
x+1
that are parallel to the line x − 2y = 2.