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    The document summarizes topics related to implicit differentiation that will be covered on the AP Calculus exam, including: - Differentiating implicit relations and verifying derivatives - Writing equations for tangent lines to implicit curves - Finding maximums, minimums, and points with horizontal/vertical tangents - Solving related rates problems - Four sample exam questions involving these skills are presented and explained.

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    The document summarizes topics related to implicit differentiation that will be covered on the AP Calculus exam, including: - Differentiating implicit relations and verifying derivatives - Writing equations for tangent lines to implicit curves - Finding maximums, minimums, and points with horizontal/vertical tangents - Solving related rates problems - Four sample exam questions involving these skills are presented and explained.

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    The document summarizes topics related to implicit differentiation that will be covered on the AP Calculus exam, including: - Differentiating implicit relations and verifying derivatives - Writing equations for tangent lines to implicit curves - Finding maximums, minimums, and points with horizontal/vertical tangents - Solving related rates problems - Four sample exam questions involving these skills are presented and explained.

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    AP Calculus Stuuy Session Banuout

    Implicit Biffeientiation

    Implicit Biffeientiation
    TheAPCalculusExamsincludemultiplechoiceandfreeresponsequestionsinwhichstudentsare
    expectedtodifferentiateimplicitlytofindthederivative.Thisincludesapplicationsofrelatedrates
    whichrequirestudentstobeabletouseimplicitdifferentiation.
    QuestionsinvolvingimplicitdifferentiationareusuallyonthenocalculatorportionoftheAPCalculus
    Exams.
    WhatStudentsShouldBeAbletoDo
    Differentiateanimplicitrelation.
    Verifythederivativeofanimplicitrelation.
    Writeanequationforalinetangenttothegraphofanimplicitrelationataparticularpoint.
    Findthesecondderivativeofanimplicitrelation.
    Findcoordinatesofpointsatwhichanimplicitrelationhashorizontaland/orverticaltangent
    lines.
    Solverelatedratesproblems.

    2

    FreeResponseQuestions
    2008AB6FormB
    Considertheclosedcurveinthexyplan g e ivenby
    x
    2
    + 2x + y
    4
    + 4y = S.
    (a) Showthat
    d
    dx
    =
    -(x+1)
    2(
    3
    +1)
    .

    (b) Writeanequationforthelinetangenttothecurveatthepoint(2,1).

    (c) Findthecoordinatesofthetwopointsonthecurvewherethelinetangenttothecurveis
    vertical.

    (d) Isitpossibleforthiscurvetohaveahorizontaltangentatpointswhereitintersectsthexaxis?
    Explainyourreasoning.

    3

    2005AB5FormB
    Considerthecurvegivenbyy
    2
    = 2 + xy.
    (a) Showthat
    d
    dx
    =

    2-x
    .
    (b) Findallpoints(x, y)onthecur erethelinetangenttothecurvehasslope
    1
    2
    ve wh .
    (c) Showthattherearenopoints(x y)onthecurvewherethelinetangenttothecurveis
    hor ontal
    ,
    iz .
    (d) Letxandybefunctionsoftimetthatarerelatedbytheequationy
    2
    = 2 + xy.Attimet = S,
    thevalueofyis3and
    d
    dt
    = 6.Findthevalueof
    dx
    dt
    attimet = S.

    4

    2004AB4BC4
    Considerthecurvegivenbyx
    2
    + 4y
    2
    = 7 +Sxy.
    (a) Showthat
    d
    dx
    =
    3-2x
    8-3x
    .
    (b) ShowthatthereisapointPwithxcoordinate3atwhichthelinetangenttothecurveatPis
    horizontal.Findt ycoordinateofP. he
    (c) Findthevalueof
    d
    2

    dx
    2
    atthepointPfoundinpart(b).Doesthecurvehavealocalmaximum,a
    localminimum,orneitheratthepointP?Justifyyouranswer.

    2001AB6
    Thefunctionfisdifferentiableforallrealnumbers.Thepoint
    1
    3,
    4

    isonthegraphof ,and
    theslopeateachpoint
    ( ) y f x =
    ( , ) x y onthegraphisgivenby
    2
    (6 2 ).
    dy
    y x
    dx
    =
    (a) Find
    2
    2
    d y
    dx
    andevaluateitatthepoint
    1
    3,
    4



    .
    (b) Find bysolvingthedifferentialequation ( ) y f x =
    2
    (6 2 )
    dy
    y
    dx
    = x withtheinitialcondition
    1
    (3)
    4
    f = .

    Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A


    1
    Implicit Differentiation
    Multiple Choice
    Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
    ____ 1. The slope of the line tangent to the curve y
    2
    + xy + 1

    3
    = 0 at (2, -1) is
    a.
    3
    2
    b.
    3
    4
    c. 0
    d.
    3
    4
    e.
    3
    2
    ____ 2. If
    dy
    dx
    = 1 y
    2
    , then
    d
    2
    y
    dx
    2
    =
    a. 2y
    b. y
    c.
    y
    1 y
    2
    d. y
    e.
    1
    2
    ____ 3. If x
    2
    + y
    2
    = 25, what is the value of
    d
    2
    y
    dx
    2
    at the point (4, 3) ?
    a.
    25
    27
    b.
    7
    27
    c.
    7
    27
    d.
    3
    4
    e.
    25
    27
    Name: ________________________ ID: A
    2
    ____ 4. A railroad track and a road cross at right angles. An observer stands on the road 70 meters south of the
    crossing and watches an eastbound train traveling at 60 meters per second. At how many meters per
    second is the train moving away from the observer 4 seconds after it passes through the intersection?
    a. 57.60
    b. 57.88
    c. 59.20
    d. 60.00
    e. 67.40
    ____ 5. If y = xy + x
    2
    + 1 , then when x = -1,
    dy
    dx
    is
    a.
    1
    2
    b.
    1
    2
    c. -1
    d. -2
    e. nonexistent

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