Assignment 2


Math 69.007A, Winter, 1997
Instructor: Prof. A. Mingarelli
Due: Feb. 13, 1997

NOTATION: Pi = 3.14159... is our usual Greek number

1. [15]
Find the derivative of the following functions:

a) 3x-1/2 - (10/x7) + 3x2 - x + 1
b) (x2 - 5x) / (2 - 3x2)
c) (5x - 3)(1 - 4x2); Use the product rule here

2. [15]

a) Sketch the graph of the cube root function, f(x) = CubeRoot(x)
b) Explain why f is not differentiable at x = 0.
c) If a is different from 0, find f'(a).

3. [5]
Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve whose equation is given by y = (6x4 - 3x2 + 1)(2 - x3) at the point (1,4).

4. [5]
Let h(x) = (2x + 1)9. Find functions f and g such that h(x) = f(g(x)), for every x.
Hint: One of the two is a power function. Also, there are many ways of doing this!

Total: 40 points