Chapter 6: The Instantaneous Rate of Change 

1.          Given f(x) = `^`(x, x);  

2.          Use the diff() and D() commands to determine the first and second derivatives of the following:  

3. Use the Calculus Palette to determine the first and second derivatives of the following: 

4. Determine the nth derivative: 

5. There are two tangent lines to f(x) = `+`(`*`(3, `*`(`^`(x, 2))), `-`(`*`(13, `*`(x))), `-`(10));   that passes through the point  

6.           Use the DerivativeTutor() to create a plot of f(x) = `+`(`*`(3, `*`(`^`(x, 2))), `-`(`*`(13, `*`(x))), `-`(10)); and the first derivative. 

7. Use the DiffTutor() to determine the first derivative of  

8.          Given `+`(`-`(`*`(x, `*`(`^`(y, 3)))), `*`(2, `*`(`^`(x, 3))), `*`(`^`(x, 2), `*`(y))) = 2; and y = ln(`+`(`*`(2, `*`(x)), `*`(2, `*`(y)))); : 

9.          Use the Tangent() function to determine the equation of a tangent line to f(x) = `/`(`*`(`^`(`+`(`*`(3, `*`(x)), 5), 2)), `*`(exp(x))); at x = -2.; Verify the solution with a plot.  

10.        Find the cubic equation f(x) = `+`(`*`(`^`(ax, 3)), `*`(`^`(bx, 2)), cx, d); given there is a maximim at 3, 8;  and a min at -5, -2; .