Assignment 3

course mth 272

sorry for the delay we did not have school for over a week and my book and cd were in my classroom and I had no way to get to them. also I was wondering if I was set up to take a class at Danville community college?thanks,

jason pizzino" "If your solution to a stated problem does not match the given solution, you should self-critique per instructions at

http://vhcc2.vhcc.edu/dsmith/geninfo/labrynth_created_fall_05/levl1_22/levl2_81/file3_259.htm.

Your solution, attempt at solution: If you are unable to attempt a solution, give a phrase-by-phrase interpretation of the problem along with a statement of what you do or do not understand about it. This response should be given, based on the work you did in completing the assignment, before you look at the given solution.

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Question: `q 4.5.5 (previously 4.5.10 (was 4.4.10)) find the derivative of ln(1-x)^(1/3)

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Your solution:

ln(1-x)^(1/3) = 1/3 ln(1-x)

let u = 1-x

u’ = -1

so

{-1/(1-x)}(1/3) = -1/(3-3x)

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Given Solution:

Note that ln(1-x)^(1/3) = 1/3 ln(1-x)

The derivative of ln(1-x) is u ' * 1/u with u = 1-x. It follows that u ' = -1 so the derivative of ln(1-x) is -1 * 1/(1-x) = -1/(1-x).

The derivative of 1/3 ln(1-x) is therefore 1/3 * -1/(1-x) = -1 / [ 3(1-x) ].**

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Question: `q4.5.9 (previously 4.5.25 (was 4.4.24)) find the derivative of ln( (e^x + e^-x) / 2)

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Your solution:

ln( (e^x + e^-x) / 2)

take the derivative of

ln( (e^x + e^-x) ) - ln(2).

Then you should get

(e^x - e^-x)/(e^x + e^-x).

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Given Solution:

`a the derivative of ln(u) is 1/u du/dx; u = (e^x + e^-x)/2 so du/dx = (e^x - e^-x) / 2.

The term - e^(-x) came from applying the chain rule to e^-x.

The derivative of ln( (e^x + e^-x) / 2) is therefore

[(e^x - e^-2) / 2 ] / ] [ (e^x + e^-x) / 2 ] = (e^x - e^-x) / (e^x + e^-x).

This expression does not simplify, though it can be expressed in various forms (e.g., (1 - e^-(2x) ) / ( 1 + e^-(2x) ), obtained by dividing both numerator and denominator by e^x.).

ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION:

ln( (e^x + e^-x) / 2) = ln( (e^x + e^-x) ) - ln(2).

the derivative of e^(-x) is - e^(-x) and ln(2) is constant so its derivative is zero.

So you get

y ' = (e^x - e^-x)/(e^x + e^-x). **

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Question: `q 4.5.10 (previously 4.5.30 (was 4.4.30) ) write log{base 3}(x) with base e

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Your solution:

Knowing that log{base a}(x) = ln(x) / ln(a).

so

log{base 3}(x) = ln(x) / ln(3).

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Given Solution:

`a

We know that

log{base b}(a) = log(a) / log(b), so that

log(a) = log(b) * log{base b}(a),

where the 'log' in log(a) and log(b) can stand for the logarithm to any base.

In particular, if this 'log' stands for the base-e logarithm, we write it as 'ln' (which stands for 'natural log'), and we could write the above as

log{base b}(a) = ln(a) / ln(b).

The expression in the current problem can therefore be written as

log{base 3}(x) = ln(x) / ln(3).

It's worth noting also that

y = log{base 3}(x) means that x = 3^y; i.e., y is the power to which 3 must be raised to give us x.

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Question: `q4.5.22 (previously extra prob (was 4.4.50)). Find the equation of the line tangent to the graph of 25^(2x^2) at (-1/2,5)

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Your solution:

25^(2x^2)

25^u

u = 2x^2 the derivative of it will be du/dx = 4x.

the derivative of 25^u is du / dx * ln(25) * 25^u = 4x ln(25) * 25^u

= 4x ln(25) * 25^ (2 x^2).

= 4(-1/2) ln(25) * 25^ (2 (-1/2)^2).

= –10 ln(25)

(y - 5) = -10 ln(25) * (x - (-1/2) )

(y - 5) = -10 ln(25) * (x + 1/2 )

(y - 5) = -10 ln(25)x - .5(-10 ln(25))

y-5 = -32.188875x – 16.094379

y = -32.189x - 11.095

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Given Solution:

`a Write 25^u where u = 2x^2. So du/dx = 4x.

The derivative of a^x is a^x * ln(a). So the derivative of 25^u with respect to x is

du / dx * ln(25) * 25^u = 4x ln(25) * 25^u = 4x ln(25) * 25^ (2 x^2).

Evaluating this for x = -1/2 you get

4 * (-1/2) ln(25) * 25^(2 * (-1/2)^2 ) = -2 ln(25) * 25^(1/2) = -2 ln(25) * 5 = -10 ln(25) = -20 ln(5) = -32.189 approx.

So the tangent line is a straight line thru (-1/2, 5) and having slope -20 ln(5). The equation of a straight line with slope m passing thru (x1, y1) is

(y - y1) = m ( x - x1) so the slope of the tangent line must be

y - 5 =-20 ln(5) ( x - (-1/2) ) or

y - 5 = -20 ln(5) x - 10 ln(5). Solving for y we get

y = -20 ln(5) x - 10 ln(5).

A decimal approximation is

y = -32.189x - 11.095

ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION:

A straight line has form y - y1 = m ( x - x1), where m is the slope of the graph at the point, which is the value of the derivative of the function at the point. So you have to find the derivative of 25^(2x^2) then evaluate it at x = -1/2.

The derivative of a^x is ln(a) * a^x. The derivative of 25^z would therefore be ln(25) * 25^z. The derivative of 25^(2 x^2) would be found by the chain rule with f(z) = 25^z and g(x) = 2 x^2. The result is g ' (x) * f ' (g(x)) = 4 x * ln(25) * 25^(2x^2). Evaluating at x = -1/2 we get -2 ln(25) * 25^(1/2) = -10 ln(25).

Now we use the ponit-slope form of the equation of a straight line to get (y - 5) = -10 ln(25) * (x - (-1/2) ) and simplify. **

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Question: `q4.5.25 (previously 4.5.59 (was 4.4.59)) dB = 10 log(I/10^-16); find rate of change when I=10^-4

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Your solution:

Take the derivative

10 ( 10^16 * / ln(10) ) / (I / 10^-16)

10 / (ln(10) * I )

Plug in 10 / (ln(10) * 10^-4)

Answer is 43429.44819

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Given Solution:

`a This function is a composite; the inner function is I / 10^-16, which has derivative 1/10^-16 = 10^16. So the derivative is

dB' = dB / dI = 10 ( 10^16 * / ln(10) ) / (I / 10^-16) = 10 / [ ln(10) * I ].

Alternatively, 10 log(I / 10^-16) = 10 (log I - log(10^-16) ) = 10 log I + 160; the derivative comes out the same with no need of the chain rule.

Plugging in I = 10^-4 we get rate = 10 / [ ln(10) * 10^-4 ] = 10^5 / ln(10), which comes out around 40,000 (use your calculator to get the accurate result. **

STUDENT COMMENT

I did not know how to find the derivative once I simplified the problem. After viewing the

solution, I am still confused.

INSTRUCTOR RESPONSE

log I = ln(I) / ln(10).

The derivative of ln(x) with respect to x is 1/x, so the derivative with respect to I of ln(I) is 1 / I.

So the derivative of ln(I) / ln(10) is (1 / I ) * (1 / ln(10) ) = 1 / (I ln(10) ).

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Question: `q4.5.26 (previously 4.5.60 (was 4.4.60)) T = 87.97 + 34.96 ln p + 7.91 `sqrt(p); find rate of change

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Your solution:

Take the derivative

87.97 + 34.96 ln p + 7.91 `sqrt(p)

34.96/p + 3.955/ sqrt(p)

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Given Solution:

`a The derivative with respect to p of ln p is 1 / p and the derivative with respect to p of sqrt(p) is 1 / (2 sqrt(p)). The derivative of the constant 89.97 is zero so

dT/dp = 34.96 * 1/p + 7.91 * 1 / (2 sqrt(p)) = 34.96 / p + 3.955 / sqrt(p). **

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