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course MTH 173

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Question: `qQuery class notes #22.

Describe the figure used to derive the product rule and explain how the figure is used in that

derivation.

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The figure used to derive the product rule consists of 2 rectangles.

rect. 1 = f(x) and g(x)

rect. 2 = f(x+dx) and (g(x+dx))

The product is f(x)g(x)

The product with dx = f(x + dx) * g(x + dx)

Then the leftover is f(x)dg + g(x)df +df (dg)

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Given Solution:

`aThe figure is a pair of nested rectangles, one whose dimensions are f(x) by g(x), the other

with dimensions f(x + `dx) by g(x+`dx).

The product of the two functions is initially f(x) * g(x), represented in the figure by the area

of the smaller rectangle.

The product after the change `dx is f(x + `dx) * g(x + `dx), represented by the area of the

larger rectangle.

The additional area is represented by three regions, one whose dimensions are f(x) * [ g(x + `dx)

- g(x) ], another with dimensions g(x) * [ f(x + `dx) - f(x) ] and the third with dimensions [ f

(x + `dx) - f(x) ] * [ g(x + `dx) - g(x) ].

We can approximate g(x + `dx) as g ' (x) * `dx, and we can approximate f(x + `dx) - f(x) by f '

(x) `dx, so the areas of the three regions are

f(x) * g ' (x) `dx, g(x) * f ' (x) `dx and f ' (x) `dx * g ' (x) `dx, giving us total additional

area f(x) g ' (x) `dx + g(x) f ' (x) `dx + f ' (x) g ' (x) `dx^2.

This area, recall, represents the change in the product f(x) * g(x) as x changes by `dx. The

average rate of change of the product is therefore

ave rate = change in product / `dx = [ f(x) g ' (x) `dx + g(x) f ' (x) `dx + f ' (x) g ' (x)

`dx^2 ] / `dx = f(x) g ' (x) + g(x) f ' (x) + `dx.

As `dx -> 0 the average rate of change f(x) g ' (x) + g(x) f ' (x) + `dx approaches the

instantaneous rate of change, which is f(x) g ' (x) + g(x) f ' (x).

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Question: `qQuery problem 3.3.16 (3d edition 3.3.14) (formerly 4.3.14) derivative of (t - 4) / (t

+ 4).

What is the derivative of the given function?

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y' = ((t+4)(1) - (1)(t-4))/(t+4)^2 = (8)/(t+4)^2

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Given Solution:

`a*&*& By the Quotient Rule the derivative of f / g is (f ' g - g ' f) / g^2. For this problem f

(t) is the numerator t - 4 and g(t) is the denominator t + 4. We get f ' (t) = 1 and g ' (t) = 1

so that the derivative is

[(1(t + 4)) - (1(t - 4))] / [(t + 4)^2] = 8 / ((t + 4)^2) = g'(t) **

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Question: `qQuery problem 3.3.54 was 3.3.56 (3d edition 3.3.47) (was 4.3.40) f(v) is gas

consumption in liters/km of a car at velocity v (km/hr); f(80) = .05 and f ' (80) = -.0005.

What is the function g(v) which represents the distance this car goes on one liter at velocity v?

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so if we want km/L:

g(v) = 1/f(v)

and g(80) = 20km/L

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Given Solution:

`a** This is an interpretation problem. If you graph f(v) vs. v you are graphing the number of

liters/km (just like gallon used per mile but measured in metric units). f(80) is the number of

liters/km used at a speed of 80 km/hour--for this particular car .05 liters / km. If the car uses

.05 liters every kilometer then it takes it 1/ (.05 liters / km) = 20 kilometers /liter: it takes

20 km to use a liter.

Generalizing we see that liters / km and km / liter have a reciprocal relationship, so g(v) = 1 /

f(v).

g(80) represents the number of km traveled on a liter when traveling at 80 km/hour. f(80) = .05

means that at 80 km/hour the car uses .05 liters per kilometer. It therefore travels 20 km on a

liter, so g(80) = 20.

Using the reciprocal function relationship g(v) = 1 / f(v) we obtain the same result. **

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Question: `qWhat are the meanings of f ' (80) and f(80)?

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f'(80) is the rate at which the rate of liters per km is changing at 80km/hr

f(80) is the number of L/km being used at 80km/hr

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Given Solution:

`af ' (80) is the rate at which the consumption rate per km is changing with respecting velocity.

It would be the slope of the f(v) vs. v graph at v = 80. The rise on a graph of f(v) vs. v would

represent the change in the number of liter / km -- in this case going faster increases the

amount of fuel used per kilometer. The run would repesent the change in the velocity. So the

slope represents change in liter/km / (change in speed in km / hr).

f'(80) = .0005 means that for an increase of 1 km / hr in speed, fuel consumption per km goes up

by .0005 liter/km.

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Question: `qWhat are g(80) and g'(80) and how do we interpret g ' (80)?

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g(80) = 20km/L

g(v) = 1/f(v)

g'(v) = -f'(v)/(f(v))^2

g'(80) = .0005/(.05)^2 = .2(km/L)/(changekm/hr)

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Given Solution:

`aSince g(v) = 1 / f(v) the quotient rule tells us that g'(v) = - f ' (v) / (f(v))^2. So g ' (80)

= -.0005 / (.05)^2 = -.2.

Interpretation:

At 80 km / hr the number of kilometers driven per liter is dropping by about -.2 for every

additional km / hr. As your speed goes up the distance you can drive on a liter goes down at .2

km for every km/hr of additional speed.

From before we know that f(80) = .05 and f ' (80) = -.0005.

Since g(v) = 1 / f(v), it follows that g ' (v) = (1 / f(v) ) '.

By the quotient rule

(1 / f(v) ) '

= ( 1 ' * f(v) - 1 * f ' (v) ) / (f(v))^2

= (0 - f ' (v) ) / (f(v))^2

= f ' (v) / (f(v))^2.

Thus

g'(v) = - f ' (v) / (f(v))^2.

Thus

g ' (80) = -f ' (80) / (f(80))^2 = -.0005 / (.05)^2, etc..

The distance you go per liter, in km/liter, is clearly the reciprocal of the number of liters you

need per km.

So g(v) = 1 / f(v), and of course f(v) = 1 / g(v).

Using g(v) = 1 / f(v), we take the derivative to get g ' (v) = - f ' (v) / (f(v))^2.

Since we know f ' (80) and f(80) we can therefore find g(80).

It's actually fairly straightforward until we start asking what these quantities mean and why all

this makes sense. However you seem to have done well with that part.

(details of quotient rule: ((1') * f + 1 * f ') / f^2 = (0 * f + f ') / f^2. Might be a little

confusing because the statement of the quotient rule is (f / g) ' = (f ' g - f g ') / g^2. In

this problem the numerator is 1, taking the place of the f function in the rule, and the

denominator is f, which takes the place of the g function. In other words the f function of the

quotient rule is 1 and the g function of the quotient rule is our f function.)

Let me know if this doesn't make sense. This problem is a great exercise in interpretation and

it's worth understanding as well as possible.

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Self-critique (if necessary): If f'(v) = -.0005, then wouldn't -f'(v) = .0005? In terms of the

situation with the gas, I understand why it has to be negative, but I don't understand why,

mathematically, if f(80) = .05 and f'(80) = -.0005, would -f'(v)/(f(v))^2 not be .0005/(.05)^2?

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Question: `qWhat is the function h(v) which gives gas consumption in liters per hour, and what

are h(80) and h'(80)? What do these quantities mean?

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h(v) = v(f(v)), since f(v) is in L/km and v is in km/hr, and we've already assumed v from what we

plugged in.

so h(80) = 80(.05) = 4L/hr

and

h'(80) = v(f'(v)) + (1)(f(v))

h'(80) = 80(-.0005) + .05 = .01 L/hr per (km/hr)

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Given Solution:

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If you're using f(80) = .05 liters / km then if you travel 80 km in an hour you will use .05

liters / km * 80 km = 4 liters during that hour. Thus we can get the number of liters used per

hour by multiplying .05 liters / km by 80 km / hr, obtaining 4 liters / hour.

Thus h(80) = 4, representing 4 liters / hour.

We calculated our consumption rate by multiplying f(v), which is our number of liters used

per kilometer, by our velocity.

That is we multiplied v by f(v) to get the number of liters per hour.

Thus if v is the speed in km / hr and f(v) the number of liters used per km, multiplying v * f(v)

gives us the number of liters / km * km / hour = liters / hour, the number of liters used per

hour.

So h(v) = v * f(v).

We need to calculate h ' (v)

h(v) is the product of two functions, so we calculate our result using the product rule.

h ' (v) = ( v * f(v) ) ' = v ' f(v) + v f ' (v) .

The derivative is with respect to v so v ' = 1. We conclude that

h ' (v) = ( v * f(v) ) ' = v ' f(v) + v f ' (v) = 1 * f(v) + v * f ' (v) = f(v) + v f ' (v).

Thus

h ' (v) = f(v) + v f ' (v).

At v = 80 we have

h ' (80) = f(80) + 80 f ' (80) = .05 + 80 * .0005 = .09.

Interpretation: At 80 km / hr, the number of liters used per hour is increasing by .09 for every

km/hr of speed increase.

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Self-critique (if necessary): Okay, f'(80) is positive. Gotcha.

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