Query 19

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course MTH 173

1737 13APR2013

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: `qQuery problem 3.4.27 was 3.4.29 (3d edition 3.4.20) was 4.4.12 Derivative of `sqrt( (x^2*5^x)^3

What is the derivative of the given function?

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Your solution:

`sqrt( (x^2*5^x)^3) = 1/2(x^2 * 5^x)^3 = (x^2 * 5^x)^3/2

f(v) = v^3/2

f`(v) = 3/2(v)^1/2

g(x) = (x^2 * 5^x)

g`(x) = 2x * 5^x + x^2 * ln5 * 5^x

w` = 3/2 (2x * 5^x + x^2 * ln(5) * 5^x )

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Given Solution:

`a** The function is `sqrt( (x^2 * 5^x)^3 ) = (x^2 * 5^x)^(3/2).

This is of form f(g(x)) with g(x) = x^2 * 5^x and f(z) = z^(3/2). Thus when you substitute you get f(g(x)) = g(x)^(3/2) = (x^2 * 5^x)^(3/2).

(x^2 * 5^x) ' = (x^2)' * 5^x + x^2 * (5^x) ' =

2x * 5^x + x^2 ln 5 * 5^x =

(2x + x^2 ln 5) * 5^x.

`sqrt(z^3) = z^(3/2), so using w(x) = f(g(x)) with f(z) = z^(3/2) and g(x) = x^2 * 5^x we get

w ' = (2x + x^2 ln 5) * 5^x * [3/2 (x^2 * 5^x)^(1/2)] = 3/2 (2x + x^2 ln 5) * | x | * 5^(1/2 x).

Note that sqrt(x^2) is | x |, not just x, since the square root must be positive and x might not be. **

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Question: `qQuery problem 3.4.26 was 3.4.28 (3d edition 3.4.19) (was 4.4.20) derivative of 2^(5t-1).

What is the derivative of the given function?

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Your solution:

z = 2^(5t-1)

z` = ln(5t - 3)(2^5t-3) *5

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Given Solution:

`aThis function is a composite. The inner function is g(x)=5t-1 and the outer function is f(z)=2^z.

f'(z)=ln(2) * 2^z.

g ' (x)=5

so

(f(g(t)) ' = g ' (t)f ' (g(t))=

5 ln(2) * 2^(5t-1).

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Question: `q**** Query 3.4.67 was 3.4.68 (3d edition 3.4.56) y = k (x), y ' (1) = 2.

What is the derivative of k(2x) when x = 1/2?

What is the derivative of k(x+1) when x = 0?

What is the derivative of k(x/4) when x = 4?

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Your solution:

When I solve for each of these I get y` = 2.

I studied your solution below and although I understand exactly what you did, I do not see how you came up with those solutions from the text question.

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Given Solution:

`a** We apply the Chain Rule:

( k(2x) ) ' = (2x) ' * k'(2x) = 2 k(2x).

When x = 1/2 we have 2x = 1.

k ' (1) = y ' (1) = 2 so

when x = 1/2

( k(2x) ) ' = 2 k(2 * 1/2) = 2 * k'(1) = 2 * 2 = 4.

(k(x+1)) ' = (x+1)' k ' (x+1) = k ' (x+1) so

when x = 0 we have

(k(x+1) ) ' = k ' (x+1) = k ' (1) = 2

(k(x/4)) ' = (x/4)' k'(x/4) = 1/4 * k'(x/4) so when x = 4 we have

(k(x/4))' = 1/4 * k'(x/4) = 1/4 k'(4/4) = 1/4 * 2 = 1/2. **

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Question: `qQuery 3.4.81 (3d edition 3.4.68). Q = Q0 e^(-t/(RC)). I = dQ/dt.

Show that Q(t) and I(t) both have the same time constant.

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Your solution:

It seems that they would be the same since R and C would be the same constant as well as time in a certain moment. It makes sense that they would not be different.

Besides intuition, I am not sure how to prove this question mathematically.

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Given Solution:

`a** We use the Chain Rule.

(e^(-t/(RC)))' = (-t/(RC))' * e^(-t/(RC)) = -1/(RC) * e^(-t/(RC)).

So dQ/dt = -Q0/(RC) * e^(-t/(RC)).

Both functions are equal to a constant factor multiplied by e^(-t/(RC)).

The time constant for both functions is therefore identical, and equal to RC. **

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Question: `qQuery problem 3.5.5 (unchanged since 3d edition) (formerly 4.5.6). What is the derivative of sin(3x)

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Your solution:

f(x) = sin(3x)

f`(x) = cos(3x) * 3

or

f`(x) = 3cos(3x)

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Given Solution:

`a** sin(3x) is the composite of g(x) = 3x, which is the 'inner' function (the first function that operates on the variable x) and the 'outer' function f(z) = sin(z).

Thus f(g(x)) = sin(g(x)) = sin(3x).

The derivative is (f (g(x) ) ' = g ' (x) * f' ( g(x) ).

g ' (x) = (3x) ' = 3 * x ' = 3 ', and

f ' (z) = (sin(z) ) ' = cos(z).

So the derivative is [ sin(3x) ] ' = ( f(g(x) ) ' = g ' (x) * f ' (g(x) ) = 3 * cos(3x). **

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Question: `qQuery problem 3.5.50 was 3.5.48 (3d edition 3.5.50) (formerly 4.5.36). Give the equations of the tangent lines to graph of y = sin(x) at x = 0 and at `pi/3

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Your solution:

For y = sin(x) we first find the derivative which is

y` = cos(x)

Then we can find the slope at x = 0 which is

cos(0) = 1

The equation of the tangent line is just y = 1 at x = 0.

For pi/3:

y` = cos(pi/3)

y` = sqrt(3) / 2

Equation of the line is:

y - y1 = m(x - x1)

y - .5 = -.866(x + 1.047)

y = -.866x + 1.547 for x = pi/3

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Given Solution:

`a** At x = 0 we have y = 0 and y ' = cos(0) = 1.

The tangent line is therefore the line with slope 1 through (0,0), so the line is y - 0 = 1 ( x - 0) or just y = x.

At x = `pi/3 we have y = sin(`pi/3) = `sqrt(3) / 2 and y ' = cos(`pi/3) = .5.

Thus the tangent line has slope .5 and passes thru (`pi/3,`sqrt(3)/2), so its equation is

y - `sqrt(3)/2 = .5 (x - `pi/3)

y = .5 x - `pi/6 + `sqrt(3)/2. Approximating:

y - .87 = .5 x - .52. So

y = .5 x + .25, approx.

Our approximation to sin(`pi/6), based on the first tangent line:

The first tangent line is y = x. So the approximation at x = `pi / 6 is

y = `pi / 6 = 3.14 / 6 = .52, approximately.

Our approximation to sin(`pi/6), based on the second tangent line, is:

y = .5 * .52 + .34 = .60.

`pi/6 is equidistant from x=0 and x=`pi/3, so we might expect the accuracy to be the same whichever point we use.

The actual value of sin(`pi/6) is .5. The approximation based on the tangent line at x = 0 is .52, which is much closer to .5 than the .60 based on the tangent line at x = `pi/3.

The reason for this isn't too difficult to see. The slope is changing more quickly around x = `pi/3 than around x = 0. Thus the tangent line will move more rapidly away from the actual function near x = `pi/3 than near x = 0. **

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Question: `qQuery 3.5.34 (3d edition 3.5.40). Der of sin(sin x + cos x)

What is the derivative of the given function and how did you find it?

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Your solution:

y = sin(sin x + cos x)

Using the chain rule we see that

y = cos(sin x + cos x) * d/dx (sinx + cosx)

y = cos(sin x + cos x) * (cos x - sin x)

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Given Solution:

`aThe function y = sin( sin(x) + cos(x) ) is the composite of g(x) = sin(x) + cos(x) and f(z) = sin(z).

The derivative of the composite is g ' (x) * f ' (g(x) ).

g ' (x) = (sin(x) + cos(x) ) ' = cos(x) - sin(x).

f ' (z) = sin(z) ' = cos(z).

So g ' (x) * f ' (g(x)) = ( cos(x) - sin(x) ) * cos( sin(x) + cos(x) ).

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