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M1325 Business Calculus Exam II Review Spring 2012

Provide an appropriate response. 1) Find the values of x where the tangent line is horizontal for the graph of 2 f (x)= 4x . x+2

dy dx = 2, what is when x =1 and y = 2, 2) For the equation y2 - xy = 2 , if dt dt

Find the derivative.


3) y = (x -2 + x) -3

Provide an appropriate response.


4) Find the derivative of the function f (x) =
2x - 7 at x = 2. 3x - 2

Differentiate.
5) Use the quatient rule to find
dy t3 for y = . dt t-1

Find the equation of the tangent line to the graph of the given function at the given value of x. 6) f (x)= (x2 + 12)3/4 ; x = 2

Provide an appropriate response. dy : 2xy - y2 + ey = 1 7) Find dx

8) Find y' and the slope of the tangent line to the graph of ln (xy) = y3 + 1 at (1, -1).

9) A 26-foot ladder is placed against a wall. If the top of the ladder is sliding down the wall at 3 feet per second, at what rate is the bottom of the ladder moving away from the wall when the bottom of the ladder is 9 feet away from the wall?

10) For the function depeicted below, identify the following.

(a) Critical values of x:

(b) Intervals where f (x) < 0.

11) Determine the relative and percentage rates of change of f (x) = 3x2 + 5x + 2 when x = 1.

12) Let p = 10,000 - 12 q be the demand function for a manufacturer's product. Find the rate of change of price p per unit with respect to quantity q. How fast is the price changing with respect to q when q = 9? Assume that p is in dollars.

13) A cylindrical tank has a radius of 3 feet. It is being filled with water. Find the rate of change of its volume with respect to the height of the cylinder. Evaluate this rate of change when the height is 7 ft.

14) A particle travels along a straight line path according to the equation of motion s = t2 + 9 where t is in seconds and s is in meters. Find the velocity of the particle at t = 4.

15) Find y' if y = ln(2x2 - 3).

16) Find y' if y = x2 e3x .

17) Find the derivative.


y = 2e3

Provide an appropriate response. 18) The graph of a function is given. Find (a) the open intervals on which the function is increasing or decreasing; (b) the coordinates of all relative extrema.

19) Find all the critical values of f(x) = 2x - 1.

20) For the function f (x)= x3 + 6x2 + 2, find each of the following:
(a) f (x)

(b) f (x)

(c) Any critical values:

(d) Any relative extrema:

(e) Any intervals of increase or decrease:

(f) Any points of inflection:

(g) Intervals on which the graph is concave up or down:

(h) Any values of x for which the graph has horizontal tangents:

(i) The domain of the function

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