Calculus I · 2B · diagnostic
Derivative Applications Bridge Diagnostic
Check the prerequisite skills needed for Applications of Derivatives and follow targeted review links before beginning the unit.
Section overview
Orientation and the Unit 2A bridgeWhat this section is building
Check the prerequisite skills needed for Applications of Derivatives and follow targeted review links before beginning the unit.
An application moves from situation to variables, units, relationship, derivative objective, feasible domain, and finally a contextual claim.
Name what changes, with respect to what, and in which units before selecting a derivative method.
Calculating a derivative of an unexamined formula and reporting a bare number that does not answer the situation.
Bridge Diagnostic
Before beginning, calculate or explain each item.
Differentiate .
Exercise 1 answer
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Differentiate .
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Differentiate .
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Find for .
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If , find and .
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State the units of if is dollars and is items.
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Solve .
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Explain why a solution of is only a candidate for an extremum.
Exercise 8 answer
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Worked solution
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Missing more than two computational items suggests a short return to the corresponding Unit 2A review page. Application work becomes much easier when differentiation itself is no longer consuming all available attention.
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