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1. If a stone is thrown down at 120 feet per second from a height of 1,020 feet,

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1. If a stone is thrown down at 120 feet per second from a height of 1,020 feet, its height after t seconds is given by s(t) = 1,020 ? 120t ? 16t2.

a.Find its instantaneous velocity function. v(t) =

b.Find its velocity at time t = 3.
v(3) =

2. Compute the indicated derivative.

L(r) = ?1.04r + 5.5; L'(3.1)

L'(3.1) =

3.Compute the derivative function f(x) =

3x/k-b (k ? 0)

4. Compute the indicated derivative.

U(t) = 5.1t2 + 5.1; U'(8)

5.Compute the derivative function f(x) algebraically.

f(x) = x2 ? 2

6.Compute f(x) algebraically for the given value of a.

f(x) = x ? 9x3; a = 1

f(a) =

7.Find the equation of the tangent to the graph at the indicated point.

f(x) = 8x + 1; a = 2

8.Compute f '(a) algebraically for the given value of a.

f(x) = 3x2 + x;  a = ?5

9.Compute the indicated derivative.

U(t) = 5.5t2 ? 1.6t; U'(3)

U'(3) =

10.Compute the derivative function f(x) algebraically.

f(x) = ?5x + 5

f(x) =

11.The following chart shows annual per capita sales of bottled water in the United States for the period 2000?2010.

a. The functionR(t) = ?0.18t2+ 3t + 15 gallons    (0 ? t ? 10) gives a good approximation, where t is time in years since 2000. Find the derivative function R'(t).

R'(t) =

b. According to the model, how fast were per capita sales of bottled water changing in 2010?

Per capita sales of bottled water were decreasing at a rate of ??

12.Compute the derivative function f(x) algebraically.

f(x) = ?4x ? 9x2

f(x) =

13.Find the equation of the tangent to the graph at the indicated point.

f(x) = x2 ? 6x; a = ?7

14.

Find the equation of the tangent to the graph at the indicated point.

f(x) = x2 ? 1; a = 5

y =

Explanation / Answer

1) v(t) = -120 -32t; v(3) = -216;

2) L'(3.1) =-1.04

3) 3/(k-b) ;

4) U(8) = 81.6;

5) f'(x) = 2x

6) f(a=1) = -8;

7) y = 8x+1;

8) f'(a) = -29 ; a =5

9) U'(3) = -31.4;

10) f'(x) = -5;

11) a) R'(t) = -0.36t+3; b) R'(10) = -0.6;

12) f'(x) = -4 -18x;

13) y = -20x-49;

14) y = 10x -5