12.4 Derivatives.

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Quiz 12.3-12.4
Warm­up TOMORROW
Thursday May 3, 2018
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The distance a particle moves along a path is defined by 
s(t) = 6t – 2t 3 + 4, where t is given in seconds and the 
distance of the particle is given in millimeters. 
a.  Find an equation for the instantaneous velocity v(t) of 
the particle for any point in time t.
b.  Find the instantaneous velocity v(t) of the particle at  v(0.5) = 4.5 mm/sec
0.5 seconds.

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Section 12.4
Derivatives

In the warm­up, you started with Definition of the

f(x) and used the limit process to derive Derivative
another function that represents the slope
of the graph of f at the point (x, f(x)). The derivative of f at x is given by
This derived function is called the
derivative of f at x. It is denoted by f’(x).

provided this limit exists.

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Example 1
Find the derivative of
f(x) = 4x2 – 5x

There are other notations for a derivative

that you will see in calculus. They are
Example 2

We must rationalize the numerator to find the limit.

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Find the derivative of the following functions using the definition of a

derivative.
2
3. f(x) = 2x +4x +3

Find the derivative of the following functions using the definition of a Find the derivative of the following functions using the definition of a
derivative. derivative.
2 3
3. f(x) = 2x +4x +3 4. f(x) = 2x +4x

Find the derivative of the following functions using the definition of a Find the derivative of the following functions using the definition of a
derivative. derivative.
3
4. f(x) = 2x +4x 5.
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Find the derivative of the following functions using the definition of a Find the derivative of the following functions using the definition of a
derivative. derivative.

5. 6.

Find the derivative of the following functions using the definition of a

derivative.

6. Find the derivative of the following functions using the definition of a

derivative.

7.

Find the derivative of the following functions using the definition of a Find the derivative of the following functions using the definition of a
derivative. derivative.

7. 8.
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Find the derivative of the following functions using the definition of a
derivative.

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