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Sines, exponentials and their derivatives

1.[2p]

What is limh0sinhh, with h in radians?

CorrectNot quite: 1

2.[3p]

The proof that this limit is 1 compares the areas of a triangle, a sector and a larger triangle. Which step needs radians?

Correct
The answer is: The sector area is $h/2$ only when $h$ is the radian measure of the angle
The answer is: The sector area is $h/2$ only when $h$ is the radian measure of the angle
The answer is: The sector area is $h/2$ only when $h$ is the radian measure of the angle

3.[3p]

Differentiate sin(3x2) and evaluate at x=1.

CorrectNot quite: -5.94

4.[2p]

Differentiate xex and evaluate at x=1.

CorrectNot quite: 5.437

5.[3p]

How is the number e defined in this lesson?

Correct
The answer is: As the base for which $\lim_{h \to 0}(a^h - 1)/h$ equals $1$, so that the exponential is its own derivative
The answer is: As the base for which $\lim_{h \to 0}(a^h - 1)/h$ equals $1$, so that the exponential is its own derivative
The answer is: As the base for which $\lim_{h \to 0}(a^h - 1)/h$ equals $1$, so that the exponential is its own derivative

6.[2p]

What is the derivative of 2x at x=0, to three decimal places?

CorrectNot quite: 0.693

7.[2p]

The derivative of lnx supplies the one function the power rule can never produce, the one whose derivative is 1/x.

Correct
The answer is: True

8.[3p]

Match each function to its derivative.

  • sinx

  • cosx

  • tanx

  • lnx

  • ax

  • -sinx

  • sec2x

  • 1/x

  • axlna

  • cosx

Show the answer

sinx: cosx cosx: -sinx tanx: sec2x lnx: 1/x ax: axlna

9.[3p]

Caffeine has a half-life of 5 hours. For a 100 mg dose, what is the elimination rate at t=0, in mg per hour? Give the signed value.

CorrectNot quite: -13.86