Compare dy and delta y for y = x^2 minus 4 at x = negative 1 with delta x = d x ...
Jul 15, 2024
Compare dy and delta y for y = x^2 minus 4 at x = negative 1 with delta x = d x = negative 0.07. Give your answers to four decimal places.
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Solution by Steps
step 1
Differentiate y=x2−4 with respect to x: dxdy=2x
step 2
Evaluate dxdy at x=−1: dxdyx=−1=2(−1)=−2
step 3
Calculate dy using dy=dxdy⋅dx: dy=−2⋅(−0.07)=0.14
step 4
Calculate Δy using y=x2−4:
y(x)y(x+Δx)y(−1+(−0.07))amp;=x2−4amp;=(x+Δx)2−4amp;=(−1−0.07)2−4amp;=(−1.07)2−4amp;=1.1449−4amp;=−2.8551Δy=y(x+Δx)−y(x)=−2.8551−(−3)=0.1449
Answer
dy=0.14, Δy=0.1449
Key Concept
Differentiation and small changes in x
Explanation
dy represents the instantaneous rate of change, while Δy represents the actual change over a small interval.
Compare dy and delta y for y = 3x^4 plus 3 at x = negative 1 with delta x = d x = 0.09. Give your answers to four decimal places.
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Solution by Steps
step 1
Differentiate y=3x4+3 with respect to x: dxdy=12x3
step 2
Evaluate dxdy at x=−1: dxdyx=−1=12(−1)3=−12
step 3
Calculate dy using dy=dxdy⋅dx: dy=−12⋅0.09=−1.08
step 4
Calculate Δy using y=3x4+3:
step 5
Evaluate y(x) at x=−1: y(−1)=3(−1)4+3=6
step 6
Evaluate y(x+Δx) at x=−1 and Δx=0.09: y(−1+0.09)=3(−0.91)4+3
The problem involves finding the differential dy and the actual change Δy for a given function at a specific point and increment. Differentiation provides the rate of change, while evaluating the function at the incremented point gives the actual change.
Find the differential dy of the function y = x sin(5x).
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Solution by Steps
step 1
Differentiate the function y=xsin(5x) with respect to x:
step 2
Using the product rule, we get: dxd(xsin(5x))=sin(5x)+5xcos(5x)
Answer
dxdy=sin(5x)+5xcos(5x)
Key Concept
Product Rule
Explanation
The product rule states that the derivative of a product of two functions is the derivative of the first function times the second function plus the first function times the derivative of the second function.
Find the differential d y of the function y = negative x^2 minus 3x minus 1.
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Solution by Steps
step 1
To find the differential dy of the function y=−x2−3x−1, we first need to differentiate the function with respect to x
step 2
The derivative of y with respect to x is given by dxdy
step 3
Differentiating y=−x2−3x−1 with respect to x:
dxdy=dxd(−x2)+dxd(−3x)+dxd(−1)dxdy=−2x−3
step 4
Therefore, the differential dy is:
dy=(−2x−3)dx
Answer
dy=(−2x−3)dx
Key Concept
Differentiation
Explanation
Differentiation is the process of finding the derivative of a function, which represents the rate of change of the function with respect to a variable. In this case, we differentiated the function y=−x2−3x−1 to find its differential dy.