Differential Calculus of Functions of One Variable
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If changes from to , find the increment of the independent variable and the corresponding increment of the function .
Let:
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If the variable receives an increment , find the increment .
Prove that:
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Through the two points and on the curve draw the secant line , and find the slope of this secant, when:
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What is the slope of the tangent line to the curve at the point ?
The segment on the axis is mapped onto the axis by the functional relation . Find its average coefficient of elongation, when:
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, computing the value of this coefficient.
What is the coefficient of elongation at ?
A point moves along the axis according to the law
where is the time in seconds and is the distance in meters. Find the average velocity of the motion over the time interval . Let:
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, computing the value of this velocity.
What is the velocity of the motion at ?
Using the definition of the derivative, find directly the derivatives of the following functions:
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Let
find .
Let
find .
Suppose the function is differentiable at the point , find
Prove that if the function is differentiable and is a natural number, then
Conversely, if the limit (1) exists for a function , can we conclude that this function has a derivative? Study the example of the Dirichlet function (see Chapter I, Problem 734: the Dirichlet function is defined by when is rational, and when is irrational).
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Introduce the intermediate variable to find the derivative of the function
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Find the derivative of the function and sketch the graphs of the function and its derivative, given:
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Find the derivatives of the following functions:
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Find the derivative and sketch the graphs of the function and its derivative: (Fig. 2.8)
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Find the derivative and sketch the graphs of the function and its derivative: (Fig. 2.12)
Find the derivative and sketch the graphs of the function and its derivative: (Fig. 2.14)
Find the derivative and sketch the graphs of the function and its derivative: (Fig. 2.16)
The derivative obtained from the logarithm of a known function is called the logarithmic derivative of that function:
Given the function , find its logarithmic derivative:
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Let and be differentiable functions of . Find the derivative of the function , if:
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Find , given:
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where denotes a differentiable function.
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Prove the differentiation rule for an -th order determinant:
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find .
Given the graph of a function. Sketch, approximately, the graph of its derivative.
Prove that the function
has a discontinuous derivative.
Under what conditions is the function
continuous at ;
differentiable at ;
such that its derivative is continuous at ?
Under what conditions does the function
have
a bounded derivative on a neighborhood of the origin;
an unbounded derivative on this domain.
Let:
where the function is continuous at . Find .
Let:
where is a continuous function and . Prove that this function has no derivative at the point .
What are the one-sided derivatives and ?
Give an example of a continuous function that has no derivative at the given points .
Prove that the function
has points that are not differentiable in every neighborhood of the point , but is differentiable at the point itself.
Sketch a graph of this function.
Prove that the function
has a derivative only at .
Investigate the differentiability of the following functions:
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Find the left-hand and right-hand derivatives and of the function , where.
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Find the left-hand and right-hand derivatives and of the function , where.
Find the left-hand and right-hand derivatives and of the function , where.
Find the left-hand and right-hand derivatives and of the function , where, .
Prove that the function for , with at , is continuous at this point, but has neither a left-hand nor a right-hand derivative at this point.
Let:
How should the coefficients and be chosen so that the function is continuous and differentiable at the point ?
Let:
where the function is left-differentiable at . How should the coefficients and be chosen so that the function is continuous and differentiable at the point ?
Suitably choose the parameters and so that the cubic parabola
smoothly joins the two half-lines
and
on the region .
Use the parabola (where and are unknown parameters) to extend the curve so that the resulting curve is smooth.
If:
the function has a derivative at the point , while the function does not have a derivative at this point;
neither of the functions and has a derivative at the point ,
can we conclude that their sum
does not have a derivative at the point ?
If:
the function has a derivative at the point , while the function does not have a derivative at this point;
at the point neither of the functions and has a derivative,
can we conclude that their product
does not have a derivative at the point ?
If:
the function has a derivative at the point , while the function does not have a derivative at the point ;
the function does not have a derivative at the point , while the function has a derivative at the point ;
the function does not have a derivative at the point and the function does not have a derivative at the point ,
what can be said about the differentiability of the function
at the given point ?
At which points of the graph of the function
is the tangent line vertical? Sketch the graph.
Can the function have, at a point of discontinuity,
a finite derivative;
an infinite derivative?
If the function is differentiable on the finite interval , and
must it then follow that
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If the function is differentiable on the finite interval and
must it then follow that
Suppose the function is differentiable on the interval and exists. Does it follow that exists?
Suppose the bounded function is differentiable on and exists. Does it follow that a finite or infinite exists?
Can an inequality be differentiated term by term?
Derive formulas expressing the sums
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Derive formulas expressing the sums
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Using the identity
derive a formula expressing the sum
Prove that the derivative of a differentiable even function is an odd function, and the derivative of a differentiable odd function is an even function.
Give a geometric interpretation of this fact.
Prove that the derivative of a differentiable periodic function is again a periodic function with the same period.
If the radius of a circle increases at the constant rate of cm/sec, what is the rate of increase of the area of the circle when the radius cm?
One side of a rectangle is meters, and the other side is meters. If the first side decreases at a rate of meter/sec, and the second side increases at a rate of meters/sec, what are the rates of change of the area and the diagonal of the rectangle?
Two boats and set out from the same dock at the same time. Boat travels north, and boat travels east. If the speed of boat is km/hour and the speed of boat is km/hour, what is the rate of increase of the distance between the two boats?
Let
and let denote the area enclosed by the curve , the axis , and the line through the point perpendicular to . Find the analytic expression for the function , find its derivative , and sketch the graph of the function .
The function is the area bounded by the circular arc , the axis , and two straight lines passing through the point and the point and perpendicular to the axis . Find an analytic expression for the function , find the derivative , and sketch the graph of the derivative .
Prove that the equation defines a single-valued function , and find its derivative .
Prove that the equation determines a single-valued function , and find its derivative .
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Find the domain of existence of the inverse function and find its derivative.
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Select the single-valued continuous branches of the inverse function , find their derivatives, and sketch their graphs.
Sketch the graph of the function and find its derivative , given , . What is at and at ? At what point is the derivative ?
Find the derivative (the parameters are positive), given:, .
Find the derivative (the parameters are positive), given:, .
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Find the derivative (the parameters are positive), given:, .
Find the derivative (the parameters are positive), given:, .
Prove that the function determined by the system of equations
is differentiable at , but its derivative cannot be found using the ordinary formula.
Find the derivative of the following implicitly defined function:. What is when and , and when and ?
Find the derivative of the following implicitly defined function: (parabola).
Find the derivative of the following implicitly defined function: (ellipse).
Find the derivative of the following implicitly defined function: (parabola).
Find the derivative of the following implicitly defined function: (astroid).
Find the derivative of the following implicitly defined function: (logarithmic spiral).
Find , given:
(Archimedean spiral);
(cardioid);
(logarithmic spiral),
where and denote polar coordinates.
Write the equations of the tangent and normal lines to the curve at the points , , .
On the curve
at which points is the tangent line:
parallel to the axis ;
parallel to the bisector of the angle in the first quadrant?
Prove that the parabola
forms equal angles and where it intersects the axis.
On the curve
find the region where the "slope of the curve" (that is, ) is greater than .
The functions and differ by no more than ; what is the maximum value of the difference of the derivatives of these functions? Sketch the corresponding graphs.
What is the angle at which the curve meets the axis?
What is the angle at which the curves and intersect?
What is the angle at which the curves and intersect?
How should the parameter be chosen so that the curve
meets the axis at an angle greater than ?
Find the angle between the left and right tangent lines of the curve:
at the point ,
at the point
Prove that the tangent line to the logarithmic spiral ( and constants) makes a constant angle with the radius vector to the point of tangency.
Find the length of the subtangent of the curve , and use this to give a method for constructing the tangent line to this curve.
Prove that for the parabola :
the length of the subtangent equals twice the abscissa of the point of tangency;
the subnormal is a constant.
Give a method for constructing the tangent line to the parabola.
Prove that the exponential curve has a subtangent of constant length. Give a method for constructing the tangent line to the exponential curve.
Find the length of the normal at an arbitrary point on the catenary
Prove that the length of the portion of the tangent line to the astroid
that lies between the coordinate axes is a constant.
If the parabola is tangent to the axis, what relation holds among the coefficients ?
Under what condition is the cubic parabola
tangent to the axis?
For what value of the parameter is the parabola tangent to the curve ?
Prove that the curves
and
where is a differentiable function, are tangent to each other at their common points.
Prove that the families of hyperbolas and form an orthogonal net, that is, the curves of these two families intersect at right angles.
Prove that the families of parabolas
and
form an orthogonal net.
Write the equations of the tangent line and the normal line to the curve and at the points where (1) , (2) .
Write the equations of the tangent line and the normal line to the curve
at the points where (1) , (2) , (3) .
Write the equation of the tangent line
to the cycloid (rolling curve) at an arbitrary point . Give a construction for the tangent line of the cycloid.
Prove that the tractrix
has a tangent segment of constant length.
Write the equations of the tangent line and the normal line to the following curve at the given point:, .
Write the equations of the tangent line and the normal line to the following curve at the given point:, .
Let:
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for the function
find: (1) , (2) , and compare them.
The equation of motion is
where is measured in seconds and in meters. Let (1) second, (2) second, (3) second; at the instant seconds, find the increment of the path and the differential of the path, and compare them.
Find the differential of the function , given:.
Find the differential of the function , given:.
Find the differential of the function , given:.
Find the differential of the function , given:.
Find the differential of the function , given:.
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Let , , be differentiable functions of . Find the differential of the function , given:.
Let , , be differentiable functions of . Find the differential of the function , given:.
Let , , be differentiable functions of . Find the differential of the function , given:.
Let , , be differentiable functions of . Find the differential of the function , given:.
Let , , be differentiable functions of . Find the differential of the function , given:.
Find
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There is a circular sector with radius cm and central angle . If (1) its radius increases by cm; (2) the angle decreases by , what is the change in the area of the sector? Find both the exact and the approximate solutions.
The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum (measured in seconds) is determined by the formula:
where is the pendulum length measured in centimeters, and cm/sec is the acceleration due to gravity.
In order to increase the period by seconds, how much modification is needed to the pendulum length cm?
Replacing the increment of the function by its differential, find the approximate value of the following:.
Replacing the increment of the function by its differential, find the approximate value of the following:.
Replacing the increment of the function by its differential, find the approximate value of the following:.
Replacing the increment of the function by its differential, find the approximate value of the following:.
Replacing the increment of the function by its differential, find the approximate value of the following:.
Prove the approximate formula:
where (the relation between positive numbers and means that when is compared with , is a higher-order infinitesimal).
Use this formula to approximately compute:
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and compare with the values in the table.
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where . Use this formula to approximately compute:
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The side of a square is m m; what are the relative error and absolute error of the resulting computed area of the square?
In order to compute the volume of a sphere accurate to , what relative error is permitted when measuring the radius of the sphere?
Using the oscillation of a simple pendulum, the formula (where is the pendulum length and is the full period of the pendulum's oscillation) is used to find the acceleration due to gravity. How does the relative error when measuring (1) the pendulum length , (2) the period , affect the value ?
Find the absolute error of the common logarithm of a number , given that the relative error of this number equals .
Prove: an angle found from a table of logarithms of tangents is more precise than an angle found from a table of logarithms of sines having the same number of decimal places.
Find , given: .
Find , given:.
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Let , find , and .
Let and be twice differentiable functions. Find , given:.
Let and be twice differentiable functions. Find , given:.
Let and be twice differentiable functions. Find , given:.
Let and be twice differentiable functions. Find , given:.
Let be a thrice differentiable function. Find and , given:.
Let be a thrice differentiable function. Find and , given:.
Let be a thrice differentiable function. Find and , given:.
Let be a thrice differentiable function. Find and , given:.
Let be a thrice differentiable function. Find and , given:, where is a function differentiable as many times as needed.
Find for the function in the following two cases:
is the independent variable;
is an intermediate variable.
Treating as the independent variable, find , given: .
Treating as the independent variable, find , given: .
Treating as the independent variable, find , given:.
Let and be twice differentiable functions of the variable . Find , given:.
Let and be twice differentiable functions of the variable . Find , given:.
Let and be twice differentiable functions of the variable . Find , given: ( and are constants).
Let and be twice differentiable functions of the variable . Find , given:.
Let and be twice differentiable functions of the variable . Find , given:.
Let and be twice differentiable functions of the variable . Find , given:.
Find the derivatives , , of the function given parametrically:, .
Find the derivatives , , of the function given parametrically:, .
Find the derivatives , , of the function given parametrically:, .
Find the derivatives , , of the function given parametrically:, .
Find the derivatives , , of the function given parametrically:, .
Let the function be differentiable a certain number of times. Find the derivatives , , , of the inverse function (assuming all these derivatives exist).
Find , and of the function given implicitly:. What are , , and at the point ?
Find , and of the function given implicitly:.
Find , and of the function given implicitly:.
Find and , given:.
Find and , given:.
Suppose the function is defined and twice differentiable for . How should the coefficients and be chosen so that the function
is twice differentiable?
A point moves in a straight line according to the law
Find the velocity and acceleration of the motion. What are the velocity and acceleration at the instant ?
A point moves uniformly along the circle , completing one revolution every seconds. Find the velocity and acceleration of the projection of point onto the axis, given that at the position of the point is .
A particle is thrown in the vertical plane with initial velocity in a direction making angle with the horizontal. Set up the equations of motion (neglecting air resistance) and compute the magnitudes of the velocity and acceleration , and the trajectory of the motion. What are the maximum height and range?
A point moves according to the equations , ( is a constant). Find the trajectory of the motion and the magnitudes of the velocity and acceleration.
Find the derivative of the indicated order: ; find and .
Find the derivative of the indicated order: , find .
Find the derivative of the indicated order: , find .
Find the derivative of the indicated order: , find .
Find the derivative of the indicated order: , find .
Find the derivative of the indicated order: , find .
Find the derivative of the indicated order: , find .
Find the derivative of the indicated order: , find .
Find the derivative of the indicated order: , find .
Find the derivative of the indicated order: , find .
Find the derivative of the indicated order: , find .
Find the derivative of the indicated order: , find .
Find the derivative of the indicated order: , find .
Find the derivative of the indicated order: , find .
Find the derivative of the indicated order: , find .
In each of the following examples, treating as the independent variable, find the differential of the indicated order: , find .
In each of the following examples, treating as the independent variable, find the differential of the indicated order: , find .
In each of the following examples, treating as the independent variable, find the differential of the indicated order: , find .
In each of the following examples, treating as the independent variable, find the differential of the indicated order: , find .
In each of the following examples, treating as the independent variable, find the differential of the indicated order: , find .
Let be a function of that is differentiable a sufficient number of times; in each of the following examples find the differential of the indicated order: , find .
Let be a function of that is differentiable a sufficient number of times; in each of the following examples find the differential of the indicated order: , find .
Let be a function of that is differentiable a sufficient number of times; in each of the following examples find the differential of the indicated order: , find .
Treating as a function of some independent variable, find and for the function .
Express the second and third derivatives and of the function in terms of successive differentials of the variables and , without assuming to be the independent variable.
Prove: the function
where and are arbitrary constants, satisfies the equation
Prove: the function
where and are arbitrary constants, satisfies the equation
Prove: the function
where and are arbitrary constants and and are constants, satisfies the equation
Prove: the function
where and are arbitrary constants and is a constant, satisfies the equation:
Prove: the function
where and are arbitrary constants, satisfies the equation
Prove: if the function has a derivative of order , then
If , find .
Find , given: .
Find , given: .
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Find , given: , where is a polynomial.
Find , given: .
Find , given .
Find , given .
Prove the identities:
where and .
Find , given:
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Express the function
where is a natural number, as a trigonometric polynomial:
in order to find .
Given:
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where is a positive integer, find .
Using the identity
prove that
Find the -th order derivative of the function .
Find , given:
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Find .
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Given
where the function has a continuous derivative of order in a neighborhood of the point , find .
Prove that the function
( a natural number) has, at the point , derivatives up to order , but no derivative of order .
Prove that the function
is infinitely differentiable at . Sketch the graph of this function.
Prove that the Chebyshev polynomials
satisfy the equation
Prove that the Legendre polynomials
satisfy the equation
The Chebyshev--Laguerre polynomials are defined as follows:
Find an explicit expression for the polynomial .
Prove that satisfies the equation
Let and , where and are functions differentiable times.
Prove that , where the coefficients do not depend on the function .
Prove that for the -th derivative of the composite function , the following formula holds
The Chebyshev--Hermite polynomials are defined as follows:
Find an explicit expression for the polynomial .
Prove that satisfies the equation
Prove the identity
Let denote the differential operator and let
be a polynomial in the differential symbol, where are certain continuous functions of .
Prove that
where is a constant.
Prove that in the equation
if we set
where is the independent variable, then this equation takes the form
where .
Verify the correctness of Rolle's theorem for the function
Rolle's theorem: if the function : (1) is defined and continuous on the closed interval ; (2) has a finite derivative on this interval; (3) , then there exists at least one number in the interval such that , where .
The function
is zero at and , but for , . Explain this apparent contradiction with Rolle's theorem.
Let the function have a finite derivative at every point of the finite or infinite interval , and let
Prove that
where is some point in the interval .
Let the function : (1) be defined on the closed interval and have a continuous -th derivative ; (2) have an -th derivative on the interval ; (3) satisfy the following equalities
Prove that there is at least one point in the interval such that
Let the function : (1) be defined on the closed interval and have a continuous -th derivative ; (2) have a -th derivative on the interval ; (3) satisfy the following equalities:
and .
Prove that in this case
where is some point in the interval .
Prove that if the polynomial with real coefficients
has only real roots, then its successive derivatives also have only real roots.
Prove that the Legendre polynomial
has all its roots real and contained in the interval .
Prove that the Chebyshev--Laguerre polynomial
has all its roots positive.
Prove: all the roots of the Chebyshev--Hermite polynomial
are real.
Find the point on the curve at which the tangent line is parallel to the chord joining the points and .
If , does the finite-increment formula hold for the function
on the closed interval ?
Let:
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Find the function satisfying
for each of these.
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Prove: if , then
where
and .
Let
On the closed interval , find the intermediate value in the finite-increment formula for the function .
Given:
where .
Prove: if
and
then the function is discontinuous on every arbitrarily small interval (with ).
Suppose the function has a continuous derivative on the interval . For any point in , can one always find two other points and in this interval such that
Prove the following inequalities:
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if and , then ;
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, where .
Explain why Cauchy's theorem fails on the closed interval for the functions and .
Suppose the function is differentiable on the closed interval , and . Prove that
where .
Prove: if the function is differentiable but unbounded on a finite interval , then its derivative is also unbounded on . The converse is false; give an example.
Prove: if the function has a bounded derivative on a finite or infinite interval , then is uniformly continuous on .
Prove: if the function is differentiable on the infinite interval , and
then
that is: as , .
Prove: if the function is differentiable on the infinite interval and, as
then .
Suppose:
Prove: if the function : (1) is defined and continuous on the closed interval ; (2) has a finite derivative on the interval ; (3) has a finite or infinite limit
then the finite or infinite one-sided derivative exists, and
Prove that the function
has a finite limit
but the function has neither one-sided derivative nor .
Give a geometric illustration of this fact.
Prove: if for , then for .
Prove: the only function whose derivative is the constant
is the linear function:
Let ; what property does the function then have?
Prove that the only function satisfying the equation
is the exponential function:
where is an arbitrary constant.
Verify that the functions
and
have the same derivative on the ranges: (1) and (2) .
Deduce the relation between these functions.
Prove the following identities:
,
when ;
, when .
Prove that if the function : (1) is continuous on the closed interval ; (2) has a finite derivative on this interval; (3) is not a linear function, then there exists at least one point in the interval satisfying
Give a geometric interpretation of this fact.
If the function : (1) has a second derivative on the interval and (2) , then there exists at least one point in the interval satisfying
A car starts moving from a certain point, and within seconds it has covered a distance of meters during that time. Prove that the absolute value of the car's acceleration is not less than at some instant.
Find the intervals of strict monotonicity (increase or decrease) of the following function: .
Find the intervals of strict monotonicity (increase or decrease) of the following function: .
Find the intervals of strict monotonicity (increase or decrease) of the following function: .
Find the intervals of strict monotonicity (increase or decrease) of the following function: .
Find the intervals of strict monotonicity (increase or decrease) of the following function: .
Find the intervals of strict monotonicity (increase or decrease) of the following function: .
Find the intervals of strict monotonicity (increase or decrease) of the following function: .
Find the intervals of strict monotonicity (increase or decrease) of the following function: .
Find the intervals of strict monotonicity (increase or decrease) of the following function: .
Find the intervals of strict monotonicity (increase or decrease) of the following function: .
If and .
Discuss the monotonicity of the function .
Prove that for a regular -gon inscribed in a circle, as the number of sides increases, its perimeter increases, while the perimeter of the regular -gon circumscribed about this circle decreases. Use this to prove that as , and have the same limit.
Prove that the function
is increasing on the intervals and .
Prove that the polynomial
is monotonic (in the strict sense!) on the intervals and , where is a sufficiently large positive number.
Prove that the rational function
is monotonic (in the strict sense!) on the intervals and , where is a sufficiently large positive number.
Must the derivative of a monotonic function also be monotonic?
Prove that if is a monotonically increasing differentiable function, and when
then when , .
Give a geometric interpretation of this fact.
Suppose the function is continuous on the interval , and when , , where is a constant. Prove: if , then on the interval the equation has one and only one real root.
If in some neighborhood , the increment of the function has the same sign as the increment of the independent variable , the function is said to be increasing at .
Prove: if the function is increasing at every point of the finite or infinite interval , then it is an increasing function on this interval.
Prove that the function
is increasing at the point , but is not increasing on any interval containing this point, where is an arbitrarily small number. Sketch this function.
Prove the theorem: suppose (1) the functions and are times differentiable; (2) ; (3) when , ; then when the inequality
holds.
Prove the following inequalities:
When , ;
When , ;
When , ;
When , ;
When and ,
Give a geometric interpretation of inequalities (a)--(4).
Prove the inequality
holds when .
Prove that when the inequality
holds.
An arithmetic progression and a geometric progression have the same number of terms and the same first and last terms, and all their terms are positive. Prove that the sum of the terms of the arithmetic progression is greater than or equal to the sum of the terms of the geometric progression.
Using the inequality
where are real numbers, prove the Cauchy--Bunyakovsky inequality
Prove: the arithmetic mean of positive numbers is not greater than the mean of the squares of these numbers, that is,
Prove: the geometric mean of positive numbers is not greater than the arithmetic mean of these numbers, that is,
Let and be two positive numbers; then the function defined by the equalities below
is called the mean of order of the positive numbers and .
In particular, when we get the harmonic mean, when we get the geometric mean (try to prove this!); when we get the arithmetic mean; when we get the quadratic mean.
Prove:
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;
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when , the function is an increasing function of the variable ;
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;
Let be a twice differentiable function, and
Prove the inequality:
Examine the concavity or convexity of the curve
at the points and .
Find the regions of concavity or convexity and the inflection points of the graph of the following function:
Find the regions of concavity or convexity and the inflection points of the graph of the following function:
Find the regions of concavity or convexity and the inflection points of the graph of the following function:
Find the regions of concavity or convexity and the inflection points of the graph of the following function:
Find the regions of concavity or convexity and the inflection points of the graph of the following function:
Find the regions of concavity or convexity and the inflection points of the graph of the following function:
Find the regions of concavity or convexity and the inflection points of the graph of the following function:
Find the regions of concavity or convexity and the inflection points of the graph of the following function:
Find the regions of concavity or convexity and the inflection points of the graph of the following function:
Prove that the curve
has three inflection points lying on the same straight line. Sketch the graph of this function.
How should the parameter be chosen so that the "probability curve"
has inflection points ?
Examine the concavity or convexity of the cycloid
Let the function be twice differentiable on the interval , and:
-
;
-
;
-
when , . Prove: the equation has one and only one real root in the interval .
If for any two points and in the interval and any two numbers and we have the inequality:
(or correspondingly, the reverse inequality ), then the function is said to be concave (convex) on the interval .
Prove that the function : (1) if for , then it is concave on ; (2) if for , then it is convex on .
Prove that the functions
are concave on the interval ; while the functions
are convex on the interval .
Prove the following inequalities, and explain their geometric meaning:
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Prove that a bounded convex function is continuous everywhere, and has left-hand and right-hand derivatives.
Let the function be twice differentiable on the interval , with , where . Prove that two values and can be found in the interval satisfying
Prove that if the function is twice differentiable on the infinite interval , and
then there is at least one point in the interval satisfying
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If, as , the curve passes through the origin , and has inclination angle there, find
If, as , the curve passes through the origin , and when , this curve lies entirely within the acute angle formed by the two lines and , prove that
Prove: if the second-order derivative of the function exists, then
Investigate the possibility of applying L'Hospital's rule to the following examples:
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Given a circular segment with chord and height (sagitta) , and an isosceles triangle inscribed in this segment; if is held fixed while the arc of the segment tends to zero, find the ratio of the area of the segment to the area of the inscribed isosceles triangle. Use the result obtained to derive the approximate formula for the area of the segment:
Express the polynomial
as a polynomial in positive integer powers of the binomial .
Write out the expansion of the following function in positive integer powers of the variable , up to the term of the indicated order:
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Write out the expansion of the following function in positive integer powers of the variable , up to the term of the indicated order:
Find the first three terms of the expansion of the function in positive integer powers of the difference .
Expand the function in positive integer powers of up to the term containing .
In a neighborhood of the point , approximate the function
by a second-order parabola.
Expand the function in positive integer powers of , up to the term in .
Expand the function in positive integer powers of the increment , up to the term in ( a natural number).
Let:
and . Prove that:
Estimate the absolute error of the following approximate formulas:
for ;
for ;
for ;
for .
For what values of is the approximate formula
accurate to .
Using Taylor's formula, compute approximately, and estimate the error:
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Compute:
to within ;
to within ;
to within ;
to within ;
to within .
Using expansions I--V, find the following limits:
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As , find the leading term of the form ( a constant) of the infinitesimal , given:
As , find the leading term of the form ( a constant) of the infinitesimal , given:
As , find the leading term of the form ( a constant) of the infinitesimal , given:
For what choice of coefficients and is the quantity
an infinitesimal of order with respect to ?
For small , derive simple approximate formulas for the following expressions:
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For small absolute value of , derive an approximate formula of the form
accurate to the term.
Apply this formula to the approximate computation of the arc length for a small angle.
Estimate the relative error of the following Chebyshev rule: a circular arc is approximately equal to the sum of the two equal legs of an isosceles triangle standing on the chord subtended by the arc, whose height is times the sagitta of the circular segment.
Investigate the extrema of the following functions:
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The function
( a natural number), where the function is continuous at and . Investigate the extremum of this function at the point .
Let:
and let be a stationary point of the function , that is,
Prove that:
Can one assert the following: if the function has a maximum at the point , then in some sufficiently small neighborhood of this point, is increasing to the left of and decreasing to the right?
Given the function
Prove that although
the function has a minimum at the point .
Sketch the graph of this function.
Investigate the extrema of the following functions:
when , and ;
when , and .
Sketch the graphs of these functions.
Given the function
Investigate the extremum of this function at the point , and sketch the graph of this function.
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Find the maximum and minimum of the following function on the closed interval :
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Find the infimum and supremum of the following function on the interval :
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Find the infimum and supremum of the function
on the interval , and sketch the graphs of the following functions:
Find the largest term of each of the following sequences:
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Prove the following inequalities:
if and , then ;
when and ,
;
.
when , ;
when , ;
Find the "deviation from zero" of the polynomial
on the closed interval , that is, find
What coefficient should be chosen so that the polynomial
has the smallest deviation from zero on the closed interval , that is,
The number
is called the absolute difference of the functions and on the closed interval .
Find the absolute difference of the functions and on the closed interval .
On the closed interval , approximate the function
by the linear function
so that the absolute difference of and (see the problem above) is smallest, and find this smallest absolute difference.
Find the minimum of the function
Determine the number of real roots of the following equation, and locate the intervals containing these roots:
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Under what conditions does the equation
have: (a) one real root; (б) three real roots. Sketch the corresponding regions in the plane.
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Prove: if the function is nonnegative, then the function
has the same extremum points as the function .
Prove: if, for , the function is monotonically increasing, then the functions
have the same extremum points.
The sum of two positive numbers equals the constant . Find the maximum value of the product of the -th power and -th power () of these two positive numbers.
The product of two positive numbers equals the constant . Find the minimum value of the sum of the -th power and -th power () of these two numbers.
For what base should logarithms be taken so that there is a number equal to its own logarithm?
Among all rectangles of area , find the one with the smallest perimeter.
If the sum of one leg of a right triangle and the hypotenuse is a constant, find the right triangle with the maximum area.
What dimensions give a closed cylindrical can of volume the minimum surface area?
Inscribe a rectangle of maximum area in a given circular segment not exceeding a semicircle.
Inscribe, in the ellipse
a rectangle of maximum area with sides parallel to the axes of the ellipse.
Inscribe, in a triangle with base and height , a rectangle of maximum perimeter, and investigate the possibility of a solution to this problem.
A beam with a rectangular cross-section is cut from a circular log of diameter ; the base of this rectangle equals , and the height equals . If the strength of the beam is proportional to , what dimensions of the beam give the maximum strength?
Inscribe, in a hemisphere of radius , a right rectangular parallelepiped with a square base and of maximum volume.
Inscribe, in a sphere of radius , a cylinder of maximum volume.
Inscribe, in a sphere of radius , a cylinder of maximum surface area.
Construct, about a given sphere, a circumscribed cone of minimum volume.
Find the maximum volume of a cone with slant height .
Inscribe, in a right circular cone with vertex angle and base radius , a cylinder of maximum surface area.
Find the shortest distance from the point to the parabola .
Find the shortest and longest distances from the point to the circle .
Find the longest chord of the ellipse () passing through the vertex .
Draw a tangent line at the point on the ellipse ; this tangent line, together with the coordinate axes, forms a triangle. Find the point for which the area of this triangle is minimum.
A body has the shape of a right circular cylinder with a hemispherical top. If the volume of this body equals , what dimensions of the body give the minimum surface area?
The cross-section of an open water channel is an isosceles trapezoid. If the cross-sectional area of the flowing water equals , and the height of the water surface equals , what should the inclination angle of the channel's sides be so that the wetted perimeter of the cross-section is minimum?
Let the area enclosed by a closed curve be , and let a circle also enclose the same area ; then the ratio of the length of the closed curve to the circumference of the circle is called the "curvature" of the curve.
Let the isosceles trapezoid () have base and acute angle . What shape should the isosceles trapezoid have for the minimum curvature?
What sector must be cut away from a circle of radius so that the remaining part, rolled up, forms a funnel of maximum volume?
A railway running from south to north passes through town . A factory is at a shortest distance kilometers from this railway, and kilometers from town to the north. In order to transport goods from to most economically, a spur track is to be built from the factory. If the cost of transporting one ton of goods along the spur is rubles per kilometer, and along the railway is rubles per kilometer (), at what angle to the railway should the spur be laid?
Two ships travel in straight lines with constant speeds and respectively, the angle between their two directions of travel being . If at a certain moment their distances from the point where their paths cross are and respectively, find the minimum distance between the two ships.
There are light sources at points and , with intensities candlepower and candlepower respectively. Find the point of minimum illumination on the segment .
A luminous point lies on the line joining the centers of two non-intersecting spheres of radii and (), outside both spheres. Where should this luminous point be located so that the sum of the illuminated portions of the surfaces of the two spheres is maximal?
Let the radius of a round table top be . At what height above the center of the table top should a lamp be placed so that the illuminance at the edge of the table is maximal?
A canal meters wide is to be built connecting to a river meters wide, meeting it at a right angle. What is the maximum length of a boat that can enter this canal?
The cost of a ship's voyage over a day and night consists of two parts: a fixed part equal to rubles, and a variable part that increases in proportion to the cube of the speed. At what speed is the voyage most economical?
A body of weight lies on a rough horizontal surface and must be moved from its position by an applied force. If the coefficient of friction of the body is , at what angle of inclination of the applied force to the horizontal surface is the required force minimal?
A teacup has the shape of a hemisphere of radius . A rod of length is placed in the cup. Find the equilibrium position of the rod.
Choose the parameters and of the line
so that it has tangency of order higher than one with the curve
How should the coefficients and be chosen so that the parabola
has second-order tangency with the curve at the point ?
What is the order of tangency of each of the following curves with the axis at the point :
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Prove that the curve: for , and for , has tangency of infinite order with the axis at the point .
Find the radius of curvature and center of curvature of the hyperbola
at each of the following points:
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.
Find the radius of curvature of the following curve: the parabola .
Find the radius of curvature of the following curve: the ellipse .
Find the radius of curvature of the following curve: the hyperbola .
Find the radius of curvature of the following curve: the astroid .
Find the radius of curvature of the following curve: the ellipse .
Find the radius of curvature of the following curve: the cycloid .
Find the radius of curvature of the following curve: the involute of a circle .
Prove that for the quadratic curve
the radius of curvature is proportional to the cube of the length of the normal segment.
Write down the formula for the radius of curvature of a curve given in polar coordinates.
Find the radius of curvature of the curve given by the following polar equation: the Archimedean spiral .
Find the radius of curvature of the curve given by the following polar equation: the logarithmic spiral .
Find the radius of curvature of the curve given by the following polar equation: the cardioid .
Find the radius of curvature of the curve given by the following polar equation: the lemniscate .
Find the point of maximum curvature on the curve .
The cubic parabola () has maximum curvature equal to ; find the point at which this maximum curvature is attained.
Find the equation of the evolute of each of the following curves: the evolute of the parabola .
Find the equation of the evolute of each of the following curves: the evolute of the ellipse .
Find the equation of the evolute of each of the following curves: the evolute of the astroid .
Find the equation of the evolute of each of the following curves: the evolute of the tractrix .
Find the equation of the evolute of each of the following curves: the evolute of the logarithmic spiral .
Prove that the evolute of the cycloid
is again a cycloid, differing from the given cycloid only in its position.
Using the method of proportional parts (regula falsi), find the root of the following equation (accurate to ): .
Using the method of proportional parts (regula falsi), find the root of the following equation (accurate to ): .
Using the method of proportional parts (regula falsi), find the root of the following equation (accurate to ): .
Using the method of proportional parts (regula falsi), find the root of the following equation (accurate to ): .
Using Newton's method, find the root of the following equation (accurate to the specified precision): (accurate to ).
Using Newton's method, find the root of the following equation (accurate to the specified precision): (accurate to ).
Using Newton's method, find the root of the following equation (accurate to the specified precision): (accurate to , find two positive roots).
Using Newton's method, find the root of the following equation (accurate to the specified precision): (accurate to ).
Using Newton's method, find the root of the following equation (accurate to the specified precision): (accurate to ).
Find the smallest three positive roots of the equation
(accurate to ).
Find the two positive roots of the equation
(accurate to ).