Questions
Question 1
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What is the second derivative of \(f\) in terms of \(f'\)?
Question 2
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For position \(s(t)\), what physical quantities do \(s'(t)\) and \(s''(t)\) represent?
Question 3
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Find \(f''(x)\) for \(f(x)=x^4\).
Question 4
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Find \(d^2y/dx^2\) for \(y=7x^2-3x+1\).
Question 5
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Find the first three derivatives of \(f(x)=x^5\).
Question 6
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For \(s(t)=3t^3-2t\), find the acceleration \(a(t)\).
Question 7
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Find \(f''(x)\) for \(f(x)=\sin x+\cos x\).
Question 8
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Find \(y'''\) for \(y=2x^4-x^2\).
Question 9
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Find \(f''(x)\) for \(f(x)=e^{2x}\).
Question 10
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Find \(d^2y/dx^2\) for \(y=\ln x\), with its domain condition.
Question 11
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A particle has \(s(t)=t^4-4t^2\). Find \(v(t)\), \(a(t)\), and \(a(1)\).
Question 12
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For \(f(x)=x^3-6x^2+9x\), use \(f''(x)\) to test the stationary point at \(x=1\).
Question 13
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Find \(f^{(4)}(x)\) for \(f(x)=x^6\).
Question 14
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Find the pattern for the derivatives of \(\sin x\) up to the fourth derivative.
Question 15
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For \(f(x)=x^n\), where \(n\) is a positive integer, find \(f''(x)\).
Question 16
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Find the acceleration for \(s(t)=A\cos(\omega t)\), where \(A\) and \(\omega\) are constants.
Question 17
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Find \(f''(x)\) for \(f(x)=(x^2+1)^3\).
Question 18
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A student says \(f''(x)\) is always positive because it is a derivative of a derivative. Give a counterexample.
Question 19
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Find all \(x\) where \(f(x)=x^4-4x^3\) has zero second derivative, and interpret them as possible inflection points.
Question 20
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For \(f(x)=e^{kx}\), show that the second derivative is proportional to \(f(x)\).