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OpenStudy (arianna1453):

Hey I need help with some calculus questions. (:

OpenStudy (arianna1453):

OpenStudy (j.maule):

ask @Michele_Laino he can prob help

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

hii

OpenStudy (arianna1453):

Hey can you help me?

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

Yes

OpenStudy (arianna1453):

I already found the derivatives of each function. I just dont understand how to find the domain.

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

when x<4, f(x)=5x-6 whose derivative is 5 when 4<=x<=6 f(x)=x^2-2 whose derivative is 2x when x>6, f(x)=4x+10 whose derivative is 4

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

now we have to check the domain

OpenStudy (arianna1453):

Yes, I got that part (:

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

f'(4)=2.4=8 which is not equal to the Lf'(4)

OpenStudy (arianna1453):

Wait. how did you do that.

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

f'(6)=2.6=12 and Rf'(6)=4 so f is not derivable at x=6

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

for existence of derivative we must have Lf'(x)=Rf'(x)

OpenStudy (arianna1453):

Okay, I am still a little confused on that part, so the domain is that x cannot equal 4 and 6

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

wait

OpenStudy (arianna1453):

Well all real numbers but 4 and 6

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

no no let me write the answer f'(x)=5, when x<4 f'(x)=2x, when 4<x<6 f'(x)=4 , when x>6

OpenStudy (arianna1453):

Ohhhhh okay. I see now.

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

yeah the domain is all real numbers except 4 and 6

OpenStudy (arianna1453):

Thank you. That makes sense!

OpenStudy (arianna1453):

Would you mind trying to help me with another question?

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

ok

OpenStudy (arianna1453):

Getting stuck on this one

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

multiply numerator and denominator by 1+cos x

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

so \[y=\frac{ (1+\cos x)^2 }{ 1-\cos ^2 x}=\frac{ 1+\cos ^2 x +2 \cos x }{ \sin ^2 x }\]

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

wait you may directly differentiate

OpenStudy (arianna1453):

See, the answer choices are confusing me. I cant figure out how to get one of those.

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

\[\frac{ d }{ dx}(\frac{ f(x) }{ g(x) })=\frac{ g(x)f'(x)-f(x)g'(x) }{ {g(x)}^2 }\]

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

@arianna1453

OpenStudy (arianna1453):

oh okey.

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

use the formula and tell me the answer

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

@arianna1453 option d is correct

OpenStudy (arianna1453):

Give me a second. Working it out.

OpenStudy (arianna1453):

are you sure its d @jango_IN_DTOWN ?

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

yeah you want me to work it out?

OpenStudy (arianna1453):

Yeah, if you could.

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

\[f'(x)=\frac{ (1-\cos x)(-\sin x)-(1+\cos x) \sin x }{ (1-\cos x)^2 }\]

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

\[=\frac{ -\sin x +\sin xcos x-\sin x -\sin x \cos x }{ (1-\cos x)^2 }\]

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

\[=\frac{ -2\sin x }{ (1-\cos x)^2 }\]

OpenStudy (arianna1453):

OH. I had one of my signs wrong. I got it!! Thank you

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

n.p.

OpenStudy (arianna1453):

Last one i will ask you. Is this one correct?

OpenStudy (arianna1453):

@jango_IN_DTOWN ?

OpenStudy (jango_in_dtown):

option c is correct

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