Using the limit definition of the derivative , calculate the slope of the curve $f(x) = x^2$ at the point where x = 3 .

The derivative is $f'(x) = \lim_{\Delta x \to 0} \frac{(x+\Delta x)^2 - x^2}{\Delta x} = \lim_{\Delta x \to 0} (2x + \Delta x) = 2x$. At x = 3 , the slope is $2(3) = 6$.

Determine the first derivative of the function $f(x) = (3x^2 + 1)^4$ using the chain rule .

Applying the chain rule $\frac{d}{dx}[u(x)^n] = nu^{n-1} \cdot u'(x)$, we get $f'(x) = 4(3x^2 + 1)^3 \cdot (6x) = 24x(3x^2 + 1)^3$.

Given the function $y = x^3 - 3x$, identify the x-coordinates of the local extrema using the first derivative test.

Setting the first derivative $y' = 3x^2 - 3$ equal to zero, we find $3(x^2 - 1) = 0$, resulting in critical points at x = 1 and x = -1 .

Calculate the indefinite integral : $\int (x^2 + \sin(x))\, dx$.

Integrating term by term, the result is $\frac{x^3}{3} - \cos(x) + C$, where C is the constant of integration.

Evaluate the definite integral representing the area under the curve $y = x^2$ from x = 0 to x = 2 .

The definite integral is $\int_0^2 x^2\, dx = \left[ \frac{x^3}{3} \right]_0^2 = \frac{2^3}{3} - \frac{0^3}{3} = \frac{8}{3}$.

Apply integration by parts to solve the integral $\int x e^x\, dx$.

Using $\int u\, dv = uv - \int v\, du$, let $u = x$ and $dv = e^x\, dx$. Then $du = dx$ and $v = e^x$. The integral becomes $xe^x - \int e^x\, dx = xe^x - e^x + C$.

Find the vertical asymptotes of the function $f(x) = \frac{1}{x-2}$.

A vertical asymptote occurs where the function approaches infinity. For $f(x) = \frac{1}{x-2}$, the denominator is zero when x = 2 , creating a vertical asymptote at that value.

If a particle moves according to the position function $s(t) = t^3 - 6t^2$, find its acceleration function $a(t)$.

The velocity is the first derivative, $v(t) = s'(t) = 3t^2 - 12t$. The acceleration is the second derivative, $a(t) = v'(t) = 6t - 12$.

Calculate the polar slope $\tan \phi$ for the polar curve $r = f(\theta)$ using the formula $\tan \phi = \frac{r}{dr/d\theta}$.

To find the polar slope, you calculate the ratio of the radius $r$ to the derivative of the radius with respect to the angle $\theta$, expressed as $\frac{r}{f'(\theta)}$.

Determine the partial derivatives $\frac{\partial z}{\partial x}$ and $\frac{\partial z}{\partial y}$ for the function $z = x^2y + 3y^2$.

Taking the derivative with respect to each variable while treating the other as a constant: $\frac{\partial z}{\partial x} = 2xy$ $\frac{\partial z}{\partial y} = x^2 + 6y$

Use L'Hôpital's Rule to evaluate $\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\sin(x)}{x}$.

Since the form is $\frac{0}{0}$, apply the rule: $\lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\frac{d}{dx}(\sin x)}{\frac{d}{dx}(x)} = \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{\cos x}{1} = \cos(0) = 1$.

Express the total differential $dz$ for a function of two variables $z = f(x, y)$.

The total differential is given by the formula $dz = \frac{\partial z}{\partial x}\, dx + \frac{\partial z}{\partial y}\, dy$.

Identify the singular point for the curve $y^2 = x^3 - x^2$ at the origin $(0,0)$.

A singular point occurs where the partial derivatives of the implicit function $F(x, y) = x^3 - x^2 - y^2 = 0$ are both zero. At $(0,0)$, $\frac{\partial F}{\partial x} = 3x^2 - 2x = 0$ and $\frac{\partial F}{\partial y} = -2y = 0$, confirming the origin is a singularity.

Solve the first-order differential equation $\frac{dy}{dx} = 2x$ by separation of variables.

Separate the variables to get $dy = 2x\, dx$. Integrating both sides yields the general solution $y = x^2 + C$.

Find the curvature $\kappa$ of a function $y = f(x)$ using the second derivative formula.

The curvature is given by the formula $\kappa = \frac{|y''|}{(1 + (y')^2)^{3/2}}$.

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