Calculus of a Single Variable

Ron Larson, Bruce Edwards

Chapter 1

Limits and Their Properties - all with Video Answers

Educators

Section 1

A Preview of Calculus

Problem 1

In Exercises $1-5$ , decide whether the problem can be solved using precalculus or whether calculus is reqired. If the problem can be solved using precalculus, solve it. If the problem seems to reqire calculus, explain your reasoning and use a graphical or numerical approach to estimate the solution.

Find the distance traveled in 15 seconds by an object traveling at a constant velocity of 20 feet per second.

Ahmad Reda

Ahmad Reda

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Problem 2

In Exercises $1-5$ , decide whether the problem can be solved using precalculus or whether calculus is reqired. If the problem can be solved using precalculus, solve it. If the problem seems to reqire calculus, explain your reasoning and use a graphical or numerical approach to estimate the solution.

Find the distance traveled in 15 seconds by an object moving with a velocity of $v(t)=20+7 \cos t$ feet per second.

Ahmad Reda

Numerade Educator

Problem 3

In Exercises $1-5$ , decide whether the problem can be solved using precalculus or whether calculus is reqired. If the problem can be solved using precalculus, solve it. If the problem seems to reqire calculus, explain your reasoning and use a graphical or numerical approach to estimate the solution.

A bicyclist is riding on a path modeled by the function $f(x)=0.04\left(8 x-x^{2}\right),$ where $x$ and $f(x)$ are measured in miles. Find the rate of change of elevation at $x=2$ .

Ahmad Reda

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Problem 4

In Exercises $1-5$ , decide whether the problem can be solved using precalculus or whether calculus is reqired. If the problem can be solved using precalculus, solve it. If the problem seems to reqire calculus, explain your reasoning and use a graphical or numerical approach to estimate the solution.

A bicyclist is riding on a path modeled by the function $f(x)=0.08 x,$ where $x$ and $f(x)$ are measured in miles. Find the rate of change of elevation at $x=2$ .

Ahmad Reda

Numerade Educator

Problem 5

In Exercises $1-5$ , decide whether the problem can be solved using precalculus or whether calculus is reqired. If the problem can be solved using precalculus, solve it. If the problem seems to reqire calculus, explain your reasoning and use a graphical or numerical approach to estimate the solution.

Find the area of the shaded region.

Ahmad Reda

Numerade Educator

Problem 6

Secant Lines Consider the function $f(x)=\sqrt{x}$ and the point $P(4,2)$ on the graph of $f$ .
(a) Graph $f$ and the secant lines passing through $P(4,2)$ and $Q(x, f(x))$ for $x$ -values of $1,3,$ and $5 .$
(b) Find the slope of each secant line.
(c) Use the results of part (b) to estimate the slope of the tangent line to the graph of $f$ at $P(4,2) .$ Describe how to improve your approximation of the slope.

Oswaldo Jiménez

Oswaldo Jiménez

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Problem 7

Secant Lines Consider the function $f(x)=6 x-x^{2}$ and the point $P(2,8)$ on the graph of $f$ .
(a) Graph $f$ and the secant lines passing through $P(2,8)$ and $Q(x, f(x))$ for $x$ -values of $3,2.5,$ and $1.5 .$
(b) Find the slope of each secant line.
(c) Use the results of part (b) to estimate the slope of the tangent line to the graph of $f$ at $P(2,8) .$ Describe how to improve your approximation of the slope.

Ahmad Reda

Numerade Educator

Problem 8

(a) Use the rectangles in each graph to approximate the area of the region bounded by $y=\sin x, y=0, x=0,$ and $x=\pi$
(b) Describe how you could continue this process to obtain a more accurate approximation of the area.

Nick Johnson

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Problem 9

(a) Use the rectangles in each graph to approximate the area of the region bounded by $y=5 / x, y=0, x=1,$ and $x=5$
(b) Describe how you could continue this process to obtain a more accurate approximation of the area.

Ahmad Reda

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Problem 10

How would you describe the instantaneous rate of change of an automobile's position on the highway?

Ahmad Reda

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Problem 11

Consider the length of the graph of $f(x)=5 / x$ from $(1,5)$ to $(5,1) .$
(a) Approximate the length of the curve by finding the distance between its two endpoints, as shown in the
first figure.
(b) Approximate the length of the curve by finding the sum of the lengths of four line segments, as shown in the second figure.
(c) Describe how you could continue this process to obtain a more accurate approximation of the length of the curve.

Ameryr Rawa

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