Calculus Concepts Quiz

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What is the absolute minimum?

A function that is only increasing

The point where a graph is not continuous

The lowest point of a function (correct)

The highest point of a function

What does absolute value represent?

The distance between a number and the origin (correct)

The rate of change of velocity

The highest point of a function

The lowest point of a function

What is the definition of acceleration?

The rate of change of velocity over time.

What is amplitude?

The distance a function is from the axis. Signup and view all the answers

What is an approximation?

An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth. Signup and view all the answers

What are asymptotes?

A line or curve that the graph follows closely but never touches. Signup and view all the answers

Average rate of change is defined as: (f(x)_2 - f(x)_1) / (x_2 - x_1)

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The formula for average value is: (1/(b-a)) ∫f(x)dx from a to b

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What is an axis of rotation?

A line about which a figure is rotated to create a solid. Signup and view all the answers

What is the axis of symmetry?

A line of symmetry for a graph. Signup and view all the answers

What is bounded in relation to functions?

When there is a range on a function or set of numbers. Signup and view all the answers

What does the chain rule state?

f'(g(x))g'(x) Signup and view all the answers

What is a closed interval?

An interval that contains its endpoints Signup and view all the answers

What is composition in calculus?

Combining two functions by substituting one function's formula in place of each x in the other function's formula. Signup and view all the answers

What does concave down indicate?

A part of the graph that looks like a frown. Signup and view all the answers

What does concave up indicate?

A part of the graph that looks like a smile. Signup and view all the answers

What is a constant function?

y = constant. Signup and view all the answers

What does continuity refer to in graphs?

When the graph of a function is continuous. Signup and view all the answers

What is a critical point?

A point on the graph of a function at which the derivative is either 0 or undefined. Signup and view all the answers

What is a critical value?

The x-value of a critical point. Signup and view all the answers

What defines a decreasing function?

A function with a graph that moves downward from left to right. Signup and view all the answers

What is a derivative?

The slope of the line tangent to a function. Signup and view all the answers

What is differentiability?

When a function has a well-defined derivative for each element of the domain. Signup and view all the answers

What is differentiation?

Obtaining the derivative of a function. Signup and view all the answers

What defines a discontinuity?

A point at which the graph is not continuous. Signup and view all the answers

What is distance in mathematical terms?

The interval between two points. Signup and view all the answers

What is domain?

The set of x-values for which a function is defined. Signup and view all the answers

What are endpoints?

Points on the end of a function. Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes an even function?

Symmetric with respect to the y-axis. Signup and view all the answers

What is the first derivative test?

Determines whether a point is a minimum, maximum, or neither. Signup and view all the answers

What is implicit differentiation?

y' = dy/dx Signup and view all the answers

What defines an increasing function?

A function that moves upward from left to right. Signup and view all the answers

What is an inflection point?

Where the function changes from concave up to concave down or vice versa. Signup and view all the answers

What does instantaneous rate of change refer to?

The rate of change (value of the derivative) at a particular moment. Signup and view all the answers

What is instantaneous velocity?

The rate at which an object is moving at a particular moment. Signup and view all the answers

What is an inverse function?

A function obtained by switching the x and y variables in a function. Signup and view all the answers

What is a left-hand limit?

The value that a function is approaching as x approaches a given value through values less than x. Signup and view all the answers

What is l'Hopital's rule?

Finding the derivative of the numerator and denominator to evaluate the limit of a function. Signup and view all the answers

What is a limit in calculus?

The value that a function approaches as the domain variable approaches a specific value. Signup and view all the answers

What does limit at infinity refer to?

Numerator is higher degree = does not exist. Numerator and denominator are same = division of coefficients. Denominator is higher degree = 0. Signup and view all the answers

What are local extrema?

A point where the graph has a peak or a valley. Signup and view all the answers

What is a maximum in calculus?

The highest point on a graph. Signup and view all the answers

What is the mean value?

The average of a set of numbers. Signup and view all the answers

What does the mean value theorem state?

f'(c) = (f(b) - f(a)) / (b - a) Signup and view all the answers

What is a minimum in calculus?

The lowest point on a graph. Signup and view all the answers

What does monotonic refer to?

A function that is only increasing or only decreasing. Signup and view all the answers

What is a non-removable discontinuity?

A point at which a graph is connected. Signup and view all the answers

What is a normal line?

The line perpendicular to a function. Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes an odd function?

A function with a graph that is symmetric with respect to the origin. Signup and view all the answers

What defines a one-to-one function?

Every number in the range corresponds to one number in the domain. Signup and view all the answers

What is an open interval?

Does not include its endpoints. Signup and view all the answers

What is optimization?

A process that maximizes or minimizes some quantity to have the best fit. Signup and view all the answers

The product rule is given by: (uv) = u'v + uv'

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The quadratic formula is expressed as: -b ± √(b² - 4ac) / 2a

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The quotient rule is given as: lo(hi') - hi(lo') / lo²

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What is the range in relation to functions?

The set of y-values of a function. Signup and view all the answers

What defines the rate of change?

Slope of a function. Signup and view all the answers

What are related rates?

Rates of change are related by differentiation. Signup and view all the answers

What is relative minimum?

The lowest point in a particular section of the graph. Signup and view all the answers

What is relative maximum?

The highest point in a particular section of the graph. Signup and view all the answers

What is a removable discontinuity?

Hole in the graph. Signup and view all the answers

What is a right-hand limit?

The value that a function is approaching as x approaches a given value through values more than x. Signup and view all the answers

What is right-hand sum?

A sum of the area under a curve where the domain is divided into sub-intervals and the height of each rectangle is the function value at the right endpoint of the sub-interval. Signup and view all the answers

What is the second derivative?

Gives points of inflection. Signup and view all the answers

What does the second derivative test do?

Determines whether the function is concave down, or neither at a point. Signup and view all the answers

What defines slope?

Change of steepness in a graph. Signup and view all the answers

What is speed in mathematical terms?

Distance covered per unit of time. Signup and view all the answers

What is symmetry?

Having the same shape, size, and position on both sides of a dividing line. Signup and view all the answers

What is a tangent line?

A line that touches a curve at a point without crossing the curve. Signup and view all the answers

What is a unit circle?

A circle whose center is at the origin and has a radius of one. Signup and view all the answers

What is velocity?

The rate of change in the position of an object. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Absolute Properties

Absolute Minimum: Represents the lowest point of a function on its domain.
Absolute Maximum: Indicates the highest point of a function within its domain.

Mathematical Concepts

Absolute Value: Measures the distance of a number from the origin without considering direction.
Acceleration: Describes the rate at which an object's velocity changes over time.

Graphical Features

Amplitude: Reflects how far a function deviates from its central axis.
Asymptotes: Lines that a graph approaches but never intersects.

Rates and Values

Average Rate of Change: Calculated as (f(x₂) - f(x₁)) / (x₂ - x₁), providing a measure of change over an interval.
Average Value: Given by (1/(b-a)) ∫f(x)dx from a to b, representing the mean of the function over an interval.

Geometric Characteristics

Axis of Rotation: A defining line around which a figure is rotated to form a solid.
Axis of Symmetry: A line that divides a graph into mirrored halves.

Function Types and Properties

Closed Interval: Includes its endpoints, defining a range that contains both limits.
Critical Point: Occurs where the derivative of a function is zero or undefined, indicating potential maxima or minima.

Graph Behavior

Concave Up: A portion of the graph that curves upward, resembling a smile.
Concave Down: A segment that curves downward, resembling a frown.

Continuity and Differentiation

Continuity: Means the function's graph can be drawn without any breaks or gaps.
Derivative: Indicates the slope of the tangent line at a point on the graph.

Function Analysis

Increasing Function: A function whose graph rises as it moves from left to right.
Decreasing Function: A function whose graph falls as it moves from left to right.

Limits and Extrema

Limit: The value a function approaches as the input approaches a specific point.
Local Extrema: Points on the graph that represent local maximum or minimum values.

Special Functions and Rules

Even Function: Symmetric across the y-axis.
Odd Function: Symmetric about the origin.

Calculus Rules

Chain Rule: Enables differentiation of composite functions, f'(g(x))g'(x).
Product Rule: Used for finding the derivative of products, expressed as (uv)' = u'v + uv'.
Quotient Rule: For differentiating a quotient, represented as (lo(hi') - hi(lo')) / lo².

Discontinuity Types

Removable Discontinuity: Identified as gaps or holes in the graph.
Non-removable Discontinuity: Occurs where the graph remains connected but discontinuous.

Optimization and Rates

Optimization: The process of finding maximum or minimum values for functions based on conditions.
Related Rates: A concept where different rates of change are interconnected through differentiation.

Limits at Infinity

Limit at Infinity: Evaluates function behavior as it extends indefinitely in either direction.
Right-Hand Limit: The limit evaluated as x approaches from values greater than the given point.
Left-Hand Limit: The limit assessed as x approaches from values less than the specified point.

Miscellaneous

Unit Circle: A circle centered at the origin with a unit radius of one.
Tangent Line: A line that touches a curve at a single point, representing the instantaneous rate of change.

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