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C H A P T E R 2. Differentiation: Basic Concepts. Figure 2.1 The graph of s = 16 t 2 . (a) The secant line through P (2, 64) and Q (2 + h , 16(2 + h ) 2 ). (b) As h 0, the secant line PQ tends toward the tangent line at P . 2-1-51.
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C H A P T E R 2 Differentiation:Basic Concepts
Figure 2.1 The graph of s = 16t2. (a) The secant line through P(2, 64) and Q(2 + h, 16(2 + h)2). (b) As h0, the secant line PQ tends toward the tangent line at P. 2-1-51
Figure 2.2 Secant lines approximatinga tangent line. (a) The graph of f(x) with a secant line through points P(x, f(x)) and Q(x + h, f(x + h)). (b) As h0 the secant lines tend toward the tangent line at P. 2-1-52
Figure 2.3 Inflation as a functionof unemployment Source: Adapted from Robert Eisner, The Misunderstood Economy:What Counts and How to Count It, Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1994, page 173. 2-1-53
Figure 2.5 The graph of R(x) = 0.5x2 + 3x – 2, for x 0. 2-1-55
Figure 2.6 Three functions that are not differentiable at (0, 0). (a) The graph has a gap at x = 0. (b) There is a sharp “corner” at (0, 0). (c) There is a “cusp” at (0, 0). 2-1-56
Figure 2.8 The motion of a ball thrown upward from the top of a building. 2-2-58
Figure 2.9 Marginal cost MC(x0) approximatesC(x0 + 1) – C(x0). (a) The marginal cost MC(x0) at x = x0 is C’(x0). (b) The cost of producing the (x0 + 1)th unit is C(x0 + 1) – C(x0). 2-4-59
Figure 2.10 The graph of the profit function display function 2-4-60
Figure 2.11 Approximation of y by the differential dy. 2-4-61
Figure 2.13 The graph of the equationx2 – y2 = 2x + 2y. 2-7-63