Calculus – Derivative
Droodle from The Far Side… Name ___________________
Find the answer to each derivative problem below and write its corresponding letter in the blank beside the problem number.
After you have completed all the problems, find the caption to the droodle by substituting letters in the appropriate blanks.
In problems 1 – 7, use the following table of values at x=1 and x=-2 to determine the indicated derivatives:
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1 |
3 |
-2 |
-1 |
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-2 |
-2 |
-5 |
1 |
7 |
Problems Answers
____ 1. 
at x = 1 A. 
____ 2. 
at x = -2 C.
D. 12
____ 3. 
at x = 1
E.
____ 4. 
at x = -2
F.
____ 5. 
at x = -2
G.
____ 6. 
at x = 1
H.
____ 7. 
at x = 1 I.
–19
____ 8. If 
, find 
L.
5
____ 9. Determine 
M.
____ 10. If 
, find 
N.
O. 0
____ 11. If 
, then 
at (1,1) is:
P.
21
____ 12. If 
then 
S.
–7
____ 13. If 
then 
T.
nonexistent
U. -12
_____ 14. Find 
if 
Y
-126
_____ 15. Find an equation of the tangent line to
the graph
at the point where x
= -3 if f(-3) = 2 Z.
None of the above
and f’(-3) = 5.
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11 14 12 3 13 5 11 11 14 2 15 8 7 10 6
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5 12 12 10 9 13 1 5 13 15 15 10 7 12 1
12
3 12 4 14 13 15
11
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Can you determine the Title for this Far Side
Droodle?
Many thanks to Kathy Rivers for retyping this Droodle.