Derivatives - left and right derivatives, mean value theorem, Rolle's theorem, Taylor's theorem, L'Hôpital's rule - One Line Questions

1. If lim (x->c) f(x) = 0 and lim (x->c) g(x) = 0, and lim (x->c) f'(x)/g'(x) exists, what is lim (x->c) f(x)/g(x)? lim (x->c) f'(x)/g'(x)
2. Evaluate the limit: lim (x->0) sin(x)/x. 1
3. Evaluate the limit: lim (x->infinity) x/e^x. 0
4. Evaluate lim (x->0) (e^x - 1 - x)/x^2. 1/2
5. Evaluate lim (x->0) (tan(x) - x)/x^3. 1/3
6. If lim (x->c) f(x)/g(x) is of the form 0/0, and lim (x->c) f'(x)/g'(x) = L, then lim (x->c) f(x)/g(x) = ? L
7. Which of the following is an indeterminate form for which L'Hôpital's Rule can be applied? 0/0
8. Which of the following is NOT an indeterminate form for L'Hôpital's Rule? 1^0
9. Consider the function f(x) = |x|. What is the left-hand derivative of f at x = 0? -1
10. Consider the function f(x) = |x|. What is the right-hand derivative of f at x = 0? 1
11. What is the left-hand derivative of f(x) = x^2 at x = 1? 2
12. What is the right-hand derivative of f(x) = x^2 at x = 1? 2
13. For f(x) = x^3 on [-1, 1], Rolle's Theorem guarantees a value c in (-1, 1) such that f'(c) = ?. 0
14. What is the left-hand derivative of f(x) = x|x| at x = 0? 0
15. What is the right-hand derivative of f(x) = x|x| at x = 0? 0
16. What is the Taylor expansion of cos(x) around a = 0 up to the second-degree term? 1 - x^2/2!
17. Which of the following is the Taylor expansion of e^x around a = 0 up to the third-degree term? 1 + x + x^2/2! + x^3/3!
18. If a function f satisfies the conditions of Rolle's Theorem on [a, b], what is guaranteed to exist? A point c in (a, b) where f'(c) = 0.
19. The statement of Taylor's Theorem requires the function to have n+1 continuous derivatives on the interval. True for Lagrange form of remainder
20. Let f(x) = 3x^2 + 2x + 1 on [0, 1]. According to Rolle's Theorem, find c such that f'(c) = 0. c = -1/3
21. If f(x) = x^3 - x, find c in (-1, 1) such that f'(c) = 0, according to Rolle's Theorem. c = 1/sqrt(3)
22. If f(x) = x^2 on [1, 3], find c such that f'(c) = (f(3) - f(1)) / (3 - 1). c = 2
23. Consider f(x) = 1/x on [1, 2]. Find c such that f'(c) = (f(2) - f(1))/(2-1). c = sqrt(2)
24. Let f(x) = x^3 on the interval [0, 2]. According to the Mean Value Theorem, what is a possible value of c in (0, 2) such that f'(c) = (f(2) - f(0)) / (2 - 0)? c = 2 / sqrt(3)
25. Consider f(x) = ln(x) on [1, e]. Find c in (1, e) such that f'(c) = (f(e) - f(1))/(e-1). c = 1/ (e-1)
26. Consider the limit lim (x->0) (1 - cos(x))/x^2. What is the first step in applying L'Hôpital's Rule? Check if the form is indeterminate.
27. If a function f is analytic at a point a, what does Taylor's Theorem imply about its representation near a? f can be represented by its Taylor series, which converges to f.
28. If the left-hand derivative and right-hand derivative of f at c exist and are equal, what can be concluded about f at c? f is differentiable at c.
29. Which condition is NOT required for Rolle's Theorem to be applicable to a function f on the interval [a, b]? f'(x) exists for all x in [a, b].
30. If f'(x) = 0 for all x in an interval (a, b), what can be said about the function f on that interval? f is a constant function.
31. In Taylor's theorem f(x) = P_n(x) + R_n(x), where P_n(x) is the Taylor polynomial and R_n(x) is the remainder term. What is the Lagrange form of the remainder R_n(x) for a function f with (n+1) derivatives? f^(n+1)(c)(x-a)^(n+1) / (n+1)! for some c between a and x.
32. Rolle's Theorem can be considered a special case of the Mean Value Theorem. What is the specific condition that makes MVT reduce to Rolle's Theorem? f(a) = f(b)
33. What is the statement of Taylor's Theorem with the Lagrange form of the remainder? f(x) = f(a) + f'(a)(x-a) + ... + f^(n-1)(a)(x-a)^(n-1) / (n-1)! + f^(n)(c)(x-a)^n / n!
34. What is L'Hôpital's Rule primarily used for? Evaluating indeterminate forms of limits.
35. What is the statement of the Mean Value Theorem (MVT)? If f is continuous on [a, b] and differentiable on (a, b), then there exists at least one c in (a, b) such that f'(c) = (f(b) - f(a)) / (b - a).
36. What is the statement of Rolle's Theorem? If f is continuous on [a, b], differentiable on (a, b), and f(a) = f(b), then there exists at least one c in (a, b) such that f'(c) = 0.
37. Which of the following indeterminate forms can be transformed into 0/0 or infinity/infinity to apply L'Hôpital's Rule? All of the above
38. If lim (x->c) f'(x)/g'(x) does not exist, what can be concluded about lim (x->c) f(x)/g(x)? It cannot be determined by L'Hôpital's Rule alone.
39. Let f(x) = x^2 - 4x + 3 on the interval [1, 3]. Which theorem can be applied here, and what is a possible value of c? Rolle's Theorem; c = 2
40. What is the Maclaurin series, which is a special case of Taylor series? Taylor series expansion of a function around a = 0.
41. For a function f to be differentiable at a point c, which of the following conditions must be met? The left-hand derivative must equal the right-hand derivative.
42. State the condition for applying L'Hôpital's Rule to the limit of f(x)/g(x) as x approaches c. The limit must be of the form 0/0 or infinity/infinity, and g'(x) is not zero near c.
43. What is the definition of the left-hand derivative of a function f at a point c? The limit of (f(c) - f(c-h)) / h as h approaches 0 from the left.
44. What is the definition of the right-hand derivative of a function f at a point c? The limit of (f(c+h) - f(c)) / h as h approaches 0 from the right.
45. Taylor's Theorem is particularly useful for approximating the value of a function near a specific point. What is the primary use of the remainder term? To bound the error in the approximation.
46. The Mean Value Theorem implies that the slope of the tangent line at some point c is equal to the slope of the secant line connecting the endpoints of the interval. True
47. The remainder term in Taylor's theorem provides an upper bound for the error when approximating f(x) by its Taylor polynomial. True
48. What is the Taylor expansion of sin(x) around a = 0 up to the third-degree term? x - x^3/3!
49. Let f(x) = sqrt(x) on [0, 1]. Can Rolle's Theorem be applied? No, because f is not differentiable at x=0.
50. If f(x) = x^3 - 6x^2 + 5 on [0, 4], does Rolle's Theorem apply? If so, find c. No, because f(0) != f(4)