AP CALCULUS
STUDENT HANDOUT
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Which procedure and why?
Directions: For each function below, discuss in your groups whether there is more than one rule that
could be applied when finding the derivative. If more than one rule applies, what is the reasoning for
why one rule might be “better” than the other?
1.
f (x ) =
2x 3 + 3x
x
2.
g (x ) =
2x 2 + 3x +1
x +1
3. h( x ) =
2x +1
3x +1
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