Formulas and Theorems for Reference I. Tbigonometric Formulas l. sin2d+c,cis2d:1 sec2d l*cot20:<:sc:20 I +. sin(-d) : -sitt0 t,rs(-//) = t r1sl/ -tallH : 7. s i n ( A* B ) : s i t r A c o s B * s i l B c o s A 8. : siri A cos B - siu B <:os,;l 9. cos(A + B) - cos,4cosB - siu A siriB 10. cos(A - B) : cosA cosB + silrA sirrB 2 sirrd t:osd 11. 12. < ' o s 2 0- c o S 2( i - s i u 2 0 : 2 < ' o so2 - I - 1 - 2 s i n 2 0 I < . r f0t 13. tan d : 14. <:ol0 : I tattH sirr d 1 15. (:OS I/ 1 6 . c s cd - / r(. (:ost/ F I tl cos[ ^ 1 ri" 6i -el : sitt d -01 : COSA \l 18. 215 Formulas and Theorems 216 II. Differentiation Formulas !Q,:I' (r") - trr:"-1 ]tra-fg'+gf' * (i) -- g J ' - , f g ' ,l' ,I ( t t ( .)r) 9 ' ( . , ' ) ,i;.[tyt.rt) l'' d, \ (sttt rrJ .* ('oqI' .7, . stll lr tJ, \ ./ dr. l('os J :r) - "11'2.,' { 1a,,,t, o.t .r')1(<,ot Q:T (,.(,2 .r' rl , ,7, : sPl'.r tall 11 (sc'c:.r'J d, .r,; - (<:s<t (ls(].]'(rot;.r -.'' fr("') ,t ,1 fr(u") o,'ltrc ,l ,, ' (l.t' tlll ri - d,^ -iAl'CSllLl'l 1 .f --: I t!.r' J1 - rz r) : 1(Arcsi' oT Il12 Formulas and Theorems III. Integration Formulas 1. ,f"or:artC *(' 2. [\0,-trrlrl .t "r 3. [ , ' , t . ,: r ^ x| ( ' ,I 4. In' a,,: lL , ,' 111Q .l 5. I n . , a . r : . rh r . r ' . r r ( ' ,l f 6. sirr.rd.r' - ( o s . r '- t C ./ 7. 8. / . , , . r ' d r : s i t r . i '| ( ' .t ,f'r^rr f 9. t l : r: h r s e c , r+l C o r cot .r tlt .l 10. 1i. 12. 13. 14. 15. [,nr'., ,1., .J l r r s i r r . ,l * C l r r1 s c r ' . *i I a r r . r f C cotr] +C .[r,rr,rdr:]nlcscr ,"r' r d,r - tan r: * C | / * " . r t a r r . rd' r - s r ' < ' . |r ( ' .l n " " 'r d r : - c o t r : * C l l /.'r.''t.ot r r/l' : .t ,'sr'.r r C 1 6 . [ , u r r 'r c l .-r l a r r. r - . r + ( ' J tT. 18 [ ---!! -:lArctan({)+c .l o'1t" f ln Jccrs+ rl C a \a/ )- Jffi:Arcsin(i)-. 2I7 2t8 Formulas and Theorems IV. Formulas and Theorems 1. Lirnits ancl Clontinuitv A f u r r c t i o ryr : . f i) ii) ( r ) i s c ' o n t i n u o uas, t . r - c i f : l'(a) is clefirrecl(exists) Jitl,/(.r') e x i s t s .a n d i i i ) h r u . l ( . r) : . / ( r r ) at .r'- rr. Othelrvise..f is <lisr:ontinrrorrs linrits exist a,ncla,r'e Tire liniit lirrr l(r ) exisls if anclorrh'il iroth corresporrciirrg one-si<le<l etlrtrl tlrtrt is. lrgr,,l'(.r): L .:..= 2. ,lirn, .l'(.r) - I' - ,lirl ./(.r) Intemrccliatc- \rahre Theroettt r-rrra t:krserlinten'a,l fo. b] takes on every value A func'tion lt , .l (r) that is r'orrtinrrt.rrrs bct'uveerr ./(rr) arrd ./(6). Notc: If ,f is corrtiriuorlsorr lrr.lr] an<1.l'(a) ancl .l'(1r)difler in sigrr. then the ecluatiou .l'(.,)- 0 has at leu,stotte soirttiotritr the opetr itrterval (4.b). 3. Lirrritsof Ilatiorial Frui<'tiorrs as .r + +:r; lirrr . r '+ i \ /('] -o l/\.t J if the <legreeof ./(.r') < thc clcglee of rt(r') l ' . x ; r t r r 1 , l ,l' i:t , r .r'+r. '2. lirrr . ,- t r .r'+f - ] .) 9\.1/ , litl .1"' '/ ,/ , \ i l t l r e , l e g l e eo l . / { . r ' )' t l r e r l e g l e eo f 1 7r() : is irrlirrite r.xiulll)l(': 3. ', . 2 ') , ', . {l ,. ,. nlil .r'++x. .rr + 2ll' L J'' - )c ai / ' / ,) it fiuite if the rlegteeof ./(.r:)- the degreeof .q(.r) # r/(.uJ Notc: The limit u,ill be the rtrtio of the leaclingc'ciefficient of .f(r;) to.q(r). ' 2 . r 2- i J . r - 2 r-xallrl)lc: llllr t ( ) , r-' 5 r 2 : - 2 5 Formulas and Theorems 4. Horizontal ancl \rt'rtir:al As)'rnptotes 1. AIineg-bisnlurrizontalasvniptott'<-rfthegraphof ,,r 2. q : . / ( . r ' ) i f e i t h e r l i r r r l ( . r ' ;= l ; (r) : b .Itlt_ .f A lirie .,.hr, 5. 2I9 .t - e is . l ( . , , )= * r c a ur. vcrti<'alas)'rrrptotc of tlie graph of tt - .f(.r) if eitirel . / ( . r ' )- + x . ,\) A v c r a g c t r r r r lI r r s t a r r t i l l l ( - o l l sI l a t < ' o f ( ' l r a r r g t ' 1 . A v t ' r a g t ' R a t c o f ( ' l r a t r g c : I f ( . r ' 9 . y r ra) t t r i ( . r ' l . q l ) i r l e l r o i t r t so r r t h e g l a i r l t < f t q - . l ' ( t ) . t l t e r t t l t e a , v e l i r g ( r) i t t e o f c ' h a r r g eo f i l u - i t h r e r s p e c tt o . r ' o v c l t l r c i t r t c l r - a l l r ' 1 1 . .t r; i s l!_r1'_l!,,) .l'1 2. 6. .l'9 lr .r'l !1, ly ,r'() l.r ' , ( , r ' 1 y . . r /i 9 I t t s t a t r t n r i t ' o r rRsa t c o 1 ( 1 - l ' , l t r g ,I' 1 s )a l r o i r r t o r r t h e g r a l r l r o I r l , - , . l ' ( . r ) .t i u r r r t h e i t r s t a u t A r r e o L rl sa t e o f c h i r r i g t , o f i 7 n ' i t h r t , s p t , r ' t o . r ' a t , r ' 1i1s . f ' ' ( . r ' 1 ; ) . Dcfirritiorr of t,lrc l)r.rir-ativt' .f'(.,)-lll lEP,r' !y)--ll:'J t'(,,) 11,1, T l r t ' l a , t t < ' rc l c f i r r i t i o t ro l t l r t ' < k ' t i r ' ; r t i v t .i s t l r t ' i r r s t a r r t i r l r ( ' ( ) u rsi r t t , o f c h a r r g t ' o f ' . l ( . r ) u - i t l r resltec:t to .t at .r -. (t. G e o r r l e t r i t ' a l i r ' .t h t r < l e r i r ' : r t i v e o 1a f i t t l t ' t i 9 l t a t a l r , i l t t i s t l r t ' s l ' 1 r e , f tho graph of the firnc'tion at tltat lioirrt. 7. 'fhc t1e'tatrg<'tttlitrt' t, N r r r r r l r c r( ' : l s a l i r r r i t 1. li'r (r + 1)" -( fl / \ n++a 2 . l i n i ( 1 + r r) ; ( n -\) 8. Roller'sTheorerrr If .l'is c't-rntituu.rtts on ln.0] arrrl ciiff'elentiablt'on(a.b) srrt'hthat.l'(rr).., l'(1,).tht'n thcle' is at leirst otte ttutttberc itr the opetr intelval (o.b) srrc'hthat.l/(r') - 0. 9. Nlcan Valuc Thcorcrrr I f / i s c o t r t i t n r o r t so t t l n . l i l a u c l c l i f f e l e n t i a b l e o n ( o . f ) . t h e n t h e r e i s a t 1 t : a s to u t ' n u r r i l r e r l / 1 . \ - J )I lt !^lr'/ l iti (n.b; .tttlr tlt;tt "'t f'1, I tt tI 220 Formulas and Theorems 1i) Extreme - Vaiue Tlieorem If / is contirmouson a closeclinterval lo.l.,].then./(.r) has both a tnaxinrum aurl a m i n i r n u mo n l a . b ] . 11. To firid the rnaximrrrnand nrirrinuru valuesof a furrc'ti<)\tt =,/(.r'). loc'ate 1. the point(s) r,r'hclc .f'(.r) c'harrges sign. To firrri the c'atrcliclatesfirst fincl lvhcre '(.r:) 0 or is infinite rlr cltterstrot t:xist. ,f 2. thc t:trrlpoittts. if :rtn'. ort tltt' rlotttaitr <lf ,/(.r'). Corrrpalc' thc frurctiorr va,lues at trll of thcsc points lir firrrl the tnaxiruuuls an(l ntirtitttttttts. 12 l') _t,). L e t . / l i c ' c l i f f c l c n t i a l r i t ' f i r r r r < . 1 ' < 1 . t, t t t < lt o r t t i n t r o t r s f o r r r { . r < . l t . l. I f , f ' ' ( . r )> 0 f o r ( ' v ( ' l ' \ ' . r ' i r r( r r . L ) . t h e r r . f i s i t r c t ' t ' a s i n go r r f r r . 1 l ] . 2. I f . / ' ( . r ' ){ 0 f o r e v e l v . r ' i r r ( o . L ) . t h t ' t t . f i s c l t ' t ' r t ' a s r t rogr r [ 4 . 1 l ] . th:rt .f'"(;r) t'xists ort tlte itrtelva,l(rr.lr). Srippr-,se 1 . I f , f " ( t ' ) ) 0 i r r ( a . b ) . t l r c n . f i s < ' o r r c r , vuep u , r r r ' i<r lr ( a . / r ) . '). If (lo$:lrwfrlcl irr (rr./r). .f"(.r) { 0 irr (rr.L).tlrerr.f is corrc'tr,ve tfi tt -.1'(.r').firxl the proitrtsr'vhere.l'"(r') - () or u'ltt'r't:.f"(.r') To lot'trtethe points of irrfkrc'tir.rrt 'Ilten lyllere .f (.r')rnar.hal't'a poirrt of irillectitxt. fails to cxist. l'irest,'arethe orrh'r'uclirl'r1,'t; tlu'other'. test tlresepoints to urirkcsure tha,t ,l'"(.,).- 0 on ont'sitlt'arrtl ,f"(.r) > 0 <.rtt 1.1 Diffcrerrtialrrlitv irnplies r'ontiuuitt': If a frrnr:tiorris cliflereltialrlt' a,t a poirrt .r'- rr. it is 'I'he convcrst'is falst'. i.e. c'ontintritvrkrcs not iurpll'cliffert'ntiabilitr.. t'<.irrtinuous at that 1.loirrt. 1 5 L o r r t r lL i r r < ' a r i t r -a r r < 1L i t r c a l A p p r o x i t t r a t i o r r 'l'iie l i r i e a r t r p p r o x i t n z r t i o tot f . / ( . r ' )r r e a r . t ' - . t 0 i s g i v e r rl x ' 4 : . / ( . , ' e ) *.1'(.l'1)(.r' .re). rha,n a trrngerrt lirx-'to tltc graph at tliat point. Tir estiuratc the slope of a gralrh at a poirrt (lx' Arrother rva\. is using u grtrphit s cak'nla,tor') to "zoonr in" aroLtn<l the point itt cluestiorr urrtil the glaph "kroks'' straight.'fhis rrretliocl alnrost ahva'"s \il)r'ks. If u'c' "zot.rtttin" att<l ther glaph Lr,rks stlaiglrt at a point. sa)'.r': o. then the funr:tiorris loca,ll)'lincar at that point. flre graph of u : ].r:l has a sharp (:olner' .rt :f :0. This col'll€rr c'arlllot lre stlrot-rtheclout lte "zc.ronringin" r'epeatecllv.Consecluetrtll'. the clerivative of l.r' cioes not exist at .r' : 0. henc'e. is not locallr' Iinear at .r' : 0. l Formulas and Theorems 221 1Li. CourlraringRatcs of C'hatrgc T l r t ' t ' x p o t r e t r t i : r l f u n c ' t i r ) u! : c ' g t ' < l u ' sv e r v l a p i r l h . A S . r ' - + t c u , h . i l et h e f t t g a r i t h m i c , f u l r . t i o n .. lrr.r' glo\\'s vt'r'r' skx.r,i-u' a.s .r' -) )c. l/ E r p o t r e r t t i a l f r r u c ' t i o r r sl i k e u - . 2 ' r t r ! / : r , , ' l l r . ( ) \ \ - n t o l . er : r p i c l l y a s . r + : r tharr an), positive '1.'ht'fitttt'tiott l)()\\'('1<if .r. i/ - hr.r' gr'o\\'s sl<lu'eras .t -+ x tltiil a1\r lotx,orrstarrt lt1;lvrr<1niai. \ \ i ' s a r ' . t h a t a s . r '- + ) c : l(r\ I t . tt g l ' ) \ \ ' : l ; r - 1 , 1l .l r i r r r, / i , rI i l l i r r r l. r .r z/{,r') - \ ,r'il lirrr lt|') {t. .r .\.l(.r') f i . l ( r ' ) g l t x l s f h s t e r t h a t r a ( . r ' ) a s . r ' - + ) c . t h e r r q ( , r ' ) g r ' o w ss l o l r , t r t l u . r n . l ' ( . r . )A S . r . + r c . 2. '19 if lir,r ,. ,\ q(.r,) . / ( . r ) a r r < lr 7 ( . r ' )g r o u , a t t h e s a r n t ' r a t t , a s . r ' + r L l0 (tr is firrite ancl rrouzt'r'o). Fol t'xanrlllt'. 1 . r ' g t r x l s l ; r s t c r t l r a r r . r . : i l s . r , + r c s i r r r . r ,l i r r r {. t '2. 3. ' -. :r, . r ' l g r ' , , 1 ' sl i r s t c l t l r a r r h r . r ' : r s . r . : r c s i r r < . e1 i , , , ,'1 . r ' : + 2 . r 'g l ( ) \ \ ' si r t t l l , s i r l r r t 'r ' r r t r ,' r s . , , 1a s . r . ) x >c sirr<.r' ,]11 'r2 l2 ,i{ I T i r f i r l < ls o t t t t ' o f t h e ' s t ' l i t r r i t si r s , r ' , \ . \ ' ( ) l l n r i r v l r s ( ' t h e g r a p h i n g t a l r . r r l a t . , r '\ .I a k e s u . c , t l a t a l r a l ) l ) l ( ) l ) l i a t c r . i t ' u - i r r gr . l - i t r r l o riis- r r s c r l . 1 7. I r r r - t ' r ' sF c r r r u ' ti o r r s i. '2. I f . / l r r r l 1 7i r l t ' t u , o f r r r r < . t i o u ss r r < . ht h a t . l ' ( q ( . r . ) )- . r f o r e - , \ ( ) 1..1\ .,i n t i u , r l o r r r a i r ro l q . a r r t L .q ( . 1 ' ( . r ' ) ) . r ' . l i r r i r r t h c ' r l o l r a i r r o f . f . t h e r r . . f ' a r r d 1 7a r e i r r v e l s t ' f i u r r . t i o n s til eirchotlrcr. A f t l r r r ' 1 i o r r. f h t l s r t t t i t r v t ' r s r ' l i r t t t t i o u i f a r r r l o n h . i f r i o l r o r i z o r r t a l l i u e i r r t c r s e r r , t ist s g r a l r l r u r o l t ' t l r i r r ro r r < ' ( r . 3. If .l is t'itlrt't ittt t'eilsilg or' <it'treasirrg in arr intt:r'val. tfien f' |as a1 i1.,r'r.sefilrc:ti,' or.t't thrrt irrtt'r't'al. l. h I i s t l i l f i ' r t ' r r t i a ] r l t ' a t t ' v t ' t ' r - l r o i r r t o r i a r r i r r t e r v a l I . a r r c l , f ' ( . , t )I 0 orr I. t1e1 r(., is tlifTt'r<'utitrlrlt' ' I l at everr'lroint of the interior of the interval l'(I) arrrl !l l ,t'll l.rI) ' ' r | .tt 222 Ix Formulas and Theorems P r,1 r '' ' _ r - l r r rr -l ' t- _t i l s 1' .1'' I'htr t'xllorlt'utial futtctit.rti !/ - t'' is the irlverse function of t7:111 2. I ' l r t ' c l o r n a i t t i s t h c s e t r l f a l l r t ' a l r l t l r l l l ) e l ' s .- ) c 'l'lu'ritngt'is 3. ,l -1. -l(, (Lt' tt. , i s < ' o n t i r t l r o r r si .n c ' r ' e r r s i r r ga.t t d ( o n ( ' i r v e r t l t f b l a l l . r : . iit]'_,' r T. ,ltt tlrt'set of all llositive nttntllels.! > 0. , ' . ') ll .,r' 5. <.lr < DC. ., i x a t r t l l 1 t l t _r ' - ' 0 . ,. . r . .f i r r '. r .- > 0 l l r r ( r ' ) - . r ' f i r r a l l . r ' . 1 9 . P r o l r t ' r 'itt ' s o [ ] t t . r ' 1. 'l'lrc r k r r r r i r i uo 1 r 7 l r r , r ' i s t h t : s e t to f a l l l t o s i t i v c t r u t t t l i e r s , . r ' > 0 . '2. '['lrt'rirrrgt'of i7 . hr.r' is tlie sct of all rt'al lrtrttt]rers. x < l/ < :r' urrrl corrcavtr clou,tt cverYrvltertl r-rttits tlclrltrin. :1. r7 . lrr.r' is <.orrlirrrrorts.itr<'r'e'asirrg. 1 . l r r ( r r | )- l t r r r I l t r 1 i . 1. l t r l , ft l , I (;. 1 1 1 1 l , . . 1 ' 1 11v 1 7. i7 E. ltr,r l r r/ , hr.r '- 0 iI 0 .: .r'.- I arrrllrr.r'> 0 if .r > 1. ,lllt. ltr.r'- *:r ltt.r'- -)c' trrtrl ,.lt]li 1).l.g,,.r'il; 20. 1 - tl p c z o i t l i r l I l r r l t ' orr tlrt't'krseclinte't'val[4.b] where fo.b] has ]reenpartitioned If ir f\urt.tiorr.fis c'outiuuorrs i r r t r r l s t t l r i r t t t , r ' r ' tIr. lrs' 1 . . r ' rl j, .r . i 2 ] . . . . . [ . r : , , r . . t : , , ] .e n t : l t o f l e n g t h ( b - a ) l n . t h e n rlt r . I f t , ) r / . r=' - ; ; [ . / ( , 0 ) + ' 2 . (f . r r )+ 2 / ( . r z )+ . . . + 2 J ( . r ' ,r,) + . / ( . r " ) ] .t ,, Tlrt. T'ralrezoiclal Rrrlt' is tlre avelage of the left-hancl and riglrt-hancl R,iemann sulns. Formulas and Theorems 223 21. Propcrties of tlic Dcfinitc Ilttcgral Let ,/(.r) and r7(,r) be c,cintirruuousorr la. ll]. fb rt, ( r ) r l , t ' : c , l , , . r r r ,r 1 . rr.' i s a u o r . z c rco, o n s t a n t . J,,,,'.f 1. ft 2' f ('') rl'rr- 0 .1,, :l .1,,,,')'ltr I'tt [t' +. |t' lt,t,t, .f,, r' lt' r , r . h e r,.ft ' i s c o n t i n r r o uosn a r r i r r t e r . v a l .1,,,r,),lr- f,,.1t.,)n.,*,1,.f'(.r)rl.r.. r'orttailrittgtlte trutnltet'srr. 1r.arrrlr'. r'egarrllt'ss ol tlrt'or'<lt'r.a.|. arrclr,. 5 . I f l ( . r ' ) i s t r n o t l r l f i u r r . t i o nt.h , ' , r / . l ( r ' ) r l . t . - ( l .l ,, tj. If ./(.r) is arr even fiul.tion. tlruu .f 7 I ,f,,' .l{.,) ,t,,. I I . l ( . r )] 0 o n l r r 1 . r ]r. h e r rl ' " , , ( , , ,r / . r>, 0 .t,, 8 . I f . q ( . rZ' ). f ( r ) , n l o . b l .r l * , u 22. ",,.1'(.t.) tlr Dcfiriti.' ,t., 7 [ , , " , , { . r ) , 1 , r, [ , , " . 1 { . , . 1 . f D < ' f i r r i t t 'h r t < ' g r : r lt r s t l i . L i ' r i t , f u S r r r r r S t t l l l r t l s t ' t h a t a f i r t t t r t i o t t . l ' ( . r ' ) i s < o n t i r u r o r r s o r r t h e r . k r s t ' < li r r t e l v a l l r r . l i ]. D i v i r l e t 1 e l : iritt'rval irrto rr cclrral sulrirrtcrvals.ol length A.r. " (,h,,,,st,(,ll(, nl1lnl)er.irr caclr s t t b i t r t t ' l v a l i . t ' . . r ' 1i n t l u ' f i l s t . . r ' 2i r r t l r t , s t , r ' o r r r l. . . . . r ' A . ' i 1t l , , ' A . t h . . . . . ^ r r r l . r . , , i, tlr. rrt5. ' 'Ilicu,,lirrr rl, r , r ' 1) J r ' - I 2:1. Funrlarncntal 'flrlollrrr { . , ), t . , f, , . f ,1 ('ak.uhrs 7b I .t tt.,) ,l.t ,, l:iltt 1 - ' t rt i. n " l u , r .Ft ,, ( . r ) : , f( . . r ' ) j, o,+..f',,' ,,,,,,, ri, ,',',r rtt:,f(q(t.))g,(.r). f ,"''',,rr, Formulas and Theorems 24. Y"t".lty, Sp..a, "t 1. The vclocity of an object tells how fast it is going and in which direction. Velocity is an instantaneous rate of change. 2. The spceclof an obiect is the absolute value of the velocity, lr(t)I. It tells how fast it is going disregarding its direction. The speeclof a particle irrcrcascs(speedsup) when the velocity and acceleration have thersarrresigns. The speed clecreascs(slows down) when the velocity and acceleration have opposite signs. 3. The acr:cier:rtionis thc irrstantarreousrate of change of velocity it is the derivative c-rfthe veloc:ity that is. o(l) : r"(t). Negative acceleration(deceleration)means that Tlie acceleration gives the rate at which the velocity is t[e vgloc:ity is dec:r'easirrg. crharrging. Therefore, if .r is the displacernentof a rnoving objec:tand I is time, then: i) veloc:itY: u(r) : tr (t\ : # i i ) a c'cre l e ra:ti o (t) n : ."' ( t) : r ' /( /)- #. : # iii)i'(/) [n(t1,tt i v) .r(t)- [ ,,3 1a , Notc: T[e av('ragc velclcity of a partir:le over the tirne interval frorn ts to another time f. is vel;c'itv: T#*frH#: Average "(r] -;'itol. wheres(t) is the p.sitionof the partic:leat tinre t. 25. The avetage value of /(r) 26 Arca BctwtxrriCtrrvt,s on [a. ir] is +,,,, 1,,' f (r) d:r. If ./ ancl g are continuousfuncrtionssuch that /(:r) 2 s@) on [a,b], then the area between ,.b I I l r e c r r r v e si s / l / ( " ,I - q ( r l ) d r . Ja Formulas and Theorems 225 2 7 . Volume of Soiids of R.evolution Let / be nonnegative and continuous on [a,.b]. and let R be the region bounded above b y g : / ( r " ) . b e l o w b y t h e r - a x i s , a n d o n t h e s i d e sb y t h e l i n e s r : : n a n d r : b . When this region .R is revolved about tire .r'-axis.it gerreratesa solid (having circular fo crrosssec'tions)u'hosevolume V - | {j'(.,'l)2 ,1.,. /tt 28 Volunrcsof Soli<lswith Knowrr Cross Scctions l. Fol cross sectionsof area A(:r:). taken pt'r'lierrcli<'ulartcl the r-zrxis. ',llttttt' : z. ^rr, .[rr" dr. Fbr <'rossse<rtions of area A(37)taken perpt'rrriicrrlar to the 37-axis, v.ltrttc' - .[," ^r,, rh. 29. SolvirrgDifferential Equations: Graphically ancl Nurnerrir.all.l' Skrpc Fieicls Af ever'1'poirrt (.r.r7) a differetrtial ecluatiorrof the folrrr # - f t, .i/) gives the slope of tht' nernber of the farnily of solutit.rnsthat c:onta,insthat poirrt. A slope fielcl is a, gra,lrhictrl represent:rtiotrof this family of curves. At eac:hpt-rirrtirr the plarre. a short s()gnlentis rlrau'n slope is eclualto the value of the clerivativerat that poirrt. I'hese scgnrerrtsare taugcnt "vhose to the sohrtion's graph at the poirrt. The slope fielcl allows you to sketc:hthe graph of ther solution cul've even though you rlo rrot have its ec|ration. This is clc-rne by starting at arry point (usuallv the point given bv the initial c'ondititin).and moving fron one poirrt to the next in the direc'tionirrdicntedby the segrncnts of the slope fielcl. Somc t'trlc'ulatorshavtt built in operations fbr drawing slope fields; fcir calculatorsrvithorrt tiris feature tlrere are l)rograms available fbr drawing thern. 30. Soiving Diffelential Equations b)' Separatirrgthe Variables There are lnAny technicluesfor solving differential equations. Any differential equatir_rnvou may be asked to solve ott the AB Calculus Exam can be solved by separating the variables. R,ewrite the equatioll as an erluivalent equation with all the r and dr terrns on otle side arxl all the q and d37terrns ou the c-rther.Antidifferentiate both sides to obtain an e(luation without dr or du, but with orte c'onstantof inteqration. Use the initial condition to evahrate this constant.