Derivative of a Polynomial

Rarely Tested

Derivative of a Polynomial

For:

$$P(x)=a_nx^n+a_{n-1}x^{n-1}+\cdots+a_1x+a_0$$

$$P'(x)=na_nx^{n-1}+(n-1)a_{n-1}x^{n-2}+\cdots+a_1$$

Usage

- Used for direct differentiation of polynomial functions and for finding their critical points.

Question 1

Let $$f(x)$$ be a polynomial function satisfying

$$\lim_{x \to \infty}\frac{x^2f(x)}{x^4+3x^2+1}=2.$$

If $$f(2)=5$$ and $$f(3)=10,$$ then the value of the limit $$\lim_{x\to 1}\frac{f(x)-f(1)}{\sin(x-1)}$$ is equal to:

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