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  • Preview of Applications of the Derivative
  • Terms
  • Summary and Analysis
    • Rates of Change and Applications to Motion
    • Problems for "Rates of Change and Applications to Motion"
    • Related Rates Problems
    • Problems for "Related Rates"
    • Absolute and Local Extrema
    • Problems for "Absolute and Local Extrema"
    • The Mean Value Theorem
    • Problems for "The Mean Value Theorem"
    • Using the First Derivative to Analyze Functions
    • Problems from "Using the First Derivative to Analyze Functions"
    • Using the Second Derivative to Analyze Functions
    • Problems for "Using the Second Derivative to Analyze Functions"
    • Vertical and Horizontal Asymptotes
    • Problems for "Vertical and Horizontal Asymptotes"
    • Curve Sketching
    • Problems for "Curve Sketching"
    • Optimization
    • Problems for "Optimization"
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