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Applications of the Derivative

1
Related Rates

Problem 1

A balloon is being filled with air so that the radius is increasing at the rate of \(1\) inch every \(2\) seconds. How fast is the volume changing when the radius is \(2.5\) inches?

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Mr. McKeague
Problem 2

A ladder \(10\) feet long is leaning against a wall. If the bottom of the ladder slides away from the wall at \(0.5\) feet/second, how fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall when the bottom of the ladder is \(6\) feet from the wall?

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Mr. McKeague
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Mr. McKeague

2
The First Derivative and the Behavior of Functions

Problem 1

Find the interval on which \(f(x)=x^2-4x\) is increasing and the interval upon which it is decreasing.

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Molly S.
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Octabio
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Octabio
Problem 2

Discuss the first derivative and its relationship to the graph of \(g(x)=4\).

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Molly S.
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Octabio
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Octabio
Problem 3

Find the relative extrema for \(f(x)=x^4-8x^2\)

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Mr. Damarest
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Molly S.
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Octabio
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Octabio
Problem 4

Assuming the model \(C(t)=\dfrac{7}{5t^2+20}\) to be true, should the manufacturer’s claims be accepted or rejected?

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Joshua
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Molly S.
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Octabio
Problem 5

Find, if they exist, the absolute maximum and minimum of the function \[f(x)-(x-4)^\frac{2}{7}+3\] on the interval \([0,6]\).

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Mr. Damarest
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Octabio
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Lauren
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Octabio
Problem 6

Find, if they exist, all relative and absolute extrema of the function \[f(x)=\frac{1}{x-4}\]

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Mr. Damarest
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Octabio
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Lauren
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Octabio

3
The Second Derivative and the Behavior of Functions

Problem 1

Describe the behavior of the function \[f(t)=-t^3+9t^2 \qquad 0\leq t\leq 8\] in the context of this problem.

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Molly S.
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Octabio
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Mr. Schwennicke
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Octabio
Problem 2

Describe the behavior of the function \[f(x)=x^\frac{3}{5}-1\]

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Lauren
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Octabio
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Mr. Schwennicke
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Octabio
Problem 3

Summarize the behavior of \(f(x)=x^3-3x^2+4\) and sketch its graph.

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Mr. Damarest
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Octabio
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Lauren
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Octabio
Problem 4

Summarize the behavior of \(f(x)=\dfrac{5x+2}{3x-4}\) and sketch its graph.

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Mr. Damarest
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Octabio
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Lauren
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Octabio
Problem 5

Use the second derivative test to find all the relative extrema of the function \[f(x)=x^3+\frac{9}{2}x^2-12x+11\]

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Mr. Damarest
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Octabio
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Lauren
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Octabio

4
Optimization

Problem 1

The concentration, \(C\), of a drug in the bloodstream \(t\) hours after it has been administered is approximated by the function \[C(t)=\frac{7t}{t^3+18},\quad t\geq 0\] When is the concentration the greatest?

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Mr. Damarest
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Octabio
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Stephanie
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Octabio
Problem 2

A rectangular box with an open top is to be made from a \(10\)-in.-by-\(16\)-in. piece of cardboard by removing small squares of equal size from the corners and folding up the remaining flaps. What should be the size of the squares cut from the corners so that the box will have the largest possible volume?

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Stephanie
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Octabio
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Breylor
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Octabio

5
Applications in Business and Economics

Problem 1

The revenue realized by a company on the sale of \(x\) units of its product is given by the revenue function \[R(x)=x^3+4x^2+160x\] Compute and interpret both \(R(70)\) and \(R'(70)\).

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Mr. Damarest
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Octabio
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Stephanie
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Octabio
Problem 2

The cost to a company to produce \(x\) units of a product is given by the cost function \[C(x)=-0.035x^2+40x+25\] Compute and interpret both \(C(600)\) and \(C'(600)\).

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Octabio
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Breylor
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Problem 3

Use the cost function \(C(x)=0.02x^3-0.5x^2+10x+150\) and the revenue function \(R(x)=-1.1x^2+41.5x\). If \(P(x)\) represents the profit on the sale of \(x\) units, compute and interpret \(P(20)\) and \(P'(20)\).

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Mr. Damarest
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Octabio
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Stephanie
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Octabio
Problem 4

A company estimates that the weekly sales \(q\) of its product is related to the product’s price \(p\) by the function \[q=\frac{4\text{,}500}{\sqrt[3]{p^2}}\] where \(p\) is in dollars. Currently, each unit of the product is selling for \(\$27\). Determine the point elasticity of demand of this product.

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Spencer
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Logan
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Stephanie