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Applied Calculus
Applying the Derivative

1
The First Derivative and the Behavior of Functions

Problem 1

Discuss the behavior of \(N(t)\) in terms of increasing and decreasing.

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Mr. Damarest
Molly S. cc
Molly S.
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Octabio
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Octabio
Problem 2

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.
Octabio cc
Octabio
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Octabio
Problem 3

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 4

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 5

Construct a sign chart for the graph shown in Figure 16 and use it to construct a summary table for the function.

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Octabio
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Molly S.
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Octabio
Problem 6

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 7

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 8

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

2
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

Assuming the function \(R(x)=-\dfrac{1}{4}x^4+200x^2\) is true, should the website’s managers accept or reject this forecast?

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Lauren
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Octabio
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Octabio
Problem 6

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

3
Applications of the Derivative: 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

4
Applications of the Derivative 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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Stephanie
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Octabio
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Breylor
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Octabio
Problem 3

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