Module No 1
(Extremum values, Rolle’s theorem, Mean Value theorem)
1. The Olive canteen inside VIT-AP campus decides to manufacture food-storage containers in
order to sell lunch. The container is a cylindrical bin with volume V = πr2 h of 1000 ml. Determine
the dimensions (height h and radius r) that minimize the amount of material required to manufac-
ture the container, given that the total surface area is S = 2πr(r + h).
2. Using Rolle’s Theorem, find a point on the curve f (x) = x(x − 3)2 in the interval [0, 3] where
the tangent to the curve is horizontal.
3. A 12-inch square piece of thin material is used to create an open box by cutting out squares
of side length x from each corner and folding up the sides. The volume of the box is given by
V (x) = x(12 − 2x)2 . Determine the value of x that maximizes the volume.
4. A window in the VIT-AP academic block consists of a rectangle surmounted by a semicircle.
The rectangle is made of clear glass, while the semicircle is made of tinted glass that transmits only
half as much light per unit area as the clear glass. If the total perimeter of the window is 20 ft,
determine the dimensions of the window that admit the maximum amount of light.
5. Suppose the temperature in a chamber is defined by T = t3 + 3t + 1. Show that the temper-
ature becomes zero exactly once for some real value of t.
What is the smallest possible perimeter of a rectangle having area 16 m2 ? Also find its dimen-
sions.
6. Find the critical points of f (x) = x3 − 12x − 5, identify the intervals where the function is
increasing and decreasing, and determine its extreme values.
7. Examine the validity of Lagrange’s Mean Value Theorem for f (x) = x(x − 1)(x − 2) on the
interval [0, 2], and verify the conclusion.
8. A window consists of a rectangle surmounted by an equilateral triangle. If the perimeter of
the window is 12 m, determine the dimensions of the rectangle that maximize the total area of the
window.
9. (a) Check whether Rolle’s Theorem is applicable to f (x) = x(ex + 3), −3 ≤ x ≤ 0, and
verify the theorem.
(b) Find the relative extrema of f (x) = 3x5 − 5x3 .
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Assignment
Module No. 1: Single Variable Calculus
(Topic: Integration, Average function value, Area between curves)
1. Determine the area of the farmland bounded by y = x2 + 2, y = sin(x), x = −1 and x = 2.
x2
2. A land is bounded by two curves y = 6 − x and y = 9 − 4 . Find the area of the land.
3. Find the area of the triangular region in the first quadrant bounded on the left by the y axis and
on the right by the curves y = sin(x) and y = cos(x).
4. Find the area of the region bounded by the curves y 2 = 1 − x and y 2 = 1 + x.
5. A land is bounded by two curves x = y 2 and x = y + 2. Find the area of the land.
6. Determine the area of the segment cut from the curve y = x(3 − x) by the line y = x.
7. Form a land that is circular in shape given by x√2 + y 2 = 4, it is observed that a portion of region
R above the line y = 1 and below the line y = 3x is very fertile. Find the area of fertile land.
8. A projectile is fired from the ground in such a way that it makes a curve y = x − x2 . Find the
area bounded by that curve.
9. If the birth rate of a population is b(t) = 2200e0.024t and the death rate is d(t) = 1460e0.018t per
year, find the area between these curves for 0 ≤ t ≤ 10. What does this area represent?
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10. An ant is allowed to travel along the region bounded by y = x − 2, the curve y = x and positive
x axis. Determine the area of the region.
11. A grass field is bounded by the curves x − y 3 = 0 and x − y = 0. Find the area of the grass field.
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12. Find the average value of f (x) = 4 − x2 on [−2, 2].
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Assignment
Module No. 1: Single Variable Calculus
(Topic: Volumes of solids of revolution)
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1. The region between the curve y = x, 0 ≤ x ≤ 4, and the x− axis to generate a solid. Find its
volume.
2. The circle x2 + y 2 = a2 is rotated about the x− axis to generate a sphere. Find its volume.
3. Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region between the y− axis and the curve
x = y2 , 1 ≤ y ≤ 4, about the y− axis.
4. The region bounded by the curve y = x2 + 1 and the line y = −x + 3 is revolved about the x−
axis to generate a solid. Find the volume of the solid.
5. Find the volume
√ of the solid of revolution formed by rotating the finite region bounded by the
graphs of y = x − 1 and y = (x − 1)2 about the y− axis
6. The region bounded by parabola y = x2 and the line y = 2x in the first quadrant is revolved
about the y− axis to generate a solid. Find the volume of the solid.
7. Determine the volume of the solid obtained by rotating the region bounded by y = x2 − 2x and
y = x about the line y = 4.
8. Find the volume of a solid generated by rotating the region in first quadrant bounded by y =
(x − 1)(x − 3)2 , y = 0 about the y− axis.
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9. Find the volume of a solid generated by rotating the region bounded by y = x, y = 4, x = 0
about the y− axis.
10. Find the volume of a solid generated by rotating the region bounded by y = x2 + 2, y = x + 4
about the x− axis.