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Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student

1. (1 point) Library/Hope/Calc1/02-04-One-sided-limits/Thomas1 solution after due date. )


[Link]
Evaluate the following limits without using a calculator. Enter SOLUTION
DNE if the limit does not exist. For any values of k, the function is continuous on any interval
that does not contain x = 5.
|x + 9|
(a) lim (x + 3) = . Since 3x4 − 15x3 = 3x3 (x − 5), we can cancel (x − 5) pro-
x→−9+ x+9 vided x 6= 5, giving
x+3
(b) lim (x + 9) = .
x→−9− |x + 9|
3x4 − 15x3
(c) lim (x + 3)
x+9
= . f (x) = = 3x3 , x 6= 5.
x→−9 |x + 9| x−5
Correct Answers:
Thus, if we pick k = 3(5)3 = 375, the function is continuous.
• -6 Correct Answers:
• 6
• DNE • 3*5ˆ3

2. (1 point)
√Library/ASU-topics/setLimitConcepts/[Link]
Let f (x) = x − 7. 5. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap2Sec2/[Link]
Suppose that f (x) is a function with f (150) = 61 and f 0 (150) =
f (2 + h) − f (2)
Then lim = 4. Estimate f (146.5).
h→0 h f (146.5) =
If the limit does not exist enter DNE. Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student
Correct Answers: solution after due date. )
• 1/[2*sqrt(2)]
SOLUTION
3. (1 point) Library/ASU-topics/setLimitConcepts/[Link] The statements f (150) = 61 and f 0 (150) = 4 tell us that at
Let f be defined by x = 150, the value of the function is 61 and the function is in-
creasing at a rate of 4 units for a unit increase in x. Since we
(
6x + m, x<2
f (x) = 2 increase x by -3.5 units in going from 150 to 146.5, the value of
−3x + 2m, x ≥ 2
the function goes up by approximately −3.5 · 4 = −14 units, so
(a) Find (in terms of m)
f (146.5) ≈ 61 − 3.5 · 4 = 61 − 14 = 47.
lim f (x) =
x→2+
(b) Find (in terms of m) Correct Answers:
• 47
lim f (x) =
x→2−
(c) Find the sum of all values of m such that
6. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap3Sec1/[Link]
lim f (x) = lim f (x) t6 + t7 − 1
x→2− x→2+ Find the derivative of f (t) = .
t8
Sum of values of m = 0
f (t) =
Correct Answers: Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student
• -3*4 + 2*m solution after due date. )
• 2*6 + m
• 24 SOLUTION
t 6 +t 7 −1
4. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap1Sec7/[Link] Expanding f (t), we have t8
= t −2 + t −1 − t −8 , so
If possible, choose k so that the following function is continuous
on any interval: f 0 (t) = −2t −3 − t −2 + 8t −9 .
( 4
3x −15x3
x−5 x 6= 5
f (x) = Correct Answers:
k x = 5.
• [(6*tˆ5+7*tˆ6)*tˆ8-(tˆ6+tˆ7-1)*8*tˆ7]/[(tˆ8)ˆ2]
k=
(If no k will make the function continuous, enter none)
1
7. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap3Sec1/[Link]
√ 10. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap3Sec2/[Link]
√ √ x
Find the derivative of y = x(x2 + 7). Find the derivative of f (x) = e 2 + 2 .
dy
dx =
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student
solution after due date. ) f 0 (x) =
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student so-
SOLUTION √ lution after due date. √ )

Multiplying x = x1/2 through the second term in the ex- Note that 2 and e 2 are constant, so that
pression, y = x5/2 + 7x1/2 . Thus
√ √ x
dy 5 3/2 7 −1/2 f 0 (x) = ln( 2) 2 .
= x + x .
dx 2 2 Correct Answers:
Correct Answers: • ln(sqrt(2))*[sqrt(2)]ˆx
• (2*2+1)/2*xˆ[(2*2-1)/2]+7/2*xˆ(-1/2)
11. (1 point) Library/UVA-Stew5e/setUVA-Stew5e-C02S06-InfLimit
8. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap3Sec1/[Link] s/[Link]
On what intervals is the function f (x) = x3 − 3x2 both decreas- Evaluate the limit
ing and concave up?
interval(s) = 9x3 − 7x2 − 6x
(Give your answer as an interval or a list of intervals, e.g., (- lim
x→∞ 9 − 8x − 10x3
infinity,8] or (1,5),(7,10) .)
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student Enter I for ∞, -I for −∞, and DNE if the limit does not exist.
solution after due date. ) Limit =

SOLUTION Correct Answers:


Decreasing means f 0 (x) < 0: • -0.9

f 0 (x) = 3x2 − 3 · 2x = 3x(x − 2),


12. (1 point) Library/ASU-topics/setDerivativeBasicFunctions/
so f 0 (x) < 0 when x < 2 and x > 0. Concave up means f 00 (x) > [Link]
0: Suppose that f (x) = 9x2 + 6x. Find:

f 00 (x) = 3 · 2x − 3 · 2 = 3 · 2(x − 1), (A) f 0 (x) =


so x > 1. So, both conditions hold for x in the interval (1, 2).
Correct Answers:
(B) The slope of the graph of f (x) at x = 2 and x = 3.
Slope at x = 2:
• (1,2) Slope at x = 3:

9. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap3Sec2/[Link] (C) An equation for the tangent lines at x = 2 and x = 3.


Find the derivative of f (x) = x6 + 6x . Tangent line at x = 2: y =
Tangent line at x = 3: y =

f 0 (x) = (D) List all values of x where the tangent line is horizontal.
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student Value(s) of x =
solution after due date. ) Correct Answers:
• 2*9*x + 6
• 42
f 0 (x) = 6x5 + ln(6) · 6x • 60
• (2*9*2 + 6)*(x-2) + (9*2**2 + 6*2)
Correct Answers:
• (2*9*3 + 6)*(x-3) + (9*3**2 + 6*3)
• 6*xˆ(6-1)+ln(6)*6ˆx • -0.333333333333333

2
 
13. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap3Sec3/[Link] dy 1
= 10x(x2 + 1)4
Find the derivative of the function f (x), below. It may be to dx 32
your advantage Correct Answers:
√ to simplify first.
f (x) = (x3 − 7 x)2x • (1/2)ˆ5*2*5*x*(xˆ2+1)ˆ(5-1)
f 0 (x) =
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student
17. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap3Sec4/[Link]
solution after due date. )
Find the derivative of
1 √
f 0 (x) = (3x2 − x−6/7 )2x + (x3 − 7 x) ln(2)2x e4x
7 y=
Correct Answers: x2 + 1
dy
• [3*xˆ(3-1)-1/7*xˆ(-1+1/7)]*2ˆx+[xˆ3-xˆ(1/7)]*ln(2)*2ˆx dx =
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student
14. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap3Sec3/[Link] solution after due date. )
Find the derivative of the function f (x), below. It may be to
your advantage to simplify first. SOLUTION
7+x
f (x) = dy 4e4x (x2 + 1) − 2xe4x
13 + 8x + 7x2 =
f 0 (x) = dx (x2 + 1)2
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student Correct Answers:
solution after due date. )
• [4*eˆ(4*x)*(xˆ2+1)-2*xˆ(2-1)*eˆ(4*x)]/[(xˆ2+1)ˆ2]
SOLUTION
18. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap3Sec4/[Link]
(13 + 8x + 7x2 ) − (7 + x)(8 + 14x) Find the derivative of
f 0 (x) = .
(13 + 8x + 7x2 )2
Correct Answers: w = (t 3 + 6t)(1 − e−3t )
dw
• [13+8*x+7*xˆ2-(7+x)*(8+2*7*x)]/[(13+8*x+7*xˆ2)ˆ2] dt =
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student
15. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap3Sec4/[Link]
solution after due date. )
Find the derivative of
√ SOLUTION
f (x) = 10 − x6
f 0 (x) =
dw
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student = (3t 2 + 6)(1 − e−3t ) + (t 3 + 6t)(3e−3t )
solution after due date. ) dt
Correct Answers:
SOLUTION • [3*tˆ(3-1)+6]*[1-eˆ(-1*3*t)]+(tˆ3+6*t)*3*eˆ(-1*3*t)

f 0 (x) = (1/2)(−1)(6x5 )(10 − x6 )−1/2 = −3x5 (10 − x6 )−1/2 . 19. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap3Sec5/[Link]
Correct Answers: Find the derivative of f (x) = x5 cos x
• 1/2*-1*6*xˆ(6-1)*(10-xˆ6)ˆ(-1/2) f 0 (x) =
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student
16. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap3Sec4/[Link] solution after due date. )
Find the derivative of
5 SOLUTION
x2 + 1

y= Using the product rule,
2
dy
= f 0 (x) = 5x4 cos(x) − x5 sin(x)
dx
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student
Correct Answers:
solution after due date. )
 2 5 • 5*xˆ(5-1)*cos(x)-xˆ5*sin(x)
x +1 1
Note that y = = 5 (x2 + 1)5 , so
2 2
3
Thus
20. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap3Sec7/[Link] dy
Find dy/dx in terms of x and y if x3 y − x − 6y − 1 = 0. (x4 − (4xy3 )(1 + x8 y2 )) = y4 (1 + x8 y2 ) − 4x3 y,
dx
dy and finally
= dy y4 (1 + x8 y2 ) − 4x3 y
dx = 4 .
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student so- dx x − (4xy3 )(1 + x8 y2 )
lution after due date. ) Correct Answers:
We differentiate implicitly with respect to x. This gives • [4*xˆ(4-1)*y-yˆ4-xˆ(2*4)*yˆ(4+2)]/[4*x*yˆ(4-1)+4*xˆ(2*4+1)*
dy dy 23. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap3Sec7/[Link]
3x2 y − x3 −1−6 = 0,
dx dx Find the slope of the tangent to the curve x2 + 4xy + y2 = 22 at
or (1, 3).
dy
(x3 − 6) = 1 − 3x2 y,
dx The slope is .
and so
dy 1 − 3x2 y
= 3 . (Enter undef if the slope is not defined at this point.)
dx x −6 Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student
Correct Answers:
solution after due date. )
• (1-3*xˆ2*y)/(xˆ3-6) Differentiating with respect to x gives 2x + 4y + 4xy0 + 2yy0 = 0
21. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap3Sec7/[Link] so that y0 = − 2x+4y
4x+2y .
dy
Find in terms of x and y if x ln y + y4 = 3 ln x. 2·1+4·3
At the point (1, 3) the slope is − 4·1+2·3 = − 75 .
dx
Correct Answers:
dy
= • -7/5
dx
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student so- 24. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap3Sec8/[Link]
lution after due date. ) Find the derivative of y = cosh(4x)
We differentiate implicitly both sides of the equation with re- dy
dx =
spect to x. Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student
x dy dy 3
ln y + + 4y3 = , solution after due date. )
y dx dx x
so   SOLUTION
x 3 dy 3
+ 4y = − ln y, Using the chain rule,
y dx x
d
and thus (cosh(4x)) = (sinh(4x)) · 4 = 4 sinh(4x).
dy 3
− ln y y(3 − x ln(y)) dx
= xx = . Correct Answers:
dx y + 4y3 x(x + 4y4 )
• 4*sinh(4*x)
Correct Answers:
25. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap3Sec9/[Link]

• y*[3-x*ln(y)]/[x*(x+4*yˆ4)]
Find the tangent line approximation for 4 + x near x = 4.
22. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap3Sec7/[Link] y=
Find dy/dx in terms of x and y if arctan(x4 y) = xy4 . Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student
dy solution after due date. )
dx =
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student
solution after due date. ) SOLUTION √
√ f (x) = 4 + x,√ the chain
With rule gives f 0 (x) =
0
1/(2 4 + x), so f (4) = 8 and f (4) = 2√1 8 . Therefore the
SOLUTION
We differentiate implicitly both sides of the equation with tangent line approximation of f near x = 4,
respect to x. f (x) ≈ f (4) + f 0 (4)(x − 4),
1 dy dy
8 2
(4x3 y + x4 ) = y4 + 4xy3 , becomes
√ √
(1 + x y ) dx dx 1
1 + x ≈ y = 8 + √ (x − 4)
so, clearing the denominator, 2 8

dy dy This means that, near x = 4, the
√function 4 + x can be approx-
4x3 y + x4 = (1 + x8 y2 )(y4 + 4xy3 ). imated by its tangent line y = 8 + 2√1 8 (x − 4).
dx dx
4
0
Correct Answers: Differentiating using the
8 8 9 7
 product rule gives f (x) =
• sqrt(4+4)+(x-4)/[2*sqrt(4+4)] 5 9x (5 − x) − 8x (5 − x) . Critical points are where this
is zero, or, where 5x8 (5 − x)7 (9(5 − x) − 8x) = 5x8 (5 −
26. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap3Sec9/[Link]
x)7 (45 − 17x) = 0. So critical points are x = 0, x = 5 and
Near x = 0, the tangent line approximation gives 3e−4x ≈
x = 45/17. Because 8, the multiplicity of the root x = 0, is
.
even, the derivative does not change sign at x = 0. Checking
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student
points on either side of the other two critical points shows that
solution after due date. )
x = 5 is a local minimum ( f 0 changes from negative to positive)
and x = 45/17 is a local maximum.
SOLUTION Correct Answers:
Let f (x) = 3e−4x . Then f 0 (x) = −12e−4x . So f (0) =
3, f 0 (0) = −12. Therefore, 3e−4x ≈ f (0) + f 0 (0)x = 3 − 12x. • 0, 2.64706, 5
Correct Answers: • neither, max, min
• 3-3*4*x
29. (1 point) Library/270/setDerivatives10MaxMin/[Link]
27. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap4Sec1/[Link]
The function
For the function f (x) = 3x3 − 9x + 14, find all inter-
vals where the function is increasing: f is increasing on f (x) = 2x3 + 6x2 − 48x + 1
is decreasing on the interval ( , ).
(Give your answer as an interval or a list of intervals, e.g., (-
infinity,8] or (1,5),(7,10) .)
It is increasing on the interval ( −∞, ) and the interval (
Similarly, find all intervals where the function is decreasing:
, ∞ ).
f is decreasing on
(Give your answer as an interval or a list of intervals, e.g., (-
The function has a local maximum at .
infinity,8] or (1,5),(7,10) .) Correct Answers:
Finally, find all critical points in the graph of f (x)
critical points: x = • -4
• 2
(Enter your x-values as a comma-separated list, or none if there
• -4
are no critical points.)
• 2
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student • -4
solution after due date. )
30. (1 point) Library/ma122DB/set8/s4_3_37.pg
SOLUTION
Answer the following questions for the function
The function is increasing and decreasing where f 0 (x) > 0
and f 0 (x) < 0; critical points are where f 0 (x) = 0. Here f 0 (x) = p
f (x) = x x2 + 36
9x2 − 9 = 9(x − 1)(x + 1), so f is increasing on (−∞, −1), (1, ∞)
and decreasing on (−1, 1). Critical points are x = −1 and x = 1. defined on the interval [−4, 6].
Correct Answers:
• (-infinity,-1), (1,infinity) a.) f (x) is concave down on the open interval .
• (-1,1)
• -1, 1 b.) f (x) is concave up on the open interval .
28. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap4Sec1/[Link]
Find and classify the critical points of f (x) = 5x9 (5 − x)8 as lo- c.) The minimum for this function occurs at .
cal maxima and minima.
Critical points: x = d.) The maximum for this function occurs at .
Classifications:
(Enter your critical points and classifications as comma-
separated lists, and enter the types in the same order as your Note: Your answer to parts a and b must be given in
critical points. Note that you must enter something in both interval notation .
blanks for either to be evaluated. For the types, enter min, max, Correct Answers:
or neither. • (-4,0)
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student • (0,6)
solution after due date. ) • -4
• 6
SOLUTION
5
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student
31. (1 point) Library/UVA-Stew5e/setUVA-Stew5e-C03S11-LinAppr solution after due date. )
ox/[Link]
Use
√ linear approximation, i.e. the tangent line, to approximate SOLUTION
3 √
64.15 as follows. Let f (x) = 3 x and find the equation of the This is a parabola opening downward. We find the critical
tangent line to f (x) at x = 64 in the form y = mx + b. points by setting g0 (x) = 0: g0 (x) = 8 − 2x = 0, so x = 4. Since
g0 (x) > 0 for x < 4 and g0 (x) < 0 for x > 4, the critical point at
Note: The values of m and b are rational numbers which can be x = 4 is a local maximum.
computed by hand. You need to enter expressions which give m As x → ±∞, the value of g(x) → −∞. Thus, the local maxi-
and b exactly . You may not have a decimal point in the answers mum at x = 4 is a global maximum of g(4) = 8 · 4 − 42 − 8 = 8.
to either of these parts. There is no global minimum.
Correct Answers:
m=
• 8/2
• none
b=

Using these values, find the approximation. 35. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap4Sec3/[Link]



3
Find the exact global maximum and minimum values of the
64.15 ≈ function g(t) = 9te−3t if t > 0.
global maximum at t =
Note: You can enter decimals for the last part, but it will has to global minimum at t =
be entered to very high precision (correct for 6 places past the
decimal point). (Enter none if there is no global maximum or global mini-
Correct Answers: mum for this function.)
• 1/(3*4ˆ2) Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student
• 4-64/(3*4ˆ2) solution after due date. )
• 4.003125
32. (1 point) Library/UVA-Stew5e/setUVA-Stew5e-C03S08-DerivLog SOLUTION
s/[Link] Differentiating using the product rule gives
Find f 0 (x) if
g0 (t) = 9 · e−3t − 27te−3t = 9(1 − 3t)e−3t ,
r
6x + 3
f (x) = ln .
9x − 5
so the critical point is t = 1/3.
Since g0 (t) > 0 for 0 < t < 1/3 and g0 (t) < 0 for t > 1/3, the
f 0 (x) = critical point is a local maximum.
Correct Answers: As t → ∞, the value of g(t) → 0, and as t → 0+ , the value
• (6/(6*x + 3) - 9/(9*x + -5))/2 of g(t) → 0. Thus, the local maximum at t = 1/3 is a global
33. (1 point) Library/ma122DB/set6/s3_8_36.pg maximum of g(1/3) = 93 e−1 = 3e 9
. In addition, the value of g(t)
Let is positive for all t > 0; it tends to 0 but never reaches 0. Thus,
f (x) = ln[x2 (x + 3)9 (x2 + 2)5 ] there is no global minimum.
Correct Answers:
• 1/3
f 0 (x) = • none
Correct Answers:
• 2/x+9/(x+3)+2*x*5/(xˆ2+2)
36. (1 point) Library/Rochester/setDerivatives10_5Optim/c3s8p1
34. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap4Sec3/[Link] _mo.pg
Find the exact global maximum and minimum values of the Find the point on the line 6x + 3y − 4 = 0 which is closest to the
function g(x) = 8x − x2 − 8 if its domain is all real numbers. point (2, 4).
global maximum at x = Answer is
global minimum at x = Correct Answers:
• (-0.67,2.7)
(Enter none if there is no global maximum or global mini-
mum for this function.)
6
37. (1 point) Library/Rochester/setDerivatives10_5Optim/c3s8p2 Part (d)
_mo.pg From part (b), the average cost function is A(x) = C(x)x where
A rectangle is inscribed with its base on the x-axis and its upper x is the production level. To minimize this, we find the deriva-
corners on the parabola y = 3 − x2 . What are the dimensions of tive and solve for zero. Simplifying, we have A(x) = √16 x
+ 8000 .
x
such a rectangle with the greatest possible area?
Width = Hence, the derivative is A0 (x) = − (16)
√ + 1 . Solving for zero,
8000
2 x3
Height = we get:
Correct Answers:
A0 (x) = 0
• 2.00
• 2.00000
38. (1 point) Library/Rochester/setDerivatives10_5Optim/c3s8p3 (16) 1
− √ + =0
_mo.pg 2 x 3 8000
A cylinder is inscribed in a right circular cone of height 7 and
radius (at the base) equal to 3.5. What are the dimensions of (16) 1
such a cylinder which has maximum volume? √ =
2 x3 8000
Radius = Height =
Correct Answers: √
• 2.33333 2 x3 = (16)(8000)
• 2.33333
39. (1 point) Library/Indiana/Indiana_setDerivatives10_5Optim (16)(8000)
/[Link] x3/2 =
√ 2
x2
For the given cost function C(x) = 16 x + 8000 find
a) The cost at the production level 1550  2/3
b) The average cost at the production level 1550 (16)(8000)
x= = 1600.0000
2
c) The marginal cost at the production level 1550
Part (e)
d) The production level that will minimize the average cost. Finally, the minimal average cost is found by plugging the value
for x which we just found into the average cost function A(x).
16
e) The minimal average cost. This yields A(1600.0000) = √1600.0000 + 1600.0000
8000 = 0.6000.
Correct Answers:
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student • 930.233129920945
solution after due date. ) • 0.60015040640061
• 0.590700203200305
Solution: • 1600
Part (a) • 0.6
To calculate the cost at the production level 1550, we need only
plug 1550 into the cost function C(x) to calculate C(1550) = 40. (1 point) Library/ASU-topics/setOptimization/[Link]
√ 2 A manufacture has been selling 1950 television sets a week at
16 1550 + (1550)
8000 = 930.2331. $390 each. A market survey indicates that for each $28 rebate
offered to a buyer, the number of sets sold will increase by 280
Part (b)
per week.
The average cost at the production level 1550 is the average cost
of producing each unit. In part (a) we saw that the total cost
a) Find the function representing the demand p(x), where x
was 930.2331, and we know that we are producing 1550 units.
is the number of the television sets sold per week and p(x) is
Hence, the average cost per unit is 930.2331
1550 = 0.6002 the corresponding price.
p(x) =
Part (c)
The marginal cost function is the derivative of the cost func-
b) How large rebate should the company offer to a buyer, in
tion. Hence, we differentiate the cost function C(x) and get
order to maximize its revenue? dollars
C0 (x) = 216
√ + 2x . Finally, to to determine the marginal cost
x 8000
at production level 1550, we plug 1550 into C0 (x) and get c) If the weekly cost function is 126750 + 130x, how
C0 (1550) = 2√16
1550
+ 2(1550)
8000 = 0.5907. should it set the size of the rebate to maximize its profit?
7
instant?
dollars
Answer:
Correct Answers:
• (1950-x)/10 +390 Note: Pa stands for Pascal. One Pa is equivalent to one
• 97.5 Newton/m2 . kPa is a kiloPascal or 1000 Pascals.
• 32.5 Correct Answers:
41. (1 point) Library/Union/setDervOptimization/nsc4_6_16.pg • -(410*(-8)/(1.4*87))
A fence 8 feet tall runs parallel to a tall building at a distance of
6 feet from the building. 45. (1 point) Library/UVA-Stew5e/setUVA-Stew5e-C03S10-RelatedR
What is the length of the shortest ladder that will reach from ates/[Link]
the ground over the fence to the wall of the building? dy dx
Suppose xy = 4 and = −4. Find when x = 3.
Length of ladder = feet. dt dt
Correct Answers: dx
=
• 19.7313 dt
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student
42. (1 point) Library/Rochester/setDerivatives8RelatedRates/SR solution after due date. )
M_s2_8_7.pg
A street light is at the top of a 15 ft tall pole. A woman 6 ft SOLUTION
tall walks away from the pole with a speed of 7 ft/sec along a Differentiating both sides of the equation xy = 4 with respect
straight path. How fast is the tip of her shadow moving when to t gives
she is 50 ft from the base of the pole? dx dy
y+x = 0
dt dt
Note: You should draw a picture of a right triangle with the or
vertical side representing the pole, and the other end of the hy- dx x dy
potenuse representing the tip of the woman’s shadow. Where =−
dt y dt
does the woman fit into this picture? Label her position as a
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variable, and label the tip of her shadow as another variable. We have y = , so y = 34 when x = 3 . Substituting y = 43 , x = 3
You might like to use similar triangles to find a relationship be- x
dy dx
tween these two variables. and = −4 in the expression for , we get
dt dt
Correct Answers:
• 11.6666666666667 dx 3
= − 4 · (−4) = 9
dt
43. (1 point) Library/Rochester/setDerivatives8RelatedRates/SR 3
M_c2s8p2.pg Correct Answers:
The altitude of a triangle is increasing at a rate of 2.000 centime- • 9
ters/minute while the area of the triangle is increasing at a rate
of 2.000 square centimeters/minute. At what rate is the base of 46. (1 point) Library/Union/setDervRelatedRates/s2_8_5.pg
the triangle changing when the altitude is 7.500 centimeters and A spherical snowball is melting so that its diameter is decreasing
the area is 100.000 square centimeters? at rate of 0.2 cm/min.
Note: The ”altitude” is the ”height” of the triangle in the formula At what is the rate is the volume of the snowball changing
”Area=(1/2)*base*height”. Draw yourself a general ”represen- when the diameter is 9 cm?
tative” triangle and label the base one variable and the altitude The volume is changing at a rate of cm3 /min.
(height) another variable. Note that to solve this problem you Correct Answers:
don’t need to know how big nor what shape the triangle really • -25.4469
is.
Correct Answers:
47. (1 point) Library/Union/setDervRelatedRates/SRM_s2_8_7.pg
• -6.57777777777778 A street light is at the top of a 12 foot tall pole. A 6 foot tall
44. (1 point) Library/ma122DB/set6/s3_10_26.pg woman walks away from the pole with a speed of 7 ft/sec along
When air expands adiabatically (without gaining or losing a straight path. How fast is the tip of her shadow moving when
heat), its pressure P and volume V are related by the equa- she is 45 feet from the base of the pole?
tion PV 1.4 = C where C is a constant. Suppose that at a certain The tip of the shadow is moving at ft/sec.
instant the volume is 410 cubic centimeters and the pressure is Correct Answers:
87 kPa and is decreasing at a rate of 8 kPa/minute. At what rate • 14
in cubic centimeters per minute is the volume increasing at this
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48. (1 point) Library/Rochester/setDerivatives21LHospital/der 53. (1 point) Library/Rochester/setIntegrals3Definite/osu_in_3
[Link] _2.pg
Evaluate the definite integral
Evaluate the limit using L’Hospital’s rule if necessary Z 7
5
√ dx
 x 2 x
9 7
lim 1 +
x→∞ x Correct Answers:
• 12.315377486915
54. (1 point) Library/Indiana/Indiana_setIntegrals3Definite/s4
_4_20.pg
Correct Answers:
Evaluate the definite integral
• 3.61725078522994 Z 7
(15x2 − 10x + 8)dx
4
49. (1 point) Library/270/setDerivatives21LHospital/osu_dr_21_
[Link]
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student
Compute the following limits using L’Hospital’s rule if appro- solution after due date. )
priate. Use INF to denote ∞ and MINF to denote −∞.
5x − 5
lim 2 = Solution:
x→1 x − 1
To evaluate the definite integral, we need to determine the an-
tan−1 (x)
lim = tiderivative of the formula to be integrated. This can be done
x→∞ (1/x) − 5
Correct Answers:
term-by-term to get:

• 4.02359478108525 15x3 10x2


F(x) = − + 8x
• -0.314159265358979 3 2
Now, applying the second part of the Fundamental Theorem of
50. (1 point) Library/maCalcDB/setDerivatives21LHospital/osu_d Calculus, we get the value of the definite integral as:
r_21_2.pg 15(7)3 10(7)2 15(4)3 10(4)2
Compute the following limits using l’Hôpital’s rule if appropri- F(7) − F(4) = − + 8(7) − − + 8(4)
3 2 3 2
ate. Use INF to denote ∞ and MINF to denote −∞.
1 − cos(4x)
lim = = 1526 − 272
x→0 1 − cos(8x)
x
9 −8 −1x
lim =
x→1 x2 − 1 = 1254
Correct Answers:
Correct Answers:
• 0.25
• 1.56974443129364 • 1254
55. (1 point) Library/Rochester/setIntegrals3Definite/s4_4_21.
51. (1 point) Library/UMN/calculusStewartCCC/s_4_5_prob01.pg pg
Use l’Hospital’s Rule to evaluate the limit. Evaluate the definite integral
Z 8
sin 6x (64 − x2 )dx
lim
x→0 sin 5x −8

Limit: Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student


Correct Answers: solution after due date. )
• 6/5
Solution:
52. (1 point) Library/Union/setIntDefinite/[Link] Since the function f (x) = 64 − x2 is even,
Evaluate the definite integral. 8
x3
Z −1 Z 8 Z 8 
(x + 3)2 dx = (64 − x2 )dx = 2 (64 − x2 )dx = 2 64x − =
0 −8 0 3 0
Correct Answers: 
83
 
1024
• -6.33333 2 64 · 8 − − (0 − 0) = 2 = 682.666666666667
3 3
Correct Answers:
9
A. If we use n = 4 subdivisions, fill in the values:
• 682.666666666667 ∆t =
56. (1 point)
Z Library/ma122DB/set11/s5_3_3.pg
t0 = ; t1 = ; t2 = ; t3 = ; t4 =
x
f (t0 ) = ; f (t1 ) = ; f (t2 ) = ; f (t3 ) = ; f (t4 ) =
Let f (x) = t 5 dt. Evaluate the following.
3 B. Find the left and right sums using n = 4
left sum =
f 0 (x) =
right sum =
f 0 (−5) =
Correct Answers: C. If we use n = 2 subdivisions, fill in the values:
∆t =
• xˆ5
• (-5)ˆ5 t0 = ; t1 = ; t2 =
f (t0 ) = ; f (t1 ) = ; f (t2 ) =
57. (1 point)
Z 12
Library/Rochester/setIntegrals4FTC/c4s4p2_mo.pg D. Find the left and right sums using n = 2
If f (x) = t 3 dt then left sum =
x right sum =
f 0 (x) =
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student
Solution: ( Instructor solution preview: show the student
solution after due date. )
solution after due date. )
SOLUTION
SOLUTION
A. If n = 4, ∆t = 24−0 4 = 6. Thus (t0 ,t1 ,t2 ,t3 ,t4 ) =
Z x (0, 6, 12, 18, 24) and ( f (t0 ), f (t1 ), f (t2 ), f (t3 ), f (t4 )) =
f (x) = − t 3 dt (29, 26, 23, 21, 20).
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Thus B. The left-hand sum is
f 0 (x) = −x3 left sum = 6(29 + 26 + 23 + 21) = 594.
Correct Answers: And the right-hand sum is
• -xˆ3
right sum = 6(26 + 23 + 21 + 20) = 540.
C. Here, ∆t = 12, so (t0 ,t1 ,t2 ) = (0, 12, 24) and
58. (1 point) Library/Rochester/setDerivatives20Antideriv/s3_1 ( f (t0 ), f (t1 ), f (t2 )) = (29, 23, 20).
0_2func_mo.pg D. The left- and right-hand sums are
Consider the function f (x) = 12x3 − 6x2 + 6x − 2. Find F(x) an left sum = 12(29 + 23) = 624, and
antiderivative of f (x). right sum = 12(23 + 20) = 516, and
F(x) = Correct Answers:
Correct Answers:
• 3*xˆ4-2*xˆ3+3*xˆ2-2*x • 6
59. (1 point) Library/Rochester/setDerivatives20Antideriv/s3_1 • 0
0_8func_mo.pg • 6
4 4 • 12
Consider the function f (x) = − . Let F(x) be the anti- •
x2 x6 18
derivative of f (x) with F(1) = 0. • 24
Then F(x) = • 29
Correct Answers: • 26
• -4/[(2-1)*xˆ(2-1)]+4/[(6-1)*xˆ(6-1)]+3.2 • 23
• 21
60. (1 point) Library/Michigan/Chap5Sec1/[Link] • 20
In this problem, use the general expressions for left and right • 594
sums, • 540
• 2*6
left-hand sum = f (t0 )∆t + f (t1 )∆t + · · · + f (tn−1 )∆t
• 0
and • 12
right-hand sum = f (t1 )∆t + f (t2 )∆t + · · · + f (tn )∆t, • 24
• 29
and the following table: • 23
t 0 6 12 18 24 • 20
• 624
f (t) 29 26 23 21 20
• 516

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