Chapter 4
Thomas Calculus in SI Units · 420 exercises
Problem 29
a. Find the open intervals on which the function is increasing and decreasing. b. Identify the function's local and absolute extreme values, if any, saying where they occur. $$H(t)=\frac{3}{2} t^{4}-t^{6}$$
5 step solution
Problem 29
Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of each function on the given interval. Then graph the function. Identify the points on the graph where the absolute extrema occur, and include their coordinates. $$g(x)=\sqrt{4-x^{2}}, \quad-2 \leq x \leq 1$$
5 step solution
Problem 30
Find the most general antiderivative or indefinite integral. You may need to try a solution and then adjust your guess. Check your answers by differentiation. $$\int\left(\frac{1}{7}-\frac{1}{y^{5 / 4}}\right) d y$$
6 step solution
Problem 30
Find a positive number for which the sum of its reciprocal and four times its square is the smallest possible.
5 step solution
Problem 30
What can be said about functions whose derivatives are constant? Give reasons for your answer.
3 step solution
Problem 30
a. Find the open intervals on which the function is increasing and decreasing. b. Identify the function's local and absolute extreme values, if any, saying where they occur. $$K(t)=15 t^{3}-t^{5}$$
5 step solution
Problem 30
Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of each function on the given interval. Then graph the function. Identify the points on the graph where the absolute extrema occur, and include their coordinates. $$g(x)=-\sqrt{5-x^{2}}, \quad-\sqrt{5} \leq x \leq 0$$
4 step solution
Problem 31
Find the most general antiderivative or indefinite integral. You may need to try a solution and then adjust your guess. Check your answers by differentiation. $$\int 2 x\left(1-x^{-3}\right) d x$$
4 step solution
Problem 31
A wire \(b \mathrm{m}\) long is cut into two pieces. One piece is bent into an equilateral triangle and the other is bent into a circle. If the sum of the areas enclosed by each part is a minimum, what is the length of each part?
6 step solution
Problem 31
Find all possible functions with the given derivative. a. \(y^{\prime}=x\) b. \(y^{\prime}=x^{2}\) c. \(y^{\prime}=x^{3}\)
4 step solution
Problem 31
a. Find the open intervals on which the function is increasing and decreasing. b. Identify the function's local and absolute extreme values, if any, saying where they occur. $$f(x)=x-6 \sqrt{x-1}$$
5 step solution
Problem 31
Identify the coordinates of any local and absolute extreme points and inflection points. Graph the function. $$y=\frac{x}{\sqrt{x^{2}+1}}$$
4 step solution
Problem 31
Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of each function on the given interval. Then graph the function. Identify the points on the graph where the absolute extrema occur, and include their coordinates. $$f(\theta)=\sin \theta, \quad-\frac{\pi}{2} \leq \theta \leq \frac{5 \pi}{6}$$
5 step solution
Problem 32
Find the most general antiderivative or indefinite integral. You may need to try a solution and then adjust your guess. Check your answers by differentiation. $$\int x^{-3}(x+1) d x$$
3 step solution
Problem 32
Find all possible functions with the given derivative. $$\begin{aligned} &\text { a. } y^{\prime}=2 x\\\ &\text { b. } y^{\prime}=2 x-1 \quad \text { c. } y^{\prime}=3 x^{2}+2 x-1 \end{aligned}$$
4 step solution
Problem 32
a. Find the open intervals on which the function is increasing and decreasing. b. Identify the function's local and absolute extreme values, if any, saying where they occur. $$g(x)=4 \sqrt{x}-x^{2}+3$$
6 step solution
Problem 32
Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of each function on the given interval. Then graph the function. Identify the points on the graph where the absolute extrema occur, and include their coordinates. $$f(\theta)=\tan \theta, \quad-\frac{\pi}{3} \leq \theta \leq \frac{\pi}{4}$$
6 step solution
Problem 32
Identify the coordinates of any local and absolute extreme points and inflection points. Graph the function. $$y=\frac{\sqrt{1-x^{2}}}{2 x+1}$$
6 step solution
Problem 33
Find the most general antiderivative or indefinite integral. You may need to try a solution and then adjust your guess. Check your answers by differentiation. $$\int \frac{t \sqrt{t}+\sqrt{t}}{t^{2}} d t$$
4 step solution
Problem 33
Find all possible functions with the given derivative. $$\text { a. } y^{\prime}=-\frac{1}{x^{2}} \quad \text { b. } y^{\prime}=1-\frac{1}{x^{2}} \quad \text { c. } y^{\prime}=5+\frac{1}{x^{2}}$$
5 step solution
Problem 33
a. Find the open intervals on which the function is increasing and decreasing. b. Identify the function's local and absolute extreme values, if any, saying where they occur. $$g(x)=x \sqrt{8-x^{2}}$$
5 step solution
Problem 33
Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of each function on the given interval. Then graph the function. Identify the points on the graph where the absolute extrema occur, and include their coordinates. $$g(x)=\csc x, \quad \frac{\pi}{3} \leq x \leq \frac{2 \pi}{3}$$
5 step solution
Problem 33
Identify the coordinates of any local and absolute extreme points and inflection points. Graph the function. $$y=2 x-3 x^{2 / 3}$$
4 step solution
Problem 34
Find the most general antiderivative or indefinite integral. You may need to try a solution and then adjust your guess. Check your answers by differentiation. $$\int \frac{4+\sqrt{t}}{t^{3}} d t$$
3 step solution
Problem 34
Determine the dimensions of the rectangle of largest area that can be inscribed in a semicircle of radius 3 (See accompanying figure.)
9 step solution
Problem 34
Find all possible functions with the given derivative. a. \(y^{\prime}=\frac{1}{2 \sqrt{x}}\) b. \(y^{\prime}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} \quad\) c. \(y^{\prime}=4 x-\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}}\)
4 step solution
Problem 34
a. Find the open intervals on which the function is increasing and decreasing. b. Identify the function's local and absolute extreme values, if any, saying where they occur. $$g(x)=x^{2} \sqrt{5-x}$$
5 step solution
Problem 34
Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of each function on the given interval. Then graph the function. Identify the points on the graph where the absolute extrema occur, and include their coordinates. $$g(x)=\sec x, \quad-\frac{\pi}{3} \leq x \leq \frac{\pi}{6}$$
5 step solution
Problem 34
Identify the coordinates of any local and absolute extreme points and inflection points. Graph the function. $$y=5 x^{2 / 5}-2 x$$
6 step solution
Problem 35
Find the most general antiderivative or indefinite integral. You may need to try a solution and then adjust your guess. Check your answers by differentiation. $$\int(-2 \cos t) d t$$
4 step solution
Problem 35
What value of \(a\) makes \(f(x)=x^{2}+(a / x)\) have a. a local minimum at \(x=2 ?\) b. a point of inflection at \(x=1 ?\)
4 step solution
Problem 35
Find all possible functions with the given derivative. a. \(y^{\prime}=\sin 2 t\) b. \(y^{\prime}=\cos \frac{t}{2} \quad\) c. \(y^{\prime}=\sin 2 t+\cos \frac{t}{2}\)
8 step solution
Problem 35
a. Find the open intervals on which the function is increasing and decreasing. b. Identify the function's local and absolute extreme values, if any, saying where they occur. $$f(x)=\frac{x^{2}-3}{x-2}, \quad x \neq 2$$
5 step solution
Problem 35
Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of each function on the given interval. Then graph the function. Identify the points on the graph where the absolute extrema occur, and include their coordinates. $$f(t)=2-|t|, \quad-1 \leq t \leq 3$$
5 step solution
Problem 35
Identify the coordinates of any local and absolute extreme points and inflection points. Graph the function. $$y=x^{2 / 3}\left(\frac{5}{2}-x\right)$$
6 step solution
Problem 36
Find the most general antiderivative or indefinite integral. You may need to try a solution and then adjust your guess. Check your answers by differentiation. $$\int(-5 \sin t) d t$$
6 step solution
Problem 36
Find all possible functions with the given derivative. a. \(y^{\prime}=\sec ^{2} \theta\) b. \(y^{\prime}=\sqrt{\theta} \quad\) c. \(y^{\prime}=\sqrt{\theta}-\sec ^{2} \theta\)
6 step solution
Problem 36
a. Find the open intervals on which the function is increasing and decreasing. b. Identify the function's local and absolute extreme values, if any, saying where they occur. $$f(x)=\frac{x^{3}}{3 x^{2}+1}$$
5 step solution
Problem 36
Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of each function on the given interval. Then graph the function. Identify the points on the graph where the absolute extrema occur, and include their coordinates. $$f(t)=|t-5|, \quad 4 \leq t \leq 7$$
6 step solution
Problem 36
Identify the coordinates of any local and absolute extreme points and inflection points. Graph the function. $$y=x^{2 / 3}(x-5)$$
6 step solution
Problem 37
Find the most general antiderivative or indefinite integral. You may need to try a solution and then adjust your guess. Check your answers by differentiation. $$\int 7 \sin \frac{\theta}{3} d \theta$$
5 step solution
Problem 37
The height above ground of an object moving vertically is given by $$s=-4.9 t^{2}+29.4 t+34.3$$ with \(s\) in meters and \(t\) in seconds. Find a. the object's velocity when \(t=0\) b. its maximum height and when it occurs; c. its velocity when \(s=0\)
4 step solution
Problem 37
Find the function with the given derivative whose graph passes through the point \(P\). $$f^{\prime}(x)=2 x-1, \quad P(0,0)$$
4 step solution
Problem 37
Find the function's absolute maximum and minimum values and say where they are assumed. $$f(x)=x^{4 / 3}, \quad-1 \leq x \leq 8$$
3 step solution
Problem 37
a. Find the open intervals on which the function is increasing and decreasing. b. Identify the function's local and absolute extreme values, if any, saying where they occur. $$f(x)=x^{1 / 3}(x+8)$$
5 step solution
Problem 37
Identify the coordinates of any local and absolute extreme points and inflection points. Graph the function. $$y=x \sqrt{8-x^{2}}$$
6 step solution
Problem 38
Find the most general antiderivative or indefinite integral. You may need to try a solution and then adjust your guess. Check your answers by differentiation. $$\int 3 \cos 5 \theta d \theta$$
4 step solution
Problem 38
Jane is \(2 \mathrm{km}\) offshore in a boat and wishes to reach a coastal village 6 km down a straight shoreline from the point nearest the boat. She can row \(2 \mathrm{km} / \mathrm{h}\) and can walk \(5 \mathrm{km} / \mathrm{h}\). Where should she land her boat to reach the village in the least amount of time?
5 step solution
Problem 38
Find the function with the given derivative whose graph passes through the point \(P\). $$g^{\prime}(x)=\frac{1}{x^{2}}+2 x, \quad P(-1,1)$$
3 step solution
Problem 38
Find the function's absolute maximum and minimum values and say where they are assumed. $$f(x)=x^{5 / 3}, \quad-1 \leq x \leq 8$$
3 step solution