Chapter 4

University Calculus: Early Transcendentals · 547 exercises

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. $$y=5 x^{2 / 5}-2 x$$

5 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. $$\int x^{-5 / 4} d x$$

4 step solution

Problem 34

Find all possible functions with the given derivative. a. \(y^{\prime}=2 x\) b. \(y^{\prime}=2 x-1 \quad\) c. \(y^{\prime}=3 x^{2}+2 x-1\)

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. $$g(x)=x^{2} \sqrt{5-x}$$

6 step solution

Problem 34

Use I'Hópital's rule to find the limits. $$\lim _{x \rightarrow 0^{-}} \frac{\ln \left(e^{x}-1\right)}{\ln x}$$

3 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. $$y=x^{2 / 3}\left(\frac{5}{2}-x\right)$$

7 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. $$\int(\sqrt{x}+\sqrt[3]{x}) d x$$

4 step solution

Problem 35

Find all possible functions with the given derivative. a. \(y^{\prime}=-\frac{1}{x^{2}}\) b. \(y^{\prime}=1-\frac{1}{x^{2}}\) c. \(y^{\prime}=5+\frac{1}{x^{2}}\)

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 \(x=1 ?\)

7 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. $$f(x)=\frac{x^{2}-3}{x-2}, x \neq 2$$

4 step solution

Problem 35

Use I'Hópital's rule to find the limits. $$\lim _{y \rightarrow 0} \frac{\sqrt{5 y+25}-5}{y}$$

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. $$f(t)=|t-5|, \quad 4 \leq t \leq 7$$

5 step solution

Problem 36

Identify the coordinates of any local and absolute extreme points and inflection points. Graph the function. $$y=x^{2 / 3}(x-5)$$

7 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. $$\int\left(\frac{\sqrt{x}}{2}+\frac{2}{\sqrt{x}}\right) d x$$

5 step solution

Problem 36

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 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. $$f(x)=\frac{x^{3}}{3 x^{2}+1}$$

6 step solution

Problem 36

Use I'Hópital's rule to find the limits. $$\lim _{y \rightarrow 0} \frac{\sqrt{a y+a^{2}}-a}{y}, a>0$$

6 step solution

Problem 37

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. $$g(x)=x e^{-x}, \quad-1 \leq x \leq 1$$

4 step solution

Problem 37

Identify the coordinates of any local and absolute extreme points and inflection points. Graph the function. $$y=x \sqrt{8-x^{2}}$$

10 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. $$\int\left(8 y-\frac{2}{y^{1 / 4}}\right) d y$$

4 step solution

Problem 37

Find all possible functions with the given derivative. a. \(y^{\prime}=\sin 2 t\) b. \(y^{\prime}=\cos \frac{t}{2} \quad\) c. \(y^{\prime}=\sin 2 t+\cos \frac{t}{2}\)

4 step solution

Problem 37

Vertical motion The height above ground of an object moving vertically is given by $$s=-16 t^{2}+96 t+112$$ with \(s\) in feet 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 \(s=0\)

7 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

Use I'Hópital's rule to find the limits. $4\lim _{x \rightarrow \infty}(\ln 2 x-\ln (x+1))$$

7 step solution

Problem 38

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. $$h(x)=\ln (x+1), \quad 0 \leq x \leq 3$$

4 step solution

Problem 38

Identify the coordinates of any local and absolute extreme points and inflection points. Graph the function. $$y=\left(2-x^{2}\right)^{3 / 2}$$

9 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. $$\int\left(\frac{1}{7}-\frac{1}{y^{5 / 4}}\right) d y$$

5 step solution

Problem 38

Find all possible functions with the given derivative. a. \(y^{\prime}=\sec ^{2} \theta\) b. \(y^{\prime}=\sqrt{\theta} \quad\) c. \(y^{\prime}=\sqrt{\theta}-\sec ^{2} \theta\)

4 step solution

Problem 38

Quickest route Jane is 2 mi offshore in a boat and wishes to reach a coastal village 6 mi down a straight shoreline from the point nearest the boat. She can row 2 mph and can walk 5 mph. Where should she land her boat to reach the village in the least amount of time?

8 step solution

Problem 38

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. $$g(x)=x^{2 / 3}(x+5)$$

5 step solution

Problem 38

Use I'Hópital's rule to find the limits. $$\lim _{x \rightarrow 0^{-}}(\ln x-\ln \sin x)$$

5 step solution

Problem 39

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. $$f(x)=\frac{1}{x}+\ln x, \quad 0.5 \leq x \leq 4$$

5 step solution

Problem 39

Identify the coordinates of any local and absolute extreme points and inflection points. Graph the function. $$y=\sqrt{16-x^{2}}$$

8 step solution

Problem 39

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. $$\int 2 x\left(1-x^{-3}\right) d x$$

3 step solution

Problem 39

Find the function with the given derivative whose graph passes through the point \(P\). $$f^{\prime}(x)=2 x-1, \quad P(0,0)$$

5 step solution

Problem 39

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. $$h(x)=x^{1 / 3}\left(x^{2}-4\right)$$

6 step solution

Problem 40

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. $$g(x)=e^{-x^{2}}, \quad-2 \leq x \leq 1$$

4 step solution

Problem 40

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. $$\int x^{-3}(x+1) d x$$

4 step solution

Problem 40

Find the function with the given derivative whose graph passes through the point \(P\). $$g^{\prime}(x)=\frac{1}{x^{2}}+2 x, \quad P(-1,1)$$

5 step solution

Problem 40

Motion on a line The positions of two particles on the \(s\) -axis are \(s_{1}=\sin t\) and \(s_{2}=\sin (t+\pi / 3),\) with \(s_{1}\) and \(s_{2}\) in meters and \(t\) in seconds. a. At what time(s) in the interval \(0 \leq t \leq 2 \pi\) do the particles meet? b. What is the farthest apart that the particles ever get? c. When in the interval \(0 \leq t \leq 2 \pi\) is the distance between the particles changing the fastest?

4 step solution

Problem 40

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. $$k(x)=x^{2 / 3}\left(x^{2}-4\right)$$

6 step solution

Problem 40

Use I'Hópital's rule to find the limits. $$\lim _{x \rightarrow 0^{+}}\left(\frac{3 x+1}{x}-\frac{1}{\sin x}\right)$$

5 step solution

Problem 41

Find the function's absolute maximum and minimum values and say where they are assumed. $$f(x)=x^{4 / 3}, \quad-1 \leq x \leq 8$$

4 step solution

Problem 41

Identify the coordinates of any local and absolute extreme points and inflection points. Graph the function. $$y=\frac{x^{2}-3}{x-2}$$

7 step solution

Problem 41

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 41

Find the function with the given derivative whose graph passes through the point \(P\). $$f^{\prime}(x)=e^{2 x}, \quad P\left(0, \frac{3}{2}\right)$$

4 step solution

Problem 41

The intensity of illumination at any point from a light source is proportional to the square of the reciprocal of the distance between the point and the light source. Two lights, one having an intensity eight times that of the other, are 6 m apart. How far from the stronger light is the total illumination least?

7 step solution

Problem 41

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. $$f(x)=e^{2 x}+e^{-x}$$

4 step solution

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