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