Chapter 3: Q. 6 (page 247)
Suppose that is defined for and differentiable everywhere except at and , and that only at = ±2. List all the critical points of f and sketch a possible graph of .
Chapter 3: Q. 6 (page 247)
Suppose that is defined for and differentiable everywhere except at and , and that only at = ±2. List all the critical points of f and sketch a possible graph of .
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Get started for freeUse the first derivative test to determine the local extrema of each function in Exercises 39- 50. Then verify your algebraic answers with graphs from a calculator or graphing utility.
It took Alina half an hour to drive to the grocery store that is 20 miles from her house.
(a) Use the Mean Value Theorem to show that, at some point during her trip, Alina must have been traveling exactly 40 miles per hour.
(b) Why does what you have shown in part (a) make sense in real-world terms?
Last night at 6 p.m., Linda got up from her blue easy chair. She did not return to her easy chair until she sat down again at 8 p.m. Let s(t) be the distance between Linda and her easy chair t minutes after 6 p.m. last night.
(a) Sketch a possible graph of s(t), and describe what Linda did between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. according to your graph. (Questions to think about: Will Linda necessarily move in a continuous and differentiable way? What are good ranges for t and s?
(b) Use Rolle’s Theorem to show that at some point between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., Linda’s velocity v(t) with respect to the easy chair was zero. Find such a place on the graph of s(t).
Determine the graph of a function f from the graph of its derivative f'.
For each set of sign charts in Exercises 53–62, sketch a possible graph of f.
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