Math 171 - Worksheet 22

Question 1
Apply the First Derivative Test to determine the relative extrema of the function
given by f (x) = 4x3 − 6x2 − 72x + 28.

Question 2
2
Find the relative extrema of f (x) = (x2 − 9) 3 using the First Derivative Test.

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Question 3
4
Determine the relative extrema of f (x) = 4x 2+ 4 using a table of intervals and
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test vlaues within the respective intervals.

Question 4
2
For the function f (x) = x − 3x − 4
x − 2 , find any critical numbers and the open
intervals on which the function is increasing or decreasing. Then apply the First
Derivative Test to identify all relative exrema.