ASSIGNMENT 3

APPLICATIONS OF DERIVATIVES
1. Determine from the graph whether the function has any absolute extreme values on [𝑎, 𝑏]:

2. Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of the following functions on the given interval,
then graph the function:
a. 𝑓(𝑥) = 4 − 𝑥 3 ; −2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1

b. 𝑓(𝑥) = √4 − 𝑥 2 ; −2 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2
 𝑥 2(𝑥−1)
3. The derivative function of a function 𝑓(𝑥) is given by 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) = .
𝑥+2
a. Determine the critical points of 𝑓.
b. On what open intervals if 𝑓 increasing or decreasing?
c. At what points does 𝑓 assume local maximum and local minimum values? Evaluate them.

4. Consider the polynomial function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 1.

a. Verify that the 𝑓 has no local extremes.
b. Study the concavity of 𝑓 and determine the inflection point(s).
c. Sketch it.

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5. Repeat question 4 for the function 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 3 + 1.