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Calculus - Unit 4 Practice

Name: ___________________________ Period: ________

1. Given the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 ' − 4𝑥 + 3, find the intervals where 𝑓 is increasing,
decreasing, concave up, and concave down. Identify and relative extreme values AND any
points of inflection.












2. Identify the maximum and minimum value of 𝑦 = 𝑥 ,⁄' (20 − 𝑥) on the closed
interval[−1, 20].










3. Use Newton’s method to find the positive root of the function 𝑦 = 2 sin 𝑥 − 𝑥. Compare
the number of steps necessary to reach 8 decimal places of accuracy when 𝑥7 = 1, 𝑥7 =
2, and 𝑥7 = 5.









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4. Assume the operating cost of a certain truck (excluding the driver’s wages) is 12 + = cents
per mile when the truck travels at 𝑥 miles per hour. If the driver earns $6 per hour, what
is the most economical speed to operate the truck on a 400-mile turnpike where the
minimum speed is 40 mi/her and the maximum speed is a 70 mi/hr? (The cost equation
(𝐶) in terms of 𝒙 (speed) is given below)

𝑥 1 400 2 2400
𝐶(𝑥) = &12 + + , . (400) + , . (6) = 48 + 𝑥 +
6 100 𝑥 3 𝑥










5. An aircraft is flying at a constant altitude with a constant speed of 600 mi/hr. An
antiaircraft missile is fired on a straight line perpendicular to the flight path of the aircraft
so it will hit the aircraft at a point 𝑃. At the instant the aircraft is 2 miles from the impact
point 𝑃, the missile is 4 miles from 𝑃 and flying at a rate of 1200 mi/hr. At that instant,
how rapidly is the distance between the missile and the aircraft decreasing?










6. Sketch the graph of a continuous function which satisfies all the following conditions:
a. 𝑓 A (𝑥) < 0 for all real numbers 𝑥 ≠ 4.
b. 𝑓’(4) does not exist.
c. 𝑓"(𝑥) < 0 for all 𝑥 < 4
d. 𝑓"(𝑥) > 0 for all 𝑥 > 4.







7. A function f is continuous on the interval [−3, 3] and its first and second derivaties have
the values given in the following table:
𝒙 (−3, 1) −1 (−1, 0) 0 (0, 1) 1 (1, 3)
𝒇′(𝒙) Positive 0 Negative Negative Negative 0 Negative
𝒇"(𝒙) Negative Negative Negative 0 Positive 0 Negative


a. What are the 𝑥-coordinates of all of the relative maxima and minima of 𝑓 on
[−3, 3]? Justify your answer.





b. What are the 𝑥-coordinates of all of the points of inflection of 𝑓 on [−3, 3]? Justify
your answer.



c. Sketch a possible for graph for 𝑓 which satisfies all of the given properties.











8. For what values of 𝑥 does the slope of the tangent line to the curve 𝑦 = −𝑥 ' + 3𝑥 , + 1
take on its largest value? Justify your answer.








9. For each of the following, determine whether it is possible for a twice differentiable
function 𝑓 to satisfy all of the properties listed. Justify your answers.
a. 𝑓 A (𝑥) > 0, 𝑓"(𝑥) > 0 but 𝑓(𝑥) < 0 for all real numbers x.




b. 𝑓"(𝑥) > 0 but 𝑓′(𝑥) < 0 for all real numbers 𝑥.




c. 𝑓"(𝑥) > 0 but 𝑓(𝑥) < 0 for all real numbers 𝑥.




10. A trucker handed in a ticket at a toll booth showing that in 2 hours she had covered 159
miles on a toll road with speed limit 65 mph. The trucker was cited for speeding. Why?






11. An open-top box is to be constructed from a piece of cardboard measuring 20 inches by
25 inches. To build the box, squares of length 𝑥 will be cut from the corners of the
cardboard and the then the edges will be folded up. What is the volume of the largest box
that can be constructed this way, and what size square should be cut to achieve this
volume?










12. Find the linearization for each of the following functions using 𝑎 = 0 as the center of each
linearization.
a. 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 1),




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b. 𝑔(𝑥) = 2S𝑥 + U




13. Write an expression for the differential 𝑑𝑦 for 𝑦 = √1 + 𝑥. Then evaluate 𝑑𝑦 at 𝑎 = 8 and
if 𝑑𝑥 = 1.




14. By considering the function 𝑦 = √𝑥, use differentials to find (without a calculator) an
approximation for √26 − √25 by making an appropriate choice for 𝑎 and 𝑑𝑥.





15. Use Newton’s Method to find an approximation for the solution to the equation cos(𝑥 , ) =
𝑥 accurate to 6 decimal places. Choose 𝑥7 = 1. Show the set-up for Newton’s Method, and
report your results after each iteration.







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16. Estimate the value of √11 using Newton’s Method. (Hint: Find a polynomial for which
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√11 is a root.) Continue the iterative process until the result is accurate to 8 decimal
places. Choose 𝑥7 = 2. (For fun J, compare how many iterations are necessary to reach
the same level of accuracy if 𝑥7 is changed from 2 to 12 or −5.)