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    3.5 Two Derivative Problems: Chapter 3. Applications of Derivatives

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    CHAPTER 3.

    APPLICATIONS OF DERIVATIVES 73

    3.5 Two Derivative Problems


    722 (AP). The graph below is the graph of the derivative of a function f .

    −3 −2 −1 1 2 3

    a) Find where f is increasing and where it is decreasing.

    b) Find all local maxima and local minima of f .

    c) If f (−3) = −2, sketch the graph of f .

    723 (AP). The graph below is that of a function f (x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d, where a, b, c, and d
    are constants.
    √ Show that the x-coordinates of the two marked points are given by the formula
    −b ± b2 − 3ac
    x= .
    3a

    In the fall of 1972 President Nixon announced that the rate of increase of inflation was decreasing. This was
    the first time a sitting President used the third derivative to advance his case for re-election. —Hugo Rossi

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