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Sketch a graph

1. 𝑦 = 3𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 11 2. 𝑓(𝑥) = −.5(𝑥 − 2)2 + 3

3. The manager of a large apartment complex has found that the profit is given by
Px    x 2  420 x  17500, where x is the number of units rented.

a) What is the profit when 160 units are rented?

b) How many units must be rented to maximize the profit?

c) What is the maximum profit?


4. The impact of the amount of money a corporation spends in advertising on the corporation’s
total sales, S(x), is given by the equation:

where S(x) and x are both measured in thousands of dollars.

a) Evaluate the average rate of change in the corporation’s total sales when they spend between
50 thousand and 60 thousand in advertising.

b) Determine the instantaneous rate of change in the corporation’s total sales when the spend 30
thousand dollars on advertising.

5. The resale value of a new car depreciates at a rate of 12 percent per year. The resale value of
the car after t years is given by the equation:

t
P(t) = 28,000(0.88)

What is the resale value of the car after 10 years?

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