Chapter 11 Revision Exercise

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

Provide an appropriate response.

1) Find all the critical values of y = x 3 - x 2 - x + 2. 1)

x2 + 9
2) Find all the critical values of f(x) = . 2)
x

x+2
3) Find all the critical values of f(x) = . 3)
x2 - 3

4) If f(x) = 2x 3 + 3x 2 - 36x + 1, determine the intervals on which f is increasing and the 4)

intervals on which f is decreasing.

5) If f(x) = 7x 2 + 3x - 2, determine the intervals on which f is increasing and the intervals on 5)

which f is decreasing.

6) Let f(x) = (x 4 + 1)3 . 6)

(a) Determine the intervals on which f is increasing.
(b) Determine the intervals on which f is decreasing.
(c) Based on your answers to parts (a) and (b), find the values of x for which f has relative
maxima.
(d) Based on your answers to parts (a) and (b), find the values of x for which f has relative
minima.

7) Determine the intervals on which the function is increasing and on which it is decreasing. 7)
Also determine the points of relative maxima and relative minima.
x2
f(x) =
ex

8) Sketch the graph of y = x3 - 3x 2 + x + 1 with the aid of intercepts, symmetry, and the 8)
first-derivative test. Use your graphing calculator to verify your solution.

9) Given y = f(x) = x 3 - 3x 2 + 10 on the interval 0, 4 , find the values of x at which absolute 9)

maxima and absolute minima occur.

x2
10) Find the absolute extrema for y = on the interval 0, 3 and where they occur. 10)
ex

11) Let f(x) = x5 + 5x 3 . Determine the intervals of which f is (a) concave up and (b) concave 11)
down. (c) Find the x-values of all inflection points.

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12) Let f(x) = . Determine the intervals of which f is (a) concave up and (b) concave 12)
x-2
down. (c) Find the x-values of all inflection points.

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13) If y = x 4 + 4x 3 - 18x 2 - 3x + 4, find the x-values of all inflection points. 13)

14) If y = x(x - 1)3 , find the x-values of all inflection points. 14)

15) Let y = x 4 - 4x 3 . 15)

(a) Determine y' and y''.
(b) Determine intervals on which the function is increasing; determine intervals on which
the function is decreasing.
(c) Determine the coordinates of all relative maximum and relative minimum points.
(d) Determine intervals on which the function is concave up; determine intervals on
which the function is concave down;
(e) Determine the coordinates of all inflection points.
(f) With the aid of the information obtained in parts (a)-(e), give a reasonable sketch of
the curve.

16) Find the intervals where the graph of y = f(x) is concave up and where it is concave down. 16)
Do not sketch its graph. Also determine its points of inflection. f(x) = 16x 5 - 5x.

17) Let y = 3x 2 e2x 17)

(a) Find y' and y''.

(b) Determine intervals on which the function is increasing; determine intervals on which
the function is decreasing.
(c) Determine the coordinates of all relative maximum and relative minimum points.
(d) Determine intervals on which the function is concave up; determine intervals on
which the function is concave down.
(e) Determine the coordinates of all inflection points.
(f) With the aid of the information obtained in parts (a) - (e), give a reasonable sketch of
the curve.

18) If y = 3x4 - 6x 2 , use the second-derivative test to find all values of x for which (a) relative 18)
maxima occur (b) relative minima occur.

19) Use the second derivative test to find the relative extremas of f(x) = 10xe5x and where 19)
they occur. If the relative extremas can not be determined by the second derivative test,
state so.

20) The cost equation for a company is C(x) = 3x 3 - 27x 2 + 45x + 100. Use the 20)
second-derivative test, if applicable, to find the relative maxima and the relative minima.

21) Determine the equations of the vertical asymptotes and non-vertical asymptotes for the 21)
x-2
graph of y = .
x 2 + 5x

22) Determine the equations of the vertical asymptotes and non-vertical asymptotes for the 22)
4x 2 - 2x + 3
graph of y = .
9 - x2

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23) Determine the equations of the vertical asymptotes and non-vertical asymptotes for the 23)
4x 5 - 2x + 3
graph of y = .
x 2 - 2x - 8

2x - 4
24) Let y = 24)
x-1
(a) Determine all x - and y-intercepts.
(b) Determine equations of all vertical asymptotes and non-vertical asymptotes.
(c) Determine y' and y''.
(d) Determine intervals on which the function is increasing; determine intervals on which
the function is decreasing.
(e) Determine the coordinates of all relative maximum and relative minimum points.
(f) Determine intervals on which the function is concave up; determine intervals on
which the function is concave down.
(g) Determine the coordinates of all inflection points.
(h) With the aid of the information obtained in parts (a) - (g), give a reasonable sketch of
the curve.

25) Find the vertical asymptotes of the following function. Do not sketch its graph. 25)
x 2 + 3x - 1
y=
(2x + 1)ex

26) The demand equation for a monopolist's product is p = 2700 - q2 , where p is the price per 26)
unit (in dollars) when q units are demanded.
(a) Find the value of q for which revenue is maximum.
(b) What is the maximum revenue?

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Answer Key
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1) 1, -
3
2) ± 3
3) -1, -3
4) increasing on (-∞, -3) and (2, ∞); decreasing on (-3, 2)
3 3
5) increasing on - , ∞ ; decreasing on -∞, -
14 14
6) (a) (0, ∞)
(b) (-∞, 0)
(c) none
(d) 0
7) Decreasing on the intervals (-∞, 0) and (2, ∞); increasing on (0, 2); relative maximum at x = 2; relative minimum at x =
0.
8)

9) ab. max. at x = 4; ab. min. at x = 2

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10) absolute maximum at f 2 = = 0.54 at x = 2
e2
absolute minimum at f 0 = 0 at x = 0
11) (a) (0, ∞) (b) (-∞, 0) (c) 0
12) (a) (2, ∞) (b) (-∞, 2) (c) f has no inflection point
13) -3 and 1
1
14) 1 and
2

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15) (a) y' = 4x 3 - 12x 2 , y'' = 12x 2 - 24x

(b) inc. on (3, ∞); dec. on (-∞, 0) and (0, 3)
(c) rel. min. at (3, -27)
(d) conc. up on (-∞, 0) and (2, ∞); conc. down on (0, 2)
(e) (0, 0), (2, -16)
(f)

16) Concave up on (0, ∞);

concave down on (-∞, 0);
point of inflection: x = 0
17) (a) Find y' = 6x 2 e2x + 6xe2x, y'' = 12x 2 e2x + 24xe2x + 6e2x
(b) Increasing on (-∞, -1) ∪ (0, ∞); decreasing on (-1, 0)
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(c) Relative Maximum = -1, ; Relative Minimum = (0, 0)
e2
(d) Concave up on (-∞, -2 - 2) ∪ (-2 + 2, ∞); Concave down on (-2 - 2, -2 + 2)
(e) Inflection point is (-2 - 2, 0.0379) and (-2 + 2, 0.319)
(f) y = 2x 2 e2x
y
5
4
3
2
1

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 x
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5

18) (a) 0 (b) ±1

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19) Relative Minimum = f - = -0.7358 at x = -
5 5
20) relative maximum when x = 1, relative minimum when x = 5
21) horiz. asym. y = 0; vert. asym. x = 0 and x = -5
22) horiz. asym. y = -4; vert. asym. x = -3 and x = 3
23) no non-vertical asym.; vert. asym. x = -2 and x = 4

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24) (a) (2, 0), (0, 4)

(b) y = 2, x = 1
2 4
(c) y′ = , y'' = -
(x - 1) 2 (x - 1)3
(d) inc. on (-∞, 1) and (1, ∞), never decreasing
(e) no rel. max; no rel. min.
(f) conc. up on (-∞, 1); conc. down on (1, ∞)
(g) no inflection point
(h)

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25) x = -
2
26) (a) 30 (b) $54,000