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(10 points) If the volume of a sphere is increasing at 10 cm3 /sec, at what

rate is its radius changing when the radius is 10 cm.

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 2. (15 points) Find the absolute maximum and absolute minimum of the
function  
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f (x) = x + on the interval ,2 .
x 2

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 3. Let
f (x) = x2 − x − ln x
(a) (10 points) Find the intervals of increase and decrease.

(b) (5 points)Find the points at which the function attains local maxima
and local minima.

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 (c) (10 points) Find the intervals of concavity, both concave up and concave
down.

(d) (5 points) Find all the inection points.

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4. (10 points) Compute the limit
cos x − 1 + 12 x2
lim
x→0 x4

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 5. (10 points) (a) The intermediate value theorem shows that the equation
x5 + x + 1 = 0

has a root in the interval [−2, 0]. Show that there is exactly one root.

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 (b) (7 points) Find the sequence given by applying Newton's method to solve
the equation x5 + x + 1 = 0.

(c) (8 points) Starting with x0 = −1, nd the root up to two decimal places.

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 6. (15 points) If 1200 cm2 of material is available to make a box with a
square base and an open top, nd the largest possible volume of the box.