Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Application of Derivatives
Week 3
1
Acknowledgement
Chapter 3
Learning Objectives
LO 2:
Apply the procedures of differentiation
accurately & solve extreme value problems and
related rates
Content
• Introduction
1
4
MAXIMA AND MINIMA OF
FUNCTION
Introduction
6
Absolute Extrema of Functions
7
Example 1 (1/2)
Solution
The graphs of the functions f, t, h, and k are shown
8
Example 1 (2/2)
9
Relative Extrema of Functions
10
Fermat’s Theorem
Example 2
Find the critical numbers of f(x) = x – 3x1/3
Solution
The derivative of f is
13
The Extreme Value
Solution
Since f is a polynomial function, it is continuous everywhere;
in particular, it is continuous on the closed interval [-1,2].
Therefore, we can use the Extreme Value Theorem.
First, we find the critical numbers of f in (-1,2):
Solution
We wish to find the value of x on the closed interval [0,L]
at which the function f defined by
19
Rolle’s Theorem
20
Example 5 (1/2)
Solution
a. The polynomial function h is continuous on [0,7] and
differentiable on (0,7). Furthermore, h(0) = 0 and h(7) =
0, so the hypotheses of Rolle’s Theorem are satisfied.
Therefore, there exists at least one number c in (0,7)
such that h’(c) = 0.
Bina Nusantara University 21
Example 5 (2/2)
Let f(x) = x3
a. Show that f satisfies the hypotheses of the Mean Value
Theorem on [-1,1].
b. Find the number(s) c in (-1,1) that satisfy Equation (1) as
guaranteed by the Mean Value Theorem.
Solution
a. f is a polynomial function, so it is continuous and
differentiable on (-∞,∞). In particular, f is continuous on
[-1,1] and differentiable on (-1,1). So the hypotheses of
the Mean Value Theorem are satisfied.
24
Example 6 (2/2)
and c = ± √3/3.
So there are two numbers, c1 = - √3/3 and c2 = √3/3,
25
Some Consequences of
the Mean Value Theorem
30
Increasing and Decreasing
Functions
Solution
We first compute f’(x) = 3x2 – 6x = 3x(x-2)
from which we see that f’ is continuous everywhere and
has zeros at 0 and 2. These zeros of f’ partition the
domain of f into the intervals (-∞,0), (0,2), and (2,∞).
34
Finding the Relative Extrema
of a Function (2/4)
36
Finding the Relative Extrema
of a Function (4/4)
a. Observe that
43
Example 9
Solution
We find
47
Example 10
Solution
49
Optimization Problems
50
Example 11:
Finding the Maximum Area
Solution
Step 1
Consider the rectangle of width 2
and height as shown in Figure
Step 2
The area of the rectangle is and is
the quantity to be maximized.
51
Example 11:
Finding the Maximum Area
Step 3
Because the point (x,y) lies on the parabola, it must satisfy
the equation of the parabola.Therefore,
Step 4
To find the critical numbers of A, we compute A’ = f’.
Therefore,
Step 1
The point P should lie between Q and S, inclusive. Let x
denote the distance between P and Q (in miles), and let C
denote the cost of laying the cable (in thousands of
dollars).
Step 2
The length of the cable to be laid under water is given by
the distance between E and P. Using the Pythagorean
Theorem, we find that this length is mi.
Therefore, the total cost incurred in laying the cable is
thousand dollars
54
Example 12: Minimizing the Cost
of Laying Cable (3/4)
Step 3
Because the distance between Q and S is 7 mi, we see that x
must satisfy the constraint 0 ≤ x ≤ 7. So the problem is that of
finding the value of x in [0,7]at which f(x) attains the smallest
value.
Step 4
To find the critical numbers of , we compute
55
Example 12: Minimizing the Cost
of Laying Cable (4/4)
or
56
INDETERMINATE FORMS
Indeterminate Forms 0/0
58
Indeterminate Forms ±∞/ ± ∞
60
Example 18
61
Example 19
62
Indeterminate Forms ∞ - ∞
and 0. ∞
63
Example 20
64
The Indeterminate Forms
00, ∞0, and 1∞
•The limit
65
Example 21
Evaluate :
Solution :
Let
66
Example 22 (1/2)
Evaluate :
Solution :
Let
Then
67
Example 22 (2/2)
Then
Therefore, 68
References