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Optional Fall Semester Assignment

The document outlines an optional fall semester assignment consisting of 19 problems that must be completed on a separate sheet of paper. It emphasizes the importance of showing work and justifying answers, particularly for questions related to the graph of a function and its derivatives. The assignment includes various mathematical tasks such as identifying maxima and minima, concavity, and sketching graphs based on given properties.

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Optional Fall Semester Assignment

The document outlines an optional fall semester assignment consisting of 19 problems that must be completed on a separate sheet of paper. It emphasizes the importance of showing work and justifying answers, particularly for questions related to the graph of a function and its derivatives. The assignment includes various mathematical tasks such as identifying maxima and minima, concavity, and sketching graphs based on given properties.

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Optional Fall Semester Assignment

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Directions: Complete all 19 of these problems ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER. Points will not be deducted
for wrong answers, but points will be deducted for problems for which a solid and fully-formed attempt
was not made (including showing work or explaining your reasoning for multiple choice as well as free
response questions). A fully-completed assignment will receive an assessment grade of 50 out of 50. All of
the questions are “No Calcultator” questions.

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y = f’(x)

-3 -2 -1 1 2 3

Note: This is the graph of the derivative


of f, not the graph of f.

The figure above shows the graph of f’, the derivative of a function f. The domain of the function f is the set of
all x such that –3 ≤ x ≤ 3.

(a) For what values of x, –3 < x < 3, does f have a relative maximum? A relative minimum? Justify your
answer.
(b) For what values of x is the graph of f concave up? Justify your answer.
(c) Use the information found in parts (a) and (b) and the fact that f(–3) = 0 to sketch a possible graph of
f on a set of axes.

#17
Let f be a function that is symmetric with respect to the y-axis and continuous on the closed interval
[–3, 3]. The function f and its derivatives have the properties indicated in the table below.

x 0 0<x<1 1 1<x<2 2 2<x<3

f(x) 1 Positive 0 Negative –1 Negative


f'(x) Undefined Negative 0 Negative Undefined Positive

f'’(x) Undefined Positive 0 Negative Undefined Negative

(a) Find the x-coordinate of each point at which f attains an absolute maximum value or an absolute
minimum value. For each x-coordinate you give, state whether f attains an absolute maximum or an
absolute minimum.
(b) Find the x-coordinate of each point of inflection on the graph of f. Justify your answer.
(c) In the xy-plane provided, sketch the graph of a function with all the given characteristics of f.

#18
Let f be the function given by f(x) = x3 – 5x2 +3x + k, where k is a constant.

(a) On what intervals is f increasing?


(b) On what intervals is the graph of f concave downward?
(c) Find the value of k for which f has 11 as its relative minimum.

#19
Let f be the function defined by f(x) = ln(2 + sin x) for π ≤ x ≤ 2π.

(a) Find the absolute maximum and the absolute minimum value of f. Show the analysis that leads to
your conclusion.
(b) Find the x-coordinate of each inflection point on the graph of f. Justify your answer.

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