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Test #3A: Curve Sketching & Optimization

Instructions: Show all work for full credit. Simplify where necessary.

Online Students: Submit ONE PDF file.

K/U: / 13 T: / 10 C: /9 A: /8 Total: / 40

Part 1: Knowledge & Understanding

Multiple Choice: Circle the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. For which value(s) of x does f(x) = x4 + 10x3 + 36x2 + 12x + 2 have a point of inflection?
a. x = -3 c. x = -3 and x = -2
b. x = -2 d. x = -3, x = -2, and x = 0

2. If f ’’(x) > 0, f’(x) < 0, what can you say about the graph of f(x)?
a. f’(x) is increasing, f(x) concave up c. f’(x) is increasing, f(x) concave down
b. f’(x) is decreasing, f(x) concave up d. f’(x) is decreasing, f(x) concave down

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𝑥 −4𝑥−12
3. Let 𝑓(𝑥)= 2 . Determine the equation(s) of the vertical asymptote(s).
𝑥 −8𝑥+12
a. x = 2 c. x = -2
b. x = 6 d. x = 2 and x = 6

4. For f ‘(x) = (x - 3)3(x + 4)(x2 + 1). What are the critical number(s)?
a. x = -1 c. x = -4, x = 3
b. x = -4 d. x = -4, x = -1, x = 3

−4𝑥+8
5. Let 𝑓(𝑥)= 2 . Determine the equation(s) of the horizontal asymptote.
𝑥 −3𝑥−10
a. y = 0 c. y = -4
b. No horizontal asymptotes d. x = -2, x = 5

6. Find the intervals of increase and decrease algebraically with a sign diagram for: [4]
2𝑥
𝑓(𝑥)=
𝑥−4
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7. Find the point(s) of inflection and intervals of concavity using a sign diagram table. [4]
f(x) = 3x4 - 16x3 + 24x2 - 9.

Part 2: Thinking & Inquiry

8. Let f(x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d. Determine the values of a, b, c, and d if f(x) has a point of
inflection at (0, 2) and a local maximum at (2, 6). [5]
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9. The following graph is a second derivative g ‘’(x) of a function g(x). [5]

a. On what interval(s) is the graph of g(x) concave up? _________________________

b. On what interval(s) is the graph of g(x) concave down? _______________________

c. List the x-coordinates of the points of inflections: ____________________________

d. Make a rough sketch of a possible graph of g(x) assuming that g(0) = -3.
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Part 3: Communication
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𝑡 2
10. Given the following behaviour chart for s(t) = 3
− 2𝑡 + 3𝑡 [6]

0 (0,1) 1 (1,2) 2 (2,3) 3 (3,∞)

s(t) 0 + + + + + 0 +

v(t) + + 0 - - - 0 +

a(t) - - - - 0 + + +

a) Identify where the object changes direction. Explain.

b) When is it moving towards the origin? Explain.

c) When is it speeding up or slowing down?

11. Show graphically and algebraically that f(x) = -3x3 never increases. [3]
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Part 4: Applications

12. A company is running a utility cable from point A on the shore to an installation on
an island, at point B. The island is 6 km from the shore (at point C) and point A is
9 km from point C (see diagram below). It costs $400 per kilometer to run the cable
on land and $500 per kilometer to run the cable under water. At what distance along
the shore from A should the company start running the cable under the water if they
wish to minimize the cost of the project? [8]