Mathematics Test 4 Time Allowed
Mathematics Test 4 Time Allowed
Section A
Each question carries 1 mark.
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1. Find the open intervals where the function y = 4x + 4 is concave up and concave down.
A. Concave up on x < - 4 and concave down on x > - 4.
B. Concave up on x < - 1 and concave down on x > - 1.
C. Concave up on x > - 1 and concave down on x < - 1.
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D. Concave up on x > - 3 and concave down on x < - 3.
2. The graph of y = x4 + 2x2 + 5 has how many inflection points?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
3. If f(x) = √x, f (4) = ?
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A. − B. − C. 0 D.
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4. Find the critical number of y = 4x3 – x4.
A. 0 B. 2 C. 0 and 3 D. 0 and 4
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5. What is the global maximum value of the function g(x) = x𝑒 on the interval [-3, 1]?
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A. − 𝑒 B. – 3𝑒 −2 C. 0 D. 𝑒 2
Section B
Each question carries 2 marks.
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6. Is the function f(x) = 5x – 4x – 89 increasing or decreasing at the point x = 3?
7. Find the open interval on which the function f(x) = x3 – 6x2 + 9x + 3 is decreasing.
8. If y = xsin x , then find the derivative of y with respect to x.
9. Find the value of x at which the function f(x) = (x – 2)(x – 3)2 is maximum.
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10. If x = a sec β, y = b tan β then find dx.
Section C
Each question carries 3 marks.
11. At what points will the tangent to the curve y = 2x3 – 15x2 + 36x – 21 be parallel to the x-axis?
12. Find the approximate value of √25.3 up to 3 decimal places by using Linearization.
13. Find the equation of a line which passes through the origin and tangent to the curve y = ex.
14. If y = x2 + 4 and x changes from 3 to 3.1, find the approximate change in y.
15. Find the range of f(x) = ln x – x.
Section D
Each question carries 5 marks.
16. Find and classify the critical points of f(x) = x4 – 4x3 + 5.
17. Determine the open intervals on which the function f(x) = x3 – 6x2 + 9x + 30 is concave up or
concave down and also state the inflection points.
18. Determine the two positive numbers whose sum is 15 and the sum of their squares is minimum.
19. Find the global minimum and global maximum values of the function
f(x) = 3x4 – 8x3 + 12x2 – 48x + 25 on [0, 3].