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AP Problem Solving 24.11.10

1) The document presents 4 calculus problems involving optimization of a pipe laying path, applying the Mean Value Theorem, finding equations of tangent lines to a circle, and calculating areas of regular polygons inscribed in a circle. 2) The first problem asks which path between two points minimizes cost when laying pipe, where the cost of ocean pipe is twice land pipe. 3) The second problem applies the Mean Value Theorem to find the value of a function at a point on an interval.

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AP Problem Solving 24.11.10

1) The document presents 4 calculus problems involving optimization of a pipe laying path, applying the Mean Value Theorem, finding equations of tangent lines to a circle, and calculating areas of regular polygons inscribed in a circle. 2) The first problem asks which path between two points minimizes cost when laying pipe, where the cost of ocean pipe is twice land pipe. 3) The second problem applies the Mean Value Theorem to find the value of a function at a point on an interval.

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AP Calculus. Problem Solving Challenge.

Try to solve these problems. Work with other people to try to figure out a method and solution. . 1. An offshore oil well is 2km off the coast. The refinery is 4km down the coast. Laying pipe in the ocean is twice as expensive as on land. What path should the pipe follow in order to minimise the cost?

2. Apply the Mean Value Theorem to the function of Find the value of on the open interval

on the closed interval such that

3. There are two tangent lines from the point (0,1) to the circle Find equations of these two lines by using the fact that each tangent line intersects the circle at exactly one point.
2 1 -4 -3 -2 -1 -1 -2 -3 -4 1 2 3

y x
4

Figure for Q3. 4. a) Find the area of a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle of radius 1 (see figure). How close is this area to that of the circle? b) Find the area of an n-sided polygon inscribed in a circle of radius 1. Write your answer as a function of n. 6 12 24 48 96 c) Complete the table: d) What is ?

Figure for Q4.

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