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The document is an assignment sheet for a Calculus course at SRM University AP, focusing on topics such as maxima, minima, monotonic functions, concavity, curve sketching, optimization problems, and area between curves. It includes a series of problems requiring the identification of critical points, absolute extrema, application of Rolle's and Mean Value Theorems, and the use of Newton's method, among others. The assignment aims to enhance understanding of calculus concepts through practical problem-solving.

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Calculus For Engineers (FIC 103) : Assignment Sheet - 2

Topic- Maxima, Minima, Montonic Functions, Concavity, Curve Sketching,Optimization


Problems & Area between curves

SRM University AP, Amaravati, India

1. Find the critical points of the following functions on its domain:


1 2
(i) f (x) = 2x3 − 3x2 − 36x (iii) f (x) = x 3 − x− 3 .
x−1
(ii) f (x) = 2
x +4

2. Find the absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of f on the given interval
h πi
(i) f (x) = 12 + 4x − x2 , [0, 5] (iii) f (x) = 2 cos x + sin 2x, 0,
2
2
p
2
(ii) f (x) = x 4 − x , [−1, 2] (iv) f (x) = 3x 3 , [−27, 8].

3. If a and b are positive numbers, find the maximum value of

f (x) = xa (1 − xb ), 0 ≤ x ≤ 1.

4. Verify that the function satisfies the three hypotheses of Rolle’s Theorem on the given interval. Then find
all numbers that satisfy the conclusion of Rolle’s Theorem.
√
(i) f (x) = 5 − 12x + 3x2 , [1, 3] (ii) f (x) = x − 31 x, [0, 9]
2
5. Let f (x) = 1 − x 3 . Show that f (−1) = f (1) but there is no number c in (−1, 1) such that f ′ (c) = 0. Why
does this not contradict Rolle’s Theorem?

6. Find the value or values of c that satisfy the equation

f (b) − f (a)
= f ′ (c)
b−a
in the conclusion of Mean Value theorem for the functions and intervals in the following:
(
(i) f (x) = x3 − 3x + 2, [−2, 2] x3 −2 ≤ x ≤ 0
  (iii) g(x) = 2
1 1 −x 0 < x ≤ 2
(ii) f (x) = x + , , 2
x 2

7. For what values of a, m and b does the function



3
 x=0
f (x) = −x2 + 3x + a 0<x<1

mx + b 1≤x≤2

satisfy the hypothesis of the Mean Value Theorem on the interval [0, 2]?

8. Show that the given functions have exactly one real zero in the given interval. f (x) = 2x + cos x, [−π, 0]
9. Show that the equation x3 −15x+c = 0 has at most one root in the interval [−2, 2], where c is any constant.
10. Find the intervals on which f is increasing or decreasing. Using the first derivative test for local extrema,
identify the function’s local extreme values and find where it occurs. Which of the local extreme values, if
any, are absolute?

1
p
(i) f (x) = 2x3 + 3x2 − 36x (iii) f (x) = x 8 − x2
x
(ii) f (x) = 2 (iv) f (x) = sin x + cos x, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.
x +1
11. Using the second derivative test for local extrema, identify the function’s local extreme values in the given
domain and find where it occurs. Which of the local extreme values, if any, are absolute?
p
(i) f (x) = x2 − 2x − 3, − 5 ≤ x ≤ 5
x−2
(ii) f (x) = 2 , 0≤x<1
x −1
√
(iii) f (x) = 3 cos x + 2 sin x, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.
12. Determine the values of constants a, b, c, and d so that f (x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d has a local maximum at
the point (0, 0) and a local minimum at the point (1, −1).
13. Determine the concavity and find the inflection points of the following functions.
p
(i) f (x) = x(6 − 2x)2 (iii) f (x) = x 8 − x2
2
(ii) f (x) = x 5 (iv) f (x) = sin x + cos x, 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.

14. The sum of two positive numbers is 16. What is the smallest possible value of the sum of their squares?
15. What is the largest value of the product of two numbers x and y, if x and y are related by x + 2y = a,
where a is a fixed positive constant?
16. What are the largest and the smallest possible values taken on by the product of three distinct numbers
spaced so the central number x has distance 1 from each of the other two, if x lies in (−2, 2)? [Hints: f(x)
= (x-1)x(x+1). Why?]
17. Use Newton’s method to estimate the one real solution of x3 + 3x + 1 = 0. Start with x0 = 0 and then find
x2 .
18. Use Newton’s method to find the positive fourth root of 2 by solving the equation x4 − 2 = 0. Start with
x0 = 1 and then find x2 .

19. Find the area of the region between the curves y = f (x) and y = g(x) from a to b where
(a) f (x) = 2x2 + 1, g(x) = x2 − 1 and a = 1, b = 4
√ √
(b) f (x) = 7x + 1, g(x) = 7x − 1 and a = 2, b = 3

20. Find the area of the region enclosed by y = x4 − 4x2 + 4 and y = x2 .


21. Find the area of the region enclosed by the curve y = sin πx

2 and the line y = x.

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