Point 7 of 7 — Curve Behaviour: Maxima, Minima and Points of InflectionQuestion bank: 0 questions (0 with pictures)
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Find the intervals of increase and decrease of f(x) = 2x³ − 3x² − 12x + 5. — f′ = 6(x − 2)(x + 1): increasing on (−∞, −1) ∪ (2, ∞), decreasing on (−1, 2).
Locate and classify the stationary points of f(x) = x⁴ − 4x³. — f′ = 4x²(x − 3) ⟹minimum (3, −27); x = 0 is a stationarypoint of inflection.
The curve y = ax² + bx passes through (1, 4) and has a minimum at x = 2. Find a, b. — a + b = 4 and 2a(2) + b = 0 ⟹a = 4, b = −8.
Find the point of inflection of y = x³ − 3x² + 4. — y″ = 6x − 6 ⟹(1, 2).
A farmer has 240 m of fencing for a rectangular plot against a river (no fence on the river side). Greatest area? — A = x(240 − 2x), A′ = 240 − 4x ⟹ x = 60, other side 120, area7,200 m².
Find the maximum value of f(x) = x e−x. — f′ = e−x(1 − x) = 0 ⟹ x = 1, f″(1) = −e−1 < 0 ⟹ maximum1/e ≈ 0.368.
For what k does x³ + kx have no stationary points? — f′ = 3x² + k ≥ 0 always ⟹k ≥ 0.
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