MATH 109
Team Assignment #2 (50 points)
M. FLASHMAN
CALCULUS I
F.,'99
Revised 12-3-99
DUE: Tuesday, Dec.7 4:00 P.M.
**UNAUTHORIZED LATE WORK MAY BE PENALIZED.
GROUND RULES: 1. You may consult a)your classmates, b)your
notes, c)calculus textbooks, and d) myself.
2.You may not consult any other persons (student
or faculty) than those allowed in rule 1.
3. All collaborations and consultations should be acknowledged.
4. Team papers must be signed by all partners and
affirm that the work represents the collaboration of the partners on the
problems. Each partner should give an estimate of the time spent working
on the assignment. [Keeping a log for yourself is helpful.]
* 5. Submitted work should reflect your own understanding.
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(10 points) Suppose f(x)=
x
3 + Ax 2 + Bx +C. Find A, B, and C so that
f(0)=3,
x=2
is a local minimum point, and
x = 1 is a point of inflection. [Hint:
Find A first.] Sketch the graph of f(x) labeling clearly
with coordinates any local extrema and points of inflection.
Justify
briefly the features of your graph.
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(14 points) Suppose y is a function
of x that satisfies the equation
y' = dy/dx = (x-1)(4-y)
.
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Sketch a tangent field for the differential
equation in a window with -2<x<2
and -2<y<6
showing all four quadrants with at least three integral curves.
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y(0) = 1. Explain briefly why each of the following statements should be
true.
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Use implicit differentiation to show that
y
''= (y-4)(x 2 - 2x).
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Suppose 0< y < 4. Discuss
the graphical features of y, i.e. when is the graph of y
increasing, decreasing, concave up, concave down, etc.
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(6 points) Assume P(x) is a solution
to the differential equation P'(x)=1/(1+x2)
with P(0)=0.
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Estimate P(1) using Euler's method
with n = 10.
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Is your answer in part a) an overestimate
or an underestimate for the exact value? Discuss briefly your reasoning.
[Hint: Consider the graphical interpretation of Euler's Method.]
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(6 points) Assume P(x) is a solution
to the differential equation P'(x) = 1/(1+x 2)
with P(0) = 0.
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Sketch a tangent field for this differential
equation with the graph of an integral curve representing the function
P.
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Let Q(x) /
P(tan(x)). Use the chain rule and trigonometry to show that Q'(x)
= 1 for all x where -p/2
< x < p/2
.
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Use B to explain why Q(x)= x
for -p/2
< x < p/2
.[ Why is Q(0)= 0?]
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Explain why P(1) = Q(p/4)
= p/4.
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(4 points) Use "substitution" to solve
the following indefinite integrals in terms of the function P of problem
4.
[For example: ;
let u = 2x.]
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[Hint: Express 5+4x+x 2 as 1+[Q(x)]
2.]
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(10 points)
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Fly-by-night Airlines has just announced
a special summer charter flight fare for H.S.U. students from Arcata to
Hawaii and return. A minimum of 80 students must sign up for each flight
at a round trip fare of $210.00 per person. However, the airline has offered
to reduce each student's fare by $1.00 for each additional student who
joins the flight. Under these arrangements, what number of passengers will
provide the airline with the greatest revenue per flight? What kind of
assumptions have you made abou the functions you used in solving
this problem?
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Suppose you are given constants A, B,
C, and D.
Let .
Using
calculus, for what value(s) of x does g(x) assume a minimum
value? Justify your answer briefly. Generalize your result (if possible)
for more constants.