MT-1003 Calculus and Analytic Geometry

Assignment No: 03 Individual Assignment

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123456_A_A3. A3 in the end denotes Assignment 3.
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can use Octave Online as well.
Question 01

The accompanying figure shows the position versus time curve for a certain particle moving along a straight line.
Estimate each of the following from the graph:
(a) the average velocity over the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 3
(b) the values of t at which the instantaneous velocity is zero
(c) the values of t at which the instantaneous velocity is either a maximum or a minimum
(d) the instantaneous velocity when t = 3 s.

Solution:
Question 02

During the first 40s of a rocket’s flight, the rocket is propelled straight up so that in t seconds it reaches a height of
𝑠 = 0.3𝑡 3 ft.
(a) How high does the rocket travel in 40s?
(b) What is the average velocity of the rocket during the first 40s?
(c) What is the average velocity of the rocket during the first 1000 ft of its flight?
(d) What is the instantaneous velocity of the rocket at the end of 40s?
Solution:
 Question 03

Write (and draw the graph of) a function which is

Question 04

Write a function which is differentiable at infinite many points as well as non-differentiable at infinite many points.
Solution:
Question 05

The accompanying figure shows the position versus time curves of four different particles moving on a straight line.
For each particle, determine whether its instantaneous velocity is increasing or decreasing with time. Also compare
the motion of the particles (a) with (b) and (c) with (d).

Solution:

Question 06

𝑥 2 −1
Let 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝑥 4 +1
(a) At which points does the graph of the 𝑓(𝑥) have a horizontal tangent line?
(b) Draw the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) on MATLAB and identify the points for horizontal tangents on the graph.
Question 07

In the temperature range between 00 C and 7000 C the resistance R [in ohms] of a certain platinum resistance
thermometer is given by
R = 10 + 0.04124T − 1.779 × 10−5 𝑇 2
where T is the temperature in degrees Celsius. Where in the interval from 00 C to 7000 C is the resistance of the
thermometer most sensitive and least sensitive to temperature changes? [Hint: Consider the size of dR/dT in the
interval 0 ≤ T ≤ 700.].
Solution:
 Question 08

𝑥 2 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 ≤ 1
Let 𝑓(𝑥) = {
√𝑥 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > 1
(a) Determine whether f is differentiable at 𝑥 = 1. If so, find the value of the derivative there.
(b) Draw the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) by using MATLAB and determine whether it forms a ‘corner’ at 𝑥 = 1or not. Then
discuss differentiability at 𝑥 = 1.
Solution:

Question 09

3𝑥 2 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 ≤ 1
Let 𝑓(𝑥) = {
𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > 1
Find the values of ‘a’ and ‘b’ so that 𝑓(𝑥) will be differentiable at 𝑥 = 1.
Solution:
 Question 10

Find all points where f fails to be differentiable. Justify your answer. Also draw the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) by using
MATLAB.
(a) 𝑓(𝑥) = |3𝑥 − 2| (b) 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥 2 − 2|
Solution:

Question 11

In each part, compute 𝑓 ′ , 𝑓 ′′ , 𝑓 ′′′ and then state the formula for nth derivative 𝑓 (𝑛)
(a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑒 2𝑥
(b) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛3𝑥
(c) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑙𝑛𝑥
Draw the graph of first three derivatives of 𝑓(𝑥).
Solution:
Question 12

The force F (in pounds) acting at an angle θ with the horizontal that is needed to drag a crate weighing W pounds
along a horizontal surface at a constant velocity is given by
𝜇𝑊
𝐹=
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 + 𝜇𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃

where μ is a constant called the coefficient of sliding friction between the crate and the surface (see the
accompanying
figure). Suppose that the crate weighs 150 lb and that μ = 0.3.
(a) Find dF /dθ when θ =300 . Express the answer in units of pounds/degree.
(b) Find dF /dt when θ =300 if θ is decreasing at the rate of 0.50 /s at this instant.
Solution:

Question 13

Match the graphs of the functions shown in (a)–(f ) with the graphs of their derivatives in (A)–(F).
Solution:
Question 14

An equilateral triangle made of metallic sheet is expanding because it is being heated. Its area A is given by
√3𝑥 2
𝐴=
4
square centimeters, where 𝑥 is the length of one side in centimeters. Find the instantaneous rate of change in A with
respect to 𝑥 at the instant when 𝑥 = 10 centimeters.
Solution:
 Question 15

Find an equation for the line that is tangent to the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 + 1 at the point (0,1) and use a graphing
utility to graph the curve and its tangent line at (0,1) on the same screen.
Solution:

Question 16
1
Find the area of the triangle formed from the coordinate axes and the tangent line to the curve 𝑦 = 5𝑥 −1 − 𝑥 at the
5
point (5,0).
Solution: