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APPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENTIATION 3

TUTORIAL 8

ANALYSIS OF FUNCTIONS

1. JAN2018

Given a function f  x    x 3  6x 2  9x
a) Find the y-intercept for f.
b) Find the critical points of f.
c) Find the interval(s) where f is increasing or decreasing. Hence, determine the relative extremum of f
(if any).
d) Find the interval(s) where f is concave up and concave down. Hence, determine the inflection point of
f (if any).
e) Sketch the graph of f.

Ans: [a) (0,0) b) (1,-4) (3,0) c) inc  1, 3  dec  ,1  3,   , max(3,0) min(1,-4) d) cu
  , 2 cd  2,   inf pt  2,  2 ]

2. JUNE2018

Given a function f  x   2x 3  12x 2  18x


a) Find the x-intercept(s) for f.
b) Find the critical points of f.
c) Find the interval(s) where f is increasing or decreasing. Hence, determine the relative extremum of f
(if any).
d) Find the interval(s) where f is concave up and concave down. Hence, determine the inflection point
of f (if any).
e) Sketch the graph of f using the above information.

Ans: [a) (0,0) (3,0) b) (1,8) (3,0) c) inc  ,1  3,   dec  1, 3 , max(1,8) min(3,0)
d) cu  2,   cd   , 2  inf pt(2,4)]

3. DEC2018

Given a function f  x   3x 2  x 3
a) Find the x-intercept(s) for f.
b) Find the interval(s) where f is increasing or decreasing. Hence, determine the relative extremum of f
(if any).
c) Find the interval(s) where f is concave up and concave down. Hence, determine the inflection point of
f (if any).
d) Sketch the graph of f using the above information.

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APPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENTIATION 3

Ans: [a) (0,0) (3,0) b) inc (0,2) dec  , 0   2,   , max(2,4)


min(0,0) c) cu   ,1 cd  1,   inf pt(1,2)]

4. JUNE2019

3x  6
Given a function f  x  
x2
a) Find the x-intercept(s) and y-intercepts(s).
b) Find the vertical asymptote and horizontal asymptote.
c) Find the interval(s) where f is increasing or decreasing.
d) Find the interval(s) where f is concave up and concave down. Hence, determine the inflection point.
e) Sketch the graph of f using the above information.

Ans: [a) (2,0) (0,-3) b) va: x  2 ha: y  3 c) inc


 ,  2   2,   d) cu   , 2 cd   2,   inf pt: none]

5. DEC2019

Given a function f  x  
1 3 1 2
x  x  2x  4
3 2
a) Find the y-intercept of f.
b) Find the critical points of f.
c) Find the interval(s) where f is increasing or decreasing. Hence, determine the relative extremum of f
(if any).
d) Find the interval(s) where f is concave up and concave down. Hence, determine the inflection point of
f (if any)
e) Sketch the graph of f using the above information.

Ans: [a) (0,4) b) (-1, 5.167), (2, 0.667) c) inc  ,  1  2,   dec
  1, 2 d) cd   ,1/ 2 cu  1/ 2,   inf pt:  1/ 2, 35 / 12 ]

6. JUL2021

1. Given a function f  x   2  xx  52


a) Find the x-intercept(s) and the y-intercept(s).
b) Find the intervals where f  x  is increasing and decreasing. Hence, determine the relative
extremum of f  x  , if any.
c) Find the intervals where f  x  is concave up and concave down. Hence, determine the inflection
point of f  x  , if any.
d) Sketch the graph of f  x  using the above information obtained from (a) and (c).

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APPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENTIATION 3

Ans: [a) (0,50), (2,0), (5,0) b) dec  , 3   5,   inc  3, 5 max


(5,0) min (3, -4) c) cu   , 4  cd  4,   inf pt:  4,  2 ]

Given a function f  x  
x
2.
x6
a) Find the x-intercept(s) and the y-intercept(s).
b) Find the vertical and horizontal asymptotes.
c) Hence, sketch the graph.

Ans: [a) (0,0) b) va: x=-6, ha: y=1

7. FEB2022

1. Given a function f  x   x 3  3x 2  9x  2
a) Find the x-intercepts and the y-intercept of f  x  .
b) Find the interval(s) where f  x  is increasing and decreasing. Hence, determine the relative
extremum of f  x  .
c) Find the interval(s) where f  x  is concave up and concave down. Hence, determine the inflection
point(s) if any.
d) Sketch the graph of f  x  by using all above information.

Ans: [a) (-2,0), (0.209,0), (4.791,0), (0,2) b) inc  ,  1  3,  


dec  1, 3  c) cd   ,1 cu  1,   inf pt:  1,  9  ]

4  2x
2. Given a function f  x  
1  3x
a) Find the x-intercept and y-intercept of f  x  (if any)
b) Find the vertical and horizontal asymptotes of f  x  .
c) Find the intervals where f  x  is increasing.
d) Find the interval(s) where f is concave up and concave down. Hence, determine the inflection point(s)
if any.

Ans: [a) (2,0), (0,4) b) va: x  1 / 3 ha: y  2 / 3 c) inc  ,1/ 3   1/ 3,   d) cu   ,1/ 3  cd  1/ 3,   ]

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APPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENTIATION 3

8. FEB2023

Given a function f  x   x x  6
1 2
3

a) Find the x-intercept(s) and the y-intercept.


b) Find the critical points of f.
c) Find the interval(s) where f is increasing or decreasing. Hence, determine the relative extremum of f.
d) Find the interval(s) where f is concave up or concave down. Hence, determine the inflection point of f.
e) Sketch the graph of f using the above information.

Ans: [a) (0,0), (6,0), b) (4.5,-45.563) c) dec  , 0   0, 9 / 2 inc


 9 / 2,   d) cu   , 0   3,   cd  0,   inf pt:  0, 0 ,  3,  27  ]

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