AP Calculus AB

Chapter 3 Practice Problems

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1. Find the absolute extrema of f x = −
20
x 2 +1
on the closed interval ⎡ −2,1⎤ .
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Absolute Max at x , y = _____________________
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Absolute Min at ( x , y ) = _____________________
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2. Let f x =
2x − 4
. Find the following.

! f is INC on ____________________________________

! f is DEC on ___________________________________

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Relative Max at x , y = _____________________
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Relative Min at ( x , y ) = _____________________
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3. Let f x = + − . Find the following.
2 4 x

! f is CU on __________________________________

! f is CD on __________________________________

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POI(s): x , y = ____________________________
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Use the graph of ! f ', the derivative of ! f to identify the following:

4. Critical numbers of f : !x = _______________________________________

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5. ! f is increasing on: ________________________________________________

6.
! f is decreasing on: _______________________________________________
7. f has a relative max at !x = ______________________________________
8. f has a relative min at !x = ______________________________________
9. ! f is concave up on: _______________________________________________

10. ! f is concave down on: ____________________________________________

11. f has a point(s) of inflection at !x = _____________________________

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12. Given f '' x = 3x 2 − 2x −10 . If f x has critical numbers x = −1 and x = 4 . Use the Second
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Derivative Test to determine whether each of the critical numbers gives a relative maximum or
minimum.

Relative max at !x = __________________

Relative min at !x = ___________________

Use the graph of ! f to identify the point(s) at which

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13. Both f ' x > 0 and f '' x < 0
! !f

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14. Both f ' x < 0 and f '' x > 0
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15. Both f ' x = 0 and f '' x < 0
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16. Find two nonnegative numbers that satisfy the given requirements. The product is 27 and the sum of
the first number squared and twice the second number is a minimum.

First Number: _________________

Second Number: _________________

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17. If ! f is differentiable on ⎡⎣1,13⎤⎦ such that f 1 = 7 and f 13 = −9, then by the Mean Value Theorem,

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there exists a value, !c , in the interval 1,13 such that ___________________________________________________.

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18. Consider the function f x = x 3 − 3x on the interval ⎡ −5,−2⎤ .
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Find the value(s) of !x guaranteed by the Mean Value Theorem.
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19. Explain why the Mean Value Theorem does or does not apply to f x = 3x 1 3 on the interval ⎡⎣ −8,8 ⎤⎦ .
If it does, find the value(s) of !x guaranteed by the theorem.

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20. Explain why Rolle’s Theorem does or does not apply to f x = −x 4 + 8x on the interval ⎡0,2⎤ .
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If it does, find the value(s) of !x guaranteed by the theorem.

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21. Let f x = 2 − x .

Find ( f ) '(3).
−1

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22. If g x is the inverse of f x , find g' 1 given the following table of values.

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f x ()
f' x

1 3 2
2 1 5
3 2 7