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W1 – Increasing / Decreasing Unit 2

MCV4U
Jensen

1) Use critical numbers and the first derivative test to determine when the function is increasing or decreasing.

a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 + 1

b) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 5 − 5𝑥 4 + 100

c) 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 4 + 4𝑥 3 − 12𝑥 2
d) 𝑓(𝑥) = (2𝑥 − 1)2 (𝑥 2 − 9)

2) Suppose that 𝑓(𝑥) is a differentiable function with the given derivative. Determine the values of 𝑥 for which
𝑓(𝑥) is increasing and decreasing.

a) 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) = (𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 + 3)

b) 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 4
c) 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 12

3) Given each graph of 𝑓′(𝑥), state the intervals of increase and decrease for the function 𝑓(𝑥). Then sketch a
possible graph of 𝑓(𝑥).

a)

b)
c)

4) Sketch a continuous graph of 𝑓(𝑥) given each set of conditions.


a) 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) > 0 when 𝑥 < 3, 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) < 0 when 𝑥 > 3, 𝑓(3) = 5

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b) 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) > 0 when −1 < 𝑥 < 3, 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) < 0 when 𝑥 < −1 and when 𝑥 > 3, 𝑓(−1) = − 27, 𝑓(3) = 4
c) 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) > 0 when 𝑥 ≠ 2, 𝑓(2) = 1

Answers:
1)a) increasing: 𝑥 < −2, 𝑥 > 0 b) increasing: 𝑥 < 0, 𝑥 > 4 c) increasing: −2 < 𝑥 < 0, 𝑥 > 1
decreasing: −2 < 𝑥 < 0 decreasing: 0 < 𝑥 < 4 decreasing: 𝑥 < −2, 0 < 𝑥 < 1
d) increasing: −2 < 𝑥 < 0.5, 𝑥 > 2.25
decreasing: 𝑥 < −2, 0.5 < 𝑥 < 2.25

2)a) increasing: −3 < 𝑥 < −2, 𝑥 > 1 b) increasing: 𝑥 < −1 − √5, 𝑥 > −1 + √5
decreasing: 𝑥 < −3, −2 < 𝑥 < 1 decreasing: −1 − √5 < 𝑥 < −1 + √5
c) increasing: −3 < 𝑥 < −2, 𝑥 > 2
decreasing: 𝑥 < −3, −2 < 𝑥 < 2

3a) increasing: 𝑥 > 3 b) increasing: 𝑥 < −1, 𝑥 > 2 c) increasing: −4 < 𝑥 < 0, 𝑥 > 2
decreasing: 𝑥 < 3 decreasing: −1 < 𝑥 < 2 decreasing: 𝑥 < −4, 0 < 𝑥 < 2

4)a) b) c)

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