Analysis Honors

Worksheet #66
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Learn: Optimization Problems

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1. The difference of two numbers is 50. Find the two numbers so that their product is as small as possible.
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2. Find two numbers whose sum is 36 and whose product is as large as possible.
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3. A farmer has 100 feet of fence and wishes to enclose a rectangular plot of land. The land borders a river so
no fence is required on that side. What should the dimensions of the rectangle be in order that it include the
largest possible area?
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4. The sum of one number and twice another is 24. Find the two numbers so that their product is a maximum.
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5. A square piece of tin has 12 inches on a side. An open box is formed by cutting out equal square pieces at
the corners and bending upward the projecting portions which remain. Find the maximum volume that can
be obtained.
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6. If y = x2 – 4x + 3 where x can only be the numbers such that 0 ≤ x ≤ 5, then what is the largest value that y
will be?
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7. Find all critical points, inflection points, and sketch y = x4 – 4x3.

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8. Find all intervals where y = x4 – 4x3 + 4x2 is increasing and decreasing.

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9. f(x) = x4 – 4x2 has: (A) 1 max, 2 min (B) 1 min, 2 max (C) 1 min, 1 max
(D) 2 max, 0 min (E) 2 min, 0 max
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10. The number of inflection points of the curve in problem #9 is:

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 4
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11. The total number of relative maximum and minimum points of the function whose derivative is
f ' (x) = x2(x + 1)3(x – 4)3 is (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 4
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12. Find all absolute and relative maximums and minimums for y = x3 – 3x + 1 on [–2,3].
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13. Find the volume of the solid formed if the area bounded by y = 4x – x2 and the x−axis is revolved around
the y−axis.
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14. Find a and b so that f(x) = x3 + ax2 + b will have a critical point at (2,3).
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15. Give the total number of maximum and minimum points of the function whose derivative is given by
f ‘ (x) = x(x − 3)2(x + 1)4.
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16. Find the volume of the solid formed when the area bounded by x = 3y – y2 and x = 0 is revolved about the
x – axis.
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Find all vertical and horizontal asymptotes, holes, x– and y–intercepts, and sketch the curve.
17. y =
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19. Find 9P6 and 9C6 .

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 Analysis Honors
Worksheet #66
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Answers:
1. 25, –25 2. 18, 18 3. 25 ft. x 50 ft. 4. 12, 6 (product 72) 5. 128 in.3 6. 8
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7. relative minimum (3,–27), saddle point (0,0), inflection point (0,0), (2,–16).
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8. increasing: 0 < x < 1 and x > 2 decreasing: x < 0 and 1 < x < 2
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9. A 10. C 11. C
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12. absolute minimum (–2,–1), relative and absolute minimum (1,–1)

absolute maximum (3,19), relative maximum (–1,3)
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13. 14. a = –3, b = 7 15. 1 (min. at x = 0) 16.

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# Vertical Horizontal Hole(s) X–Intercept(s) Y–Intercept(s)
Asymptote(s) Asymptote(s)
17. x = 2, x = – y=3 None ,
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18. 45 19. 60,480 & 84

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