Unit 2 Pretest – Curve Sketching

MCV4U
Jensen

1) Find the increasing and decreasing intervals for each function.

c) 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 4 − 18𝑥 2 d) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 10𝑥 − 9

2) Given the graph of 𝑓′(𝑥), state the intervals of increase and decrease for the function 𝑓(𝑥). Then sketch a
possible graph of 𝑓(𝑥).
3) Sketch a continuous graph that satisfies the following set of conditions: 𝑓 ′ (𝑥) > 0 when 𝑥 < −4 and 𝑥 > 3,
𝑓 ′ (𝑥) < 0 when −4 < 𝑥 < 3 and 𝑓(1) = 5.

4) Given the following information about 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥), sketch a graph for the function on the axes provided
below. Label an appropriate scale for the sketch.

Local minimum (6, −3). Local maximum (0,3). Points of inflection at (−2,1) and (8, −1). Increasing when 𝑥 <
0 and 𝑥 > 6; decreasing when 0 < 𝑥 < 3 and 3 < 𝑥 < 6. Concave up when 𝑥 < −2 and 3 < 𝑥 < 8; concave
down when −2 < 𝑥 < 3 and 𝑥 > 8. HA at 𝑦 = 0. VA at 𝑥 = 3. 𝑦-intercept at (0,3). 𝑥-intercepts at (2,0) and
(4,0).
5) Find the local extrema for each function and classify them as local max or local min.

a) 𝑓(𝑥) = 16 − 𝑥 4 b) 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 9𝑥 2 − 21𝑥 − 12

6) The speed, in km/h, of a certain car 𝑡 seconds after passing a police radar location is given by the function
𝑣(𝑡) = 3𝑡 2 − 24𝑡 + 88.
a) Find the min speed of the car.

b) The radar tracks the car on the interval 2 < 𝑡 < 5. Find the max speed of the car on this interval.
7) Determine the absolute extreme values of each function on the given interval.

a) 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 2; −4 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4 b) 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥 3 − 24𝑥 + 3; −4 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 2

8) For the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 4 − 2𝑥 3 − 12𝑥 2 + 3, determine the points of inflection and the intervals of
concavity.

9) For the function 𝑓 (𝑥 ) = 2𝑥 3 − 𝑥 4 , determine the critical points and classify them using the second
derivative test.
10) Given the graph of 𝑓′′(𝑥), state the intervals of concavity for 𝑓(𝑥).
f ''(x)

11) For each function, state equations for any asymptotes.

𝑥 2 −4 2𝑥−3
a) 𝑓(𝑥) = b) 𝑔(𝑥) = 2𝑥−4
𝑥

𝑥 2 +1 𝑥−1
c) 𝑦 = 𝑥 2−3𝑥−10 d) 𝑥 2+2𝑥+1

𝑥+1
12) State the equation of the tangent to the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2+1 at the point where 𝑥 = −1.
13) Analyze and sketch each function using the algorithm for curve sketching
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a) 𝑘(𝑥) = 4 𝑥 4 − 2 𝑥 2
b) ℎ(𝑥) = 2𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 2
 𝑥 2 +2𝑥−4
c) 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥2
14) Consider the graph to the right.

a) How many times does the function have a

b) State the sign of the first and second derivatives at

15) A garbage can is in the shape of a cylinder with no lid. It needs to have a volume of 5000 cm3. What will
be the radius and height of the can that uses the least amount of material to construct it? (Hint: Surface Area)
16) A carpenter builds an open box with a square base. She has 8 m2 of wood available. Find the volume of
the largest box she can build.

17) Sandy will make a closed rectangular jewellery box with a square base from two different woods. The
wood from the top and botton costs $0.0020/cm2. The wood for the sides costs $0.0030/cm2. Find the
dimensions that minimize the cost for a box with volume 4000 cm3.

18) A music store sells an average of 120 CDs per week at $24 each. A market survey indicates that for each $0.75
decrease in price, five additional CDs will be sold per week. The cost of producing 𝑥 CDs is 𝐶(𝑥) = −0.003𝑥 2 +
3𝑥 + 2000. What price and quantity of CDs maximizes profit?
19) A boat leaves a dock at 2:00 p.m., heading west at 15 km/h. Another boat heads south at 12 km/h and
reaches the same dock at 3:00 p.m. When were the boats closest to each other?
Answers:
1)a) increasing: (−∞, 3) b) increasing: (−∞, −4) ∪ (4, ∞) c) increasing: (−3,0) ∪ (3, ∞)
decreasing: (3, ∞) decreasing: (−4,4) decreasing: (−∞, −3) ∪ (0,3)
d) increasing: (−∞, ∞)
decreasing: never

2) increasing: (−2,0) ∪ (2, ∞) 3) 4)

5)a) (0,16) is a local max b) local max at (−2,233); local min at (1, −23)
6)a) 40 km/h b) 52 km/h
7)a) absolute min: (1.5, −0.25) b) absolute min: (−4, −29) and (2, −29)
absolute max: (−4, 30) absolute max: (−2, 35)
8) concave up: 𝑥 < −1 and 𝑥 > 2 points of inflection: (−1, −6) and (2, −45)
concave down: −1 < 𝑥 < 2
9) (0,0) is a point of inflection NOT a local min or max; (1.5,1.7) is a local max
10) concave up: 𝑥 < −2, 𝑥 > 5
concave down: −2 < 𝑥 < 5
11)a) VA: 𝑥 = 0; SA: 𝑦 = 𝑥 b) VA: 𝑥 = 2; HA: 𝑦 = 1 c) VA: 𝑥 = 5 and 𝑥 = −2; HA: 𝑦 = 1
d) VA: 𝑥 = −1; HA: 𝑦 = 0
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12) 𝑦 = 2 𝑥 + 2
13)a) b) c)

14) a) twice – there are two turning points for the graph, so two points with y = 0
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b) i) y  0, y  0 ii) y  0, y  0 iii) y  0, y  0
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15) 𝑟 = ℎ = 11.7 cm
16) 𝑉 ≅ 2.17 m3
17) 12.1 cm X 18.2 cm X 18.2 cm
18) approximately 133 CDs at a price of $22.05
19) 2:23 pm