Assignment 23

course MTH 158

7/26/09 1:30 P.M.

If your solution to stated problem does not match the given solution, you should self-critique per instructions at http://vhcc2.vhcc.edu/dsmith/geninfo/labrynth_created_fall_05/levl1_22/levl2_81/file3_259.htm.

Your solution, attempt at solution:

If you are unable to attempt a solution, give a phrase-by-phrase interpretation of the problem along with a statement of what you do or do not understand about it. This response should be given, based on the work you did in completing the assignment, before you look at the given solution.

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Question: * 3.3.16 (was 3.2.6). Key pts and behavior: far left incr, far right incr, zeros at -10, 5, 0, 5, peaks at (-8,-4), (-2, 6), (2, 10). Local min, max among listed points.List the intervals on which the function is decreasing.

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Your solution:

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Given Solution:

* * The function decreases until reaching the local min at (-8, -4), then increases until reaching the local max at (-2, 6).

The function then decreases to its local min at (5, 0), after which it continues increasing.

So the graph is decreasing on (-infinity, -8), on (-2, 0) and on (2, 5). **

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Question: * 3.3.22 (was 3.2.12). Piecewise linear (-3,3) to (-1,0) to (0,2) to (1,0) to (3,3).Give the intercepts of the function.Give the domain and range of the function.Give the intervals on which the function is increasing, decreasing, and constant.Tell whether the function is even, odd or neither.

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Your solution: The x intercepts are (-1,0),(1,0)

The y intercepts are (0,2)

The domain of the function is (-3,3)

The Range of the function is (0,3)

The function is even because of symmetry with the y axis

It is decreasing on the intervals (-3,3) to (-1,0) and (0,2) to (1,0) so decreasing at interval (-3,-1) and (0,1)

It is increasing on intervals (-1,0) to (0,2) and (1,0) to (3,3) so increasing at (-1,0) and (1,3)

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Given Solution:

* * The function intersects the x axis at (-1, 0) and (1, 0), and the y axis at (0, 2).

The function decreases from (-3,3) to (-1,0) so it is decreasing on the interval (-3, -1).

The function decreases from (0, 2) to (1, 0) so it is decreasing on the interval (0, 1).

The function increases from (-1,0) to (0, 2) so it is increasing on the interval (-1, 0).

The function ioncreases from (1,0) to (3, 3) so it is increasing on the interval (1, 3).

The domain of the function is the set of possible x values, so the domain is -3 <= x <= 3, written as the interval [-3, 3].

The range of the function is the set of possible y values, so the range is 0 <= y <= 3, written as the interval [0, 3].

The function is symmetric about the y axis, with f(-x) = f(x) for every x (e.g., f(-3) = f(3) = 3; f(-1) = f(1) = 0; etc.). So the function is even. **

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Question: * 3.3.28 (was 3.2.18). Piecewise linear (-3,-2) to (-2, 1) to (0, 1) to (2, 2) to (3, 0)Give the intercepts of the function.Give the domain and range of the function.Give the intervals on which the function is increasing, decreasing, and constant.Tell whether the function is even, odd or neither.

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Your solution:

x intercepts (-2.33,0) , (3,0)

y intercepts (0,1)

Domain (-3,3)

Range (-2,2)

increasing on interval (-3,-2) to (-2,1) and (0,1) to (2,2) intervals are (-3,-2) and (0,2)

decreasing on interval (2,2) to (3,0) interval is (2,3)

constant on interval (-2,1) to (0,1) interval (-2,0)

This function is neither odd nor even

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Given Solution:

* * The function intersects the x axis at (-2.25, 0) and (3, 0), and the y axis at (0, 1).

The function decreases from (2,2) to (3,0) so it is decreasing on the interval (2,3).

The function increases from (-3,-2) to (-2, 1) so it is increasing on the interval (-3, -2).

The function ioncreases from (0, 1) to (2, 2) so it is increasing on the interval (0, 2).

The function value does not change between (-2, 1) and (0, 1) so the function is constant on (-2, 0).

The domain of the function is the set of possible x values, so the domain is -3 <= x <= 3, written as the interval [-3, 3].

The range of the function is the set of possible y values, so the range is -2 <= y <= 2, written as the interval [-2, 2].

The function is not symmetric about the y axis, with f(-x) not equal to f(x) for many values of x; e.g., f(-3) is -2 and f(3) is 0. So the function is not even.

x = 3 shows us that the function is not odd either, since for an odd function f(-x) = -f(x) and for x = 3 this is not the case. **

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Question: * 3.3.32 (was 3.2.24). sine-type fn (-pi,-1) to (0, 2) to (pi, -1).At what numbers does the function have a local max and what are these local maxima?At what numbers does the function have a local min and what are these local minima?

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Your solution:

Local Maximum is (0,2)

Local Min is at (-pi,-1) and (pi,-1)

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Given Solution:

* * Local maximum is (0,1)

Local minimum are (-pi,-1) and (pi,-1) **

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Self-critique (if necessary):

You had Local Max as (0,1) is that actually the local max or is that a typo the max coordinate in the problem was (0,2)

I just dont want to be doing these wrong if your answer is correct.

Probably a typo. Your solution is correct.

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Question: * 3.3.76 / 46 (was 3.2.36) (f(x) - f(1) ) / (x - 1) for f(x) = x - 2 x^2What is your expression for (f(x) - f(1) ) / (x - 1) and how did you get this expression?How did you use your result to get the ave rate of change from x = 1 to x = 2, and what is your value?What is the equation of the secant line from the x = 1 point to the x = 2 point?

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Your solution:

f(x)= x- 2x^2

f(1) = 1 -(2)^2

f(1) = -1

(x - 2x^2 + 1)/(X-1)

FACTOR

(2X + 1)-(X-1)/(X-1)

(2X + 1) -1 = -2X - 1

RATE OF CHANGE = (F(B) - F(A)/(B-A)

F(2) - F(1)/2-1

which equals

-6 + 1 = -5

this is the slope of the secant

Not sure how you got the equation for the secant line and the points

You know the coordinates of a point on the secant line and its slope, so you use the point-slope form of the equation of a straight line.

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Given Solution:

* * f(x) = f(1) = (x-2x^2) - (-1) = -2 x^2 + x + 1.

This factors into (2x + 1) ( -x + 1).

Since -x + 1 = - ( x - 1) we obtain

(f(x) - f(1) ) / ( x - 1) = (2x + 1) ( -x + 1) / (x - 1) = (2x + 1) * -1 = - (2x + 1).

A secant line runs from one point of the graph to another. The secant line here runs from the graph point (1, f(1) ) to the graph ponit ( x , f(x) ), and the expression we have just obtained is the slope of the secant line.

For x = 2 the expression -(2x + 1) gives us ( f(2) - f(1) ) / ( 2 - 1), which is the slope of the line from (1, f(1) ) to (2, f(2)) .

-(2 * 2 + 1) = -5, which is the desired slope.

The secant line contains the point (1, -1) and has slope 5. So the equation of the secant line is

(y - (-1) ) = -5 * (x - 1), which we solve to obtain

y = -5 x + 4. **

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Question: * 3.3.36 / 50 (was 3.2.40). h(x) = 3 x^3 + 5. Is the function even, odd or neither? How did you determine algebraically that this is the case?

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Your solution:

h(-x) = 3(-x)^3 + 5

-h(x)= -(3x^3+5)

-h(x)= -3x^3 - 5

So it is neither odd nor even

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Given Solution:

* * h(x) = 3x^3 +5

h(-x) = 3-x^3 +5

= -3x^3 + 5

h(x) is not equal to h(-x), which means that the function is not even.

h(x) is not equal to -h(-x), since 3 x^3 + 5 is not equal to - ( -3x^3 + 5) = 3 x^3 - 5. So the function is not odd either. **

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