course Mth 163 Question: `q001. Note that this assignment has 4 questions
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Given Solution: f(x) = x^2 + 4. To find f(3) we replace x by 3 to obtain f(3) = 3^2 + 4 = 9 + 4 = 13. Similarly we have f(7) = 7^2 + 4 = 49 + 4 = 53 and f(-5) = (-5)^2 + 9 = 25 + 4 = 29. Graphing f(x) vs. x we will plot the points (3, 13), (7, 53), (-5, 29). The graph of f(x) vs. x will be a parabola passing through these points, since f(x) is seen to be a quadratic function, with a = 1, b = 0 and c = 4. The x coordinate of the vertex is seen to be -b/(2 a) = -0/(2*1) = 0. The y coordinate of the vertex will therefore be f(0) = 0 ^ 2 + 4 = 0 + 4 = 4. Moving along the graph one unit to the right or left of the vertex (0,4) we arrive at the points (1,5) and (-1,5) on the way to the three points we just graphed. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): Self-critique Rating: ********************************************* Question: `q002. If f(x) = x^2 + 4, then give the symbolic expression for each of the following: f(a), f(x+2), f(x+h), f(x+h)-f(x) and [ f(x+h) - f(x) ] / h. Expand and/or simplify these expressions as appropriate. ********************************************* Your solution: f(a)= (a) ^2 + 4 f(x+2) = x+2^2 + 4 f(x +2) = x^2 + 4x + 4 +4 f(x+h)-x =( x+h)-x ^2 + 4 f(x+h)-x= [x^2 +2hx +h^2 +4] - [ x^2 + 4 ] f(x+h) - f(x) ] / h = (x+h) - f(x) ] / h ^2 + 4 f(x+h) - f(x) ] / h = x^2] / h ^2 + 4 Couldn’t figure this one out. Confidence Assessment: 2 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Given Solution: If f(x) = x^2 + 4, then the expression f(a) is obtained by replacing x with a: f(a) = a^2 + 4. Similarly to find f(x+2) we replace x with x + 2: f(x+2) = (x + 2)^2 + 4, which we might expand to get (x^2 + 4 x + 4) + 4 or x^2 + 4 x + 8. To find f(x+h) we replace x with x + h to obtain f(x+h) = (x + h)^2 + 4 = x^2 + 2 h x + h^2 + 4. To find f(x+h) - f(x) we use the expressions we found for f(x) and f(x+h): f(x+h) - f(x) = [ x^2 + 2 h x + h^2 + 4 ] - [ x^2 + 4 ] = x^2 + 2 h x + 4 + h^2 - x^2 - 4 = 2 h x + h^2. To find [ f(x+h) - f(x) ] / h we can use the expressions we just obtained to see that [ f(x+h) - f(x) ] / h = [ x^2 + 2 h x + h^2 + 4 - ( x^2 + 4) ] / h = (2 h x + h^2) / h = 2 x + h ( f(x+h) - f(x) ) / h = ( x^2 + 2 h x + h^2 + 4 - ( x^2 + 4) ) / h = (2 h x + h^2) / h = 2 x + h. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): I couldn’t figure the hardest one (last one) out. It was very confusing.
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Given Solution: Replacing x by the specified quantities we obtain the following: f(x1) = 5 * x1 + 7, f(x2) = 5 * x2 + 7, [ f(x2) - f(x1) ] / ( x2 - x1) = [ 5 * x2 + 7 - ( 5 * x1 + 7) ] / ( x2 - x1) = [ 5 x2 + 7 - 5 x1 - 7 ] / (x2 - x1) = (5 x2 - 5 x1) / ( x2 - x1). We can factor 5 out of the numerator to obtain 5 ( x2 - x1 ) / ( x2 - x1 ) = 5. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Self-critique (if necessary): I can get the easy ones but I don’t understand how the solution for the harder ones is done. I don’t know what you multiply to get the answer.