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Graphing Calculator Fun

Sketch a full picture of the following graphs. Draw axes and indicate the x and y max and min.
y = x2 32x +240

y = -2sin(x) +1 [-2, 2]

Solve the following

3x2 4x 2 = 0

- x2 24x = -20

Find all, if any, points of intersections

y = x4 3x2 + 1
y = -2x3 x 5

y = sin(2x)
y = -3cos(x) - 1

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nDeriv Math 8
nDeriv(

nDeriv finds the _________________ of a derivative at a _______________.

f(x) = 6x2 3x find f '(3).

y = |x 1| find y '(1)

y 3 x 2 find y '(0)

f(x) = tan(x) find f '(/2)

The Ti-83 and 84 do not find the answer by finding the ___________________ and plugging in an
______________.
What these calculators use is arithmetic and the symmetric ________________ quotient:
So as we have seen, we must be ___________________ than the calculator and know some
_______________ and leave the ___________________ to the calculator.

dy/dx

Y4 = nDeriv(
Y5 = nDeriv(

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Optimization
Remember that when a function is at a max or min its derivative equals __________________

Steps to follow to solve the following problems.

1. Draw a ____________________ and label.

2. Find/create the _______________________ , in _________ variable, of what we are trying to find the
________________ or _________________ of.

3. Find the ___________________ of that __________________.

4. Set the _____________________ equal to ______________ and ______________ and ____________.

5. Keep in mind the ________________ of possible answers when solving in step 4. (a.k.a the __________)

Note: steps 3 and 4 can be done on the calculator but you must be explicit with your work shown.

A rectangular piece of aluminum, 12 X 18 is to be folded up on each end to create a tray. The corners of
the rectangle will be wasted, cut-off, in this folding. How many inches should the rectangle be folded up in
order to create a tray that can contain maximum volume?

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The x and y axes are the two legs of a right triangle drawn in the first quadrant. The hypotenuse of the
triangle must pass through the point (1, 8). What is the minimum length of such a hypotenuse?

Homework
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11, 17, 23

A soda can is a right cylinder. A volume of 12 ounces is approximately equal to 22 cu.in. Find the
dimensions of the can that would minimize total surface area, i.e. the amount of material needed to make
such a can.

Homework
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One day I went on an adventure. I drove my car to a parking lot on the edge of a park. The parking lot was
(perpendicularly) 2 miles from the bay. I walked through the park, to the bay, and found a row boat. I got in
the row boat and rowed around in the bay until I found myself at a point in the bay which was 0.5 miles from
the shoreline, and 3 miles down the shore line from the point perpendicular to where I parked my car. At that
moment I remembered that I had a dentist appointment. The appointment was for 2:30 p.m., and it was now
1:00 p.m. I wanted so badly to get my teeth cleaned that I began to try and determine how I could get to my
car, and then the dentist, as quick as possible. I knew I could row at a rate of 10mph and jog to my car at a
rate of 6 mph. I also knew I could take any path I needed to get from the shoreline to my car. And, I also also
knew that the drive from my car to the dentists office is 45 minutes.
So help me please.
a) Where on the shoreline should I row to, so that I can get to my car in as little time as possible, and hence
to the dentists office on time, if possible.
b) What is my earliest possible arrival time at the office? Will I be able to keep my appointment?

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Motion on a line
Something traveling ____________ and forth, passing back over from ______________ it came, like a point
traveling on an axis.

A point is traveling on the x-axis in such a way that its position on the x-axis, x(t), at time t (in seconds), can
be found using the function x(t) = t3 12t + 2 on the interval t : [0, 5].

1. Where is the object when t = 0, t = 1?

2. Find the velocity of the object a t = 4.

3. Find the speed of the object at t = 1.

4. Find the acceleration of the object at t = 1.

5. When is the object moving to the left?

6. When, if ever, is the object not moving?

7. When, if ever, is the object turning around?

8. At t = 1 is the object speeding up or slowing down.

9. Sketch the movement of this point.

Homework
Linear motion worksheet

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Differentials
f(x) = x2 + 1
x0 = 1
x1 = 2
x =
y =
x and y are used for
measuring change on
a function.
Relate this to change at
a point.

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Linear Approximations
A linear approximation is really just a ___ - _________ on the tangent ______________ of a graph, drawn
from a point of tangency ________________ the indicated x value. Usually the point of tangency is a
______________ number.
Find the linear approximation of f(1.01) if f(x) = x2 +1. (two approaches)

I guess that a quadratic approximation would be a

Using a linear approximation, approximate 15.5 .

Homework
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