Exam 2: Applications of the Derivative

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Determine the relative maximum point of f(x)=x36x2+9x3f ( x ) = x ^ { 3 } - 6 x ^ { 2 } + 9 x - 3 Enter your answer as exactly just an ordered pair of integers: (a, b)

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A manufacturer estimates that the profit from producing x units of a commodity is x2+40x100- x ^ { 2 } + 40 x - 100 dollars per week. What is the maximum profit he can realize in one week?

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Find the relative minimum point(s) of f(x)=x44x35x210f ( x ) = \frac { x ^ { 4 } } { 4 } - x ^ { 3 } - 5 x ^ { 2 } - 10

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Find the inflection point(s) of f(x)=23x37x2+24x16f ( x ) = \frac { 2 } { 3 } x ^ { 3 } - 7 x ^ { 2 } + 24 x - 16 .

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This is the graph of f(x) = 13\frac { 1 } { 3 } x3x ^ { 3 } - 12\frac { 1 } { 2 } x2x ^ { 2 } - 6x. What is the inflection point? Enter your answer exactly as just an ordered pair of reduced fractions of form ab\frac { a } { b } , or integers (a, b), or the word "none".  This is the graph of f(x) =  \frac { 1 } { 3 }   x ^ { 3 }  -  \frac { 1 } { 2 }   x ^ { 2 }  - 6x. What is the inflection point? Enter your answer exactly as just an ordered pair of reduced fractions of form  \frac { a } { b }  , or integers (a, b), or the word none.

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Find the x coordinates of all relative extreme points of f(x)=23x37x2+24x72f ( x ) = \frac { 2 } { 3 } x ^ { 3 } - 7 x ^ { 2 } + 24 x - 72

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Is this the graph of a function having the following properties? (I) f'(x) < 0 for all x (II) f''(x) > 0 for all x < 0 (III) (0, 1) is a point on the graph Is this the graph of a function having the following properties? (I) f'(x) < 0 for all x (II) f''(x) > 0 for all x < 0 (III) (0, 1) is a point on the graph

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Find the relative extreme points for f(x)=x3+6x215xf ( x ) = x ^ { 3 } + 6 x ^ { 2 } - 15 x

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Determine the minimum value of x + y when xy = 100 (x > 0, y > 0). Enter just an integer.

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Is this the graph of a function having the following properties? (I) concave down for all x (II) asymptotic to the line x = 0 Is this the graph of a function having the following properties? (I) concave down for all x (II) asymptotic to the line x = 0

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Points A, B, and C lie on the graph of a function f(x), as shown on the diagram. What are the signs of f(x), f'(x), and f''(x) at the point C? Enter your answer as just "neg", "pos", or 0 in the order given above separated by commas. Points A, B, and C lie on the graph of a function f(x), as shown on the diagram. What are the signs of f(x), f'(x), and f''(x) at the point C? Enter your answer as just neg, pos, or 0 in the order given above separated by commas.

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A sports retailer expects to sell 120 sweat suits at a steady rate over the course of the coming year. The cost of placing an order with the wholesaler is $40. The annual inventory cost per sweat suit is $6 based on the average inventory level. Determine the economic order quantity for the suits (i.e., determine the order size that minimizes ordering and inventory expenses). Enter just an integer (no words or units).

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Which labeled point has the most positive slope? Which labeled point has the most positive slope?

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Which of the following is (are) true of f(x)=5+3x2x3?f ( x ) = 5 + 3 x ^ { 2 } - x ^ { 3 } ? (I) (1, 7) is a point of inflection (II) f(2) is a relative maximum point (III) f has a relative minimum point at x = 0 (IV) f is increasing on (2, ?)

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Find the interval(s) where f is increasing and concave down for f(x)=14x4x3+x2f ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { 4 } x ^ { 4 } - x ^ { 3 } + x ^ { 2 } Enter your answer in standard interval notation as either: (a, b) or (a, b)∪(c, d) where a< c with any irrational numbers in lowest terms of form: e ± fg\frac { \sqrt { f } } { g }

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Where is the function f(x) = 5(2x4)3\frac { 5 } { ( 2 x - 4 ) ^ { 3 } } increasing?

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Let a, b, and c be fixed numbers with a > 0 and let f(x) = ax2a x ^ { 2 } + bx + c. Which of the following properties is true of the graph of f(x) ?

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A fast food restaurant is establishing its inventory policy for ordering frozen french fries. In the coming year, they expect to sell 2500 lbs of french fries. It costs $4 to place an order and the carrying costs for a year are $2 per pound based on the average amount in storage. The restaurant wishes to determine how many pounds of fries to order to minimize its ordering and inventory costs. Determine the optimal number of orders that should be placed and the optimal size of those orders. Enter your answer exactly as just: a, b (both integers) where a represents the orders and b represents the lbs/order (no words or units).

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Which of the following is the graph of f(x) = x4x ^ { 4 } - 9?

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Is this the graph of y = 3x+4\sqrt { 3 x + 4 } ?  Is this the graph of y =  \sqrt { 3 x + 4 }  ?

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