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Differential Calculus- Solved Problem Set III with MCQ Quiz- Increasing, Decreasing functions; maxima, minima, extreme values; Rolle's Theorem ; Inspecting Polynomials



Calculus - Differential Calculus - Problem Set III

 
 Differentiation- Continuity; Changing Independent Variables

Calculus - Differential Calculus - Problem Set III - Outline of Contents (Also try out the MCQ Quiz at the end):

Target Audience: High School Students, College Freshmen and Sophomores, students preparing for the International Baccalaureate (IB), AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, A Level, Singapore/GCE A-Level; 

Class 11/12 students in India preparing for ISC/CBSE and Entrance Examinations like the IIT-JEE/AIEEE Anyone else who needs this Tutorial as a reference!


This tutorial contains examples and solved problems - related to increasing and decreasing functions; maxima, minima and extreme values; Rolle's Theorem ; inspection of polynomials and trigonometric expressions.


Here's a quick look at the kind of problems which have been solved in this tutorial.  We will try to sketch some curves and inspect them visually as well.
  • Verify Rolle’s theorem for (i)x2 in [−1, 1].    (ii)x(x + 3)e−x/2 in [−3, 0].
  • Learning to apply Leibnitz formula for differentiation.
  • Seperate the intervals in which the polynomial 2x3 − 15x2 + 36x + 1 is increasing or decreasing. Also draw the graph of the function.
  • Show that x2 > (1 + x)[log (1 + x)]2 for x > 0.
  • Find the greatest and the least values of 3x4 − 2x3 − 6x2 + 6x + 1 in the interval [0, 2].
  • Examine the polynomial 10x6 − 24x5 + 15x4 − 40x3 + 108 for maximum and minimum values.
  • Find the extreme values of x4 − 8x3 + 22x2 − 24x + 1 and distinguish between them.
  • Find the maximum and minimum values of the polynomial 8x5 − 15x4 + 10x2 .
  • Find the maximum and the minimum values of the function sin x + cos 2x.
  • Find the slope and concavity of the graph of x2 y + y 4 = 4 + 2x at the point (−1, 1).
  • Consider the equation x2 + xy + y 2 = 1. Find equations for y and y in terms of x and y only.
This way, you will gain an understanding of maxima and minima; be familiar with what it means for a function to be monotonically increasing or monotonically decreasing or have zeros, in a particular range. The process of finding and identifying a maxima or minima is known as optimization. 

To gain a good understanding of maxima/minima, it is important to visualize and draw curves or figures. Looking at a function, one should intuitively be able to identify its zeros or the points where dy/dx = 0, in-flexion points, points of continuity and dis-continuity; points where the curve may not be differentiable. 

Here's the complete tutorial with problems, solutions and plots of curves (try out the MCQ Quiz below this) :



MCQ Quiz- Differential Calculus and Mean Value Theorems

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MCQ Quiz- Differential Calculus, Mean Value Theorems


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