Day 41 - Optimization - 03.02.16

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  1. Find all of the critical numbers for .

    1. –3, 0, 3

    2. 3

    3. 3, –3

    4. 0

    5. none of the above

  2. Locate the absolute extrema of the function on the closed interval [–6, 6]

    1. No absolute max, Absolute min:  

    2. Absolute max: , Absolute min:  

    3. Absolute max: , No absolute min

    4. Absolute max: , Absolute min:

    5. No absolute max or min

  3. Determine whether Rolle's Theorem can be applied to the function on the closed interval [–1, 5].  If Rolle´s Theorem can be applied, find all values of c in the open interval (–1, 5) such that .

    1. Rolle’s Theorem applies;  c = –2

    2. Rolle’s Theorem applies;  c = 0.5

    3. Rolle’s Theorem does not apply

    4. Rolle’s Theorem applies;  c = 2

    5. both a and d

  4. Determine whether the Mean Value Theorem can be applied to the function on the closed interval [0, 16]. If the Mean Value Theorem can be applied, find all numbers c in the open interval (0, 16) such that .

    1. MVT applies;  c = 4

    2. MVT applies;  c =

    3. MVT applies;  c = 8

    4. MVT applies;  c =

    5. MVT does not apply

  5. Find all intervals on which    is concave upward.

    1. none of these 

    Review
    • Pre-calculus
      • Extrema
        • Minima
        • Maxima
      • Absolute and Relative Extrema (video)
      • Interval Notation
    • Extrema (video)/Critical Numbers (video(checkpoints)
      • How can extrema be defined for a function?
      • How can critical numbers be calculated using derivatives?
      • How are critical numbers related to extrema?
      • How does Extreme Value Theorem work?
    • Increasing/Decreasing Functions (video) (checkpoints)
      • How can derivatives be used to find intervals of increasing and decreasing?
      • How can derivatives be used to find relative extrema?
    • Rolle's Theorem (video)/Mean Value Theorem (video) (Desmos Demonstration) (checkpoints)
    • Concavity and Inflection Points (video) (checkpoints)
      • How are derivative related to intervals of concave upwards and downwards?

          Lesson

          Exit Ticket
          • Posted on the board at the end of the block.

          Homework
          • Study!


          Standard(s)
          • APC.7
            • Analyze the derivative of a function as a function in itself.
              • Includes:
                • comparing corresponding characteristics of the graphs of f, f', and f''
                • ​defining the relationship between the increasing and decreasing behavior of f and the sign of f'
                • ​translating verbal descriptions into equations involving derivatives and vice versa
                • analyzing the geometric consequences of the Mean Value Theorem;
                • defining the relationship between the concavity of f and the sign of f"; and ​identifying points of inflection as places where concavity changes and finding points of inflection.
          • APC.8
            • Apply the derivative to solve problems.
              • Includes:
                • ​analysis of curves and the ideas of concavity and monotonicity
                • optimization involving global and local extrema;
                • modeling of rates of change and related rates;
                • use of implicit differentiation to find the derivative of an inverse function;
                • interpretation of the derivative as a rate of change in applied contexts, including velocity, speed, and acceleration; and
                • differentiation of nonlogarithmic functions, using the technique of logarithmic differentiation.*
                  • *AP Calculus BC will also apply the derivative to solve problems.
                    • Includes:
                      • ​analysis of planar curves given in parametric form, polar form, and vector form, including velocity and acceleration vectors;
                      • ​numerical solution of differential equations, using Euler’s method;
                      • ​l’Hopital’s Rule to test the convergence of improper integrals and series; and
                      • ​geometric interpretation of differential equations via slope fields and the relationship between slope fields and the solution curves for the differential equations.