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Piecewise Function Analysis and Derivatives

The document consists of various mathematical problems related to functions, continuity, differentiation, and piecewise functions. It includes questions about the continuity of functions, average values, rates of change, and critical points, as well as specific calculations involving derivatives and tangent lines. The problems require the application of calculus concepts to analyze the behavior of functions over specified intervals.

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Piecewise Function Analysis and Derivatives

The document consists of various mathematical problems related to functions, continuity, differentiation, and piecewise functions. It includes questions about the continuity of functions, average values, rates of change, and critical points, as well as specific calculations involving derivatives and tangent lines. The problems require the application of calculus concepts to analyze the behavior of functions over specified intervals.

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FRQ Practice 4

𝑥 + 1 𝑓𝑜𝑟 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3
1. Let 𝑓 be the function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = {√
5 − 𝑥 𝑓𝑜𝑟 3 < 𝑥 ≤ 5
1) Is 𝑓 continuous at 𝑥 = 3?

2) Find the average value of 𝑓(𝑥) on closed interval 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 5

𝑘 𝑥 + 1 𝑓𝑜𝑟 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 3
3) Suppose the function 𝑔 is defined by 𝑔(𝑥) = { √ where 𝑘 and 𝑚 are
𝑚𝑥 + 2 𝑓𝑜𝑟 2 < 𝑥 ≤ 5
constants. If 𝑔 is differentiable at 𝑥 = 3, what are the values of 𝑘 and 𝑚?

2.

The temperature of a room, in degrees Fahrenheit, on a certain day is modeled by the function 𝑓
defined above, where 𝑔 is a differentiable function and 𝑡 is measured in hours. Values of 𝑔(𝑡) at
selected values of 𝑡 are given in the table.
1) According to the model 𝑓, what is the average rate of change of the temperature of the room over
the time interval 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 12 hours?

2) Use the data in the table to approximate 𝑓′(10).

3) Is 𝑓 continuous for 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 24?


4) Find 𝑓′(20).

3.

A car is traveling on a straight road with velocity 55 ft/sec at time 𝑡 = 0. For 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 18 seconds, the
car’s acceleration 𝑎(𝑡), in 𝑓𝑡/𝑠𝑒𝑐 2, is the piecewise linear function defined by graph above.
1) Is the velocity of the car increasing at 𝑡 = 2 seconds?

2) At what time in the interval 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 18, other than 𝑡 = 0, is the velocity of the car 55 𝑓𝑡/𝑠𝑒𝑐?
Why?

3) On the time interval 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 18, what is the car’s absolute maximum velocity, in ft/sec, and at
what time does it occur?

4) At what times in the interval 0 ≤ 𝑡 ≤ 18, if any, is the car’s velocity equal to zero?

4. Consider the curve given by 𝑥 2 + 4𝑦 2 = 7 + 3𝑥𝑦.


1) Find 𝑑𝑦/𝑑𝑥.
2) Show that there is a point 𝑃 with x-coordinate 3 at which the line tangent to the curve at 𝑃 is
horizontal. Find the y-coordinate of 𝑃.

𝑑2𝑦
3) Find the values of 𝑑𝑥 2 at the point 𝑃 found in part (2). Does the curve have a local maximum, a local
minimum, or neither at the point 𝑃?

5.
The functions 𝑓 and 𝑔 are differentiable for all real
numbers, and 𝑔 is strictly increasing. The table on the
left gives values of the function and their first derivatives
at selected values of 𝑥. The function ℎ is given by ℎ(𝑥) =
𝑓(𝑔(𝑥)) − 6.

1) Explain why there must be a value 𝑟 for 1 < 𝑟 < 3 such that ℎ(𝑟) = −5

2) Explain why there must be a value of 𝑐 for 1 < 𝑐 < 3 such that ℎ′ (𝑐) = −5

𝑔(𝑥)
3) Let 𝑤 be the function given by 𝑤(𝑥) = ∫1 𝑓(𝑡)𝑑𝑡. Find the value of 𝑤′(3)

4) If 𝑔−1 is the inverse function of 𝑔, write an equation for the line tangent to the graph of 𝑦 =
𝑔−1 (𝑥) at 𝑥 = 2.
6. Let 𝑓 be the function defined by 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑘 √𝑥 − 𝑙𝑛𝑥, for 𝑥 > 0, where 𝑘 is a positive constant.
1) Find 𝑓′(𝑥) and 𝑓′′(𝑥)

2) For what value of the constant 𝑘 does 𝑓 have a critical point at 𝑥 = 1? For this value of 𝑘,
determine whether 𝑓 has a relative minimum, relative maximum, or neither at 𝑥 = 1?

3) For a certain value of the constant 𝑘, the graph of 𝑓 has a point of inflection on the x-axis. Find this
value of 𝑘.

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