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Passes Through P) Approaches 0, Must I, Be Tangent To C.: Exercises - U1
Passes Through P) Approaches 0, Must I, Be Tangent To C.: Exercises - U1
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Curso: Análisis Matemático
EXERCISES - U1
1. If the line L is tangent to curve C at point P , then the smaller angle between L and
the secant line P Q joining P to another point Q on C approaches 0 as Q approaches
to P along C. Is the converse true: if the angle between P Q and the line L (which
passes through P ) approaches 0, must I, be tangent to C.
2. Let P (x) be a polynomial. If a is real number, then P (x) can be expressed in the
form
P (x) = a0 + a1 (x − a) + a2 (x − a)2 + . . . + an (x − a)n
for some n ≥ 0. If l(x) = m(x − a) + b, show that the straight line y = l(x) is tangent
to the graph of y = P (x) at x = a provided P (x) − l(x) = (x − a)2 Q(x), where Q(x)
is a polynomial.
3. Use right and left derivatives, f+0 (a) and f−0 (a), to define the concept of a half-line
starting at (a, f (a)) being a right or left tangent to the graph of f at x = a. Show that
the graph has a tangent line at x = a if and only if has right and left tangents that
are opposite halves of the same straight line. What are the left and right tangents
to the graphs of y = x1/3 , y = x2/3 , and y = |x| at x = 0?
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4. Show that the curve y = x2 intersects the curve y = √ at right angles.
x
5. A cubic function is a polynomial of degree 3; that is, it has the form f (x) = ax3 +
bx2 + cx + d, where a 6= 0.
a) Show that a cubic function can have two, one, or no critical number(s). Give
examples and sketches to illustrate the three possibilities.
b) How many local extreme values can a cubic function have?
x = 10 cos t,
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π 3π
a) Find the spring’s displacement when t = 0, t = , and t = .
3 4
π 3π
b) Find the spring’s velocity when t = 0, t = , adn t = .
3 4
9. How fast does the water level rise in the tank in the figure when the water level is
h = 4m and water pours in at 20m3 /mim?
10. Assume that f 00 exists and f 00 (x) = 0 for all x. Prove that f (x) = mx + b, where
m = f 0 (0) and b = f (0).