CHAPTER 4

APPLICATIONS of DERIVATIVES

Solve the following problems individually.

A. Given:
y  x 3  3x 2  5 x  3
Find:
1. Slope of the curve at the point (1,6) ,
2. Equation of the tangent line,
3. Equation of the normal line,
4. Critical points
5. Maximum and Minimum points
6. Point of inflection
7. Sketch the curve.

B. Application:

8. Find two numbers whose sum is 10, and the sum of whose
squares is a minimum.

For Items 9-11.

From the roof top of a 100-m building, a ball is thrown verically
upward with a velocity 0f 30m/s.

Find:
9. Time required to reach the highest point.
10. Maximum height attained.
11. Time when the ball reaches 5m above the ground on its
way down.

C.
12. Use differential to approximate 27 .