Ex. A. 1.

Let x = the number Then x^2 = the number's square So f(x) = x -x^2 f '(x) = 1 -2x -2x = -1 --> x = 1/2 2. Are you in calculus? If so write the equation, find the first derivative and make it = 0: x = one number k - x = the other y = x^3 + (k-x)^3 y = x^3 + k^3 - 3k^2 x + 3kx^2 - x^3 y = k^3 - 3k^2 x + 3kx^2 dy/dx = -3k^2 + 6kx 0 = 3k(-k + 2x) so 2x = k; x = k/2; k - k/2 = k/2 so both numbers are k/2 sum of their cubes = k^3 / 8 + k^3 / 8 = k^3 / 4 If not then just try two numbers and their possible sums and see what happens when it's the minimum

3.
Area:

Perimeter:

width = length

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4. Given perimeter:

Where:

Thus,

Light is most if area is maximum:

breadth = height

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Let m = price per unit area of glass m = price per unit area of plastic k = total material cost per jar

Height = 3/2 radius of base

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6. olume of the cone:

From the figure:

The sphere is given, thus radius a is constant.

Altitude of cone = 4/3 of radius of sphere

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B. 1. Let woman be standing x ft away from wall.

Top of picture is 5 ft above eye. Tangent of larger angle T is 5/x Similarly tangent of smaller angle is 2/x. We are intersted in maximising difference of angles, which we call D. D = tan^-1(5/x) - tan^-1(2/x) dD/dx = 2/(x^2 + 4) - 5/(x^2 + 25) = 0 for turning points 2x^2 + 50 = 5x^2 + 20 leading to x^2 = 10 Positive solution x = sqrt(10)

4. Base of picture is 7ft above observer's eye level Top of picture is 12ft above observer's eye level (7+5) x = observer's distance to picture = angle of elevation from observer's eye level to top of picture = angle of elevation from observer's eye level to bottom of picture = angle subtended at observer's eye by the picture tan = 12/x tan = 7/x = = arctan(12/x) arctan(7/x) d/dt = (12/(x+144) + 7/(x+49)) dx/dt . . . . [*] Observer is approaching the wall at a rate of 3 ft/sec ----> dx/dt = 3 Observer is at a distance of 10 ft from the wall ----> x = 10

Plug these values into [*] d/dt = (12/(100+144) + 7/(100+49)) * 3 d/dt = (3/61 + 7/149) * 3 d/dt = 60/9089 Angle is increasing at a rate of 60/9089 radians/sec 0.006601386 radians/sec 5. x = horizontal distance from observer to plane dx/dt = 300 (if plane is moving away from observer) dx/dt = 300 (if plane is moving toward observer) = angle of elevation from observer to airplane tan = 4/x = arctan(4/x) d/dt = 4/(x+16) dx/dt When airplane is over a point on the ground 2 miles from observer (x = 2), we get d/dt = 4/(2+16) dx/dt d/dt = 1/5 dx/dt If plane is moving away from observer d/dt = 1/5 * 300 = 60 If plane is moving toward observer d/dt = 1/5 * 300 = 60 Angle of elevation is decreasing (when plane is moving away from observer) or increasing (when plane is moving toward observer) at a rate of 60 radians/hr = 1 radian/min

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