Questions from General Calculus


Q: Investigate the family of functions f (x) = =cxe

Investigate the family of functions f (x) = =cxe – cx2. What happens to the maximum and minimum points and the inflection points as changes? Illustrate your conclusions by graphing several members of...

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Q: Show that x2y2 (4 – x2) (4 – y2

Show that x2y2 (4 – x2) (4 – y2) < 16 for all numbers and such that |x| < 2 and |y| < 2.

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Q: If a cup of coffee has temperature 950C in a room where

If a cup of coffee has temperature 950C in a room where the temperature is 200C, then, according to Newton’s Law of Cooling, the temperature of the coffee after t minutes is T (t) = 20 + 75e-t/50. Wha...

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Q: The linear density in a rod 8 m long is 12/√

The linear density in a rod 8 m long is 12/√x + 1, kg/m, where x is measured in meters from one end of the rod. Find the average density of the rod.

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Q: Show how to approximate the required work by a Riemann sum.

Show how to approximate the required work by a Riemann sum. Then express the work as an integral and evaluate it. A chain lying on the ground is 10 m long and its mass is 80 kg. How much work is requi...

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Q: The graph of f is shown. Evaluate each integral by interpreting

The graph of f is shown. Evaluate each integral by interpreting it in terms of areas.

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Q: Use Simpson’s Rule with n = 10 to estimate the arc length

Use Simpson’s Rule with n = 10 to estimate the arc length of the curve. Compare your answer with the value of the integral produced by your calculator.

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Q: Use the result of Exercise 65 in Section 5.5 to

Use the result of Exercise 65 in Section 5.5 to compute the average volume of inhaled air in the lungs in one respiratory cycle. Exercise 65 in Section 5.5: Breathing is cyclic and a full respirator...

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Q: Find the average value of the function on the given interval.

Find the average value of the function on the given interval.

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Q: Shown is the graph of a force function (in newtons)

Shown is the graph of a force function (in newtons) that increases to its maximum value and then remains constant. How much work is done by the force in moving an object a distance of 8 m?

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