The rate (in mg carbon/m3/h) at which photosynthesis takes place for a species of phytoplankton is modeled by the function P = 100I/I2 + I + 4 where I is the light intensity (measured in thousands of foot candles). For what light intensity is P a maximum?
> Use l’Hospital’s Rule to help find the asymptotes of f. Then use them, together with information from f' and f", to sketch the graph of f. Check your work with a graphing device. f(x) = e"/x
> Let v1 be the velocity of light in air and v2 the velocity of light in water. According to Fermat’s Principle, a ray of light will travel from a point A in the air to a point B in the water by a path ACB that minimizes the time taken. S
> Illustrate l’Hospital’s Rule by graphing both f (x)/g (x) and f'(x)/ g'(x) near x = 0 to see that these ratios have the same limit as x→0. Also, calculate the exact value of the limit. f(x) = 2x
> Find the points on the ellipse 4x2 + y2 = 4 that are farthest away from the point (1, 0).
> Illustrate l’Hospital’s Rule by graphing both f (x)/g (x) and f'(x)/ g'(x) near x = 0 to see that these ratios have the same limit as x→0. Also, calculate the exact value of the limit. f(x) = e*
> Use a graph to estimate the value of the limit. Then use l’Hospital’s Rule to find the exact value. 5 - 4" lim 1-0 3* - 2*
> Use a graph to estimate the value of the limit. Then use l’Hospital’s Rule to find the exact value.
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> What is the smallest possible area of the triangle that is cut off by the first quadrant and whose hypotenuse is tangent to the parabola y = 4 – x2 at some point?
> What is the shortest possible length of the line segment that is cut off by the first quadrant and is tangent to the curve y = 3/x at some point?
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> If is the function of Exercise 12, find f' and f" and use their graphs to estimate the intervals of increase and decrease and concavity of f. Exercise 12: Sketch the graph by hand using asymptotes and intercepts, but not derivatives. Then use your sket
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> The illumination of an object by a light source is directly proportional to the strength of the source and inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source. If two light sources, one three times as strong as the other, are placed 10 f
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> In a beehive, each cell is a regular hexagonal prism, open at one end with a trihedral angle at the other end as in the figure. It is believed that bees form their cells in such a way as to where s, the length of the sides of the hexagon, and h, the heig
> For a fish swimming at a speed v relative to the water, the energy expenditure per unit time is proportional to v3. It is believed that migrating fish try to minimize the total energy required to swim a fixed distance. If the fish are swimming against a
> If a resistor of R ohms is connected across a battery of E volts with internal resistance ohms, then the power (in watts) in the external resistor is If E and r, are fixed but R varies, what is the maximum value of the power?
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> (a). Show that of all the rectangles with a given area, the one with smallest perimeter is a square. (b). Show that of all the rectangles with a given perimeter, the one with greatest area is a square.
> A cone with height h is inscribed in a larger cone with height H so that its vertex is at the center of the base of the larger cone. Show that the inner cone has maximum volume when h = 1/3H.
> A cone-shaped paper drinking cup is to be made to hold 27 cm3 of water. Find the height and radius of the cup that will use the smallest amount of paper.
> A cone-shaped drinking cup is made from a circular piece of paper of radius R by cutting out a sector and joining the edges CA and CB. Find the maximum capacity of such a cup.
> A fence 8 ft tall runs parallel to a tall building at a distance of 4 ft from the building. What is the length of the shortest ladder that will reach from the ground over the fence to the wall of the building?
> A piece of wire 10 m long is cut into two pieces. One piece is bent into a square and the other is bent into an equilateral triangle. How should the wire be cut so that the total area enclosed is (a) a maximum? (b) A minimum?
> A right circular cylinder is inscribed in a cone with height and base radius r. Find the largest possible volume of such a cylinder.
> A Norman window has the shape of a rectangle surmounted by a semicircle. (Thus, the diameter of the semicircle is equal to the width of the rectangle) If the perimeter of the window is 30 ft, find the dimensions of the window so that the greatest possibl
> A cylindrical can without a top is made to contain V cm3 of liquid. Find the dimensions that will minimize the cost of the metal to make the can.
> Find the dimensions of the isosceles triangle of largest area that can be inscribed in a circle of radius r.
> Find the area of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed in the ellipse x2/a2 + y2/b2 = 1.
> Sketch the graph by hand using asymptotes and intercepts, but not derivatives. Then use your sketch as a guide to producing graphs (with a graphing device) that display the major features of the curve. Use these graphs to estimate the maximum and minimum
> A right circular cylinder is inscribed in a sphere of radius r. Find the largest possible volume of such a cylinder.
> Find the dimensions of the rectangle of largest area that has its base on the -axis and its other two vertices above the x-axis and lying on the parabola y = 8 – x2.
> Find the dimensions of the rectangle of largest area that can be inscribed in an equilateral triangle of side L if one side of the rectangle lies on the base of the triangle.
> Find, correct to two decimal places, the coordinates of the point on the curve y = tan x that is closest to the point (1, 1).
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> A rectangular storage container with an open top is to have a volume of 10 m3. The length of its base is twice the width. Material for the base costs $10 per square meter. Material for the sides costs $6 per square meter. Find the cost of materials for t
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> A box with a square base and open top must have a volume of 32,000 cm3. Find the dimensions of the box that minimize the amount of material used.
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> If 1200 cm2 of material is available to make a box with a square base and an open top, find the largest possible volume of the box.
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> A model used for the yield of an agricultural crop as a function of the nitrogen level N in the soil (measured in appropriate units) is Y = KN/1 + N2 where is a positive constant. What nitrogen level gives the best yield?
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> Given that which of the following limits are indeterminate forms? For those that are not an indeterminate form, evaluate the limit where possible.
> Find two positive numbers whose product is 100 and whose sum is a minimum.
> Find two numbers whose difference is 100 and whose product is a minimum.
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> Find the limit. Use l’Hospital’s Rule where appropriate. If there is a more elementary method, consider using it. If l’Hospital’s Rule doesn’t apply, explain why.
> Consider the following problem: A box with an open top is to be constructed from a square piece of cardboard, 3 ft wide, by cutting out a square from each of the four corners and bending up the sides. Find the largest volume that such a box can have. (a)
> Consider the following problem: Find two numbers whose sum is 23 and whose product is a maximum. (a). Make a table of values, like the following one, so that the sum of the numbers in the first two columns is always 23. On the basis of the evidence in yo
> Similar to the hospital schedule in Example 2.9, suppose that an operating room needs to schedule three knee, four hip, and five shoulder surgeries. Assume that all schedules are equally likely. Determine the probability for each of the following: a. All
> A Web ad can be designed from four different colors, three font types, five font sizes, three images, and five text phrases. A specific design is randomly generated by the Web server when you visit the site. If you visit the site five times, what is the
> Suppose that a patient is selected randomly from those described in Exercise 2.1.25. Let A denote the event that the patient is in the group treated with interferon alfa, and let B denote the event that the patient has a complete response. Determine the
> Use the axioms of probability to show the following: a. For any event E, P(E′) = 1 − P(E). b. P(Ø) = 0 c. If A is contained in B, then P(A) ≤ P(B). Answer: (a) Because E and E' are mutually exclusive events and = S 1 = P(S) = P( ) = P(E) + P(E'). The
> Similar to the hospital schedule in Example 2.9, suppose that an operating room needs to schedule three knee, four hip, and five shoulder surgeries. Assume that all schedules are equally likely. Determine the following probabilities: a. All hip surgeries
> AWeb ad can be designed fromfour different colors, three font types, five font sizes, three images, and five text phrases. A specific design is randomly generated by the Web server when you visit the site. Determine the probability that the ad color is r
> Suppose that a patient is selected randomly from those described in Exercise 2.4.11. Let A denote the event that the patient is in group 1, and let B denote the event for which there is no progression. Determine the following probabilities: a. P(A ∩ B)
> Consider the hospital emergency room data in Example 2.6. Let A denote the event that a visit is to hospital 4 and let B denote the event that a visit results in LWBS (at any hospital). Data from Example 2.6: Determine the following probabilities. a. P
> An article in the British Medical Journal [“Comparison of Treatment of Renal Calculi by Operative Surgery, Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy, and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy” (1986, Vol. 82, pp. 879–892)] provided the following discussion of success
> Computer keyboard failures are due to faulty electrical connects (12%) or mechanical defects (88%). Mechanical defects are related to loose keys (27%) or improper assembly (73%). Electrical connect defects are caused by defective wires (35%), improper co
> The following circuit operates if and only if there is a path of functional devices from left to right. Assume devices fail independently and that the probability of failure of each device is as shown. What is the probability that the circuit operates?
> A lot of 100 semiconductor chips contains 20 that are defective. a. Two are selected, at random, without replacement, from the lot. Determine the probability that the second chip selected is defective. b. Three are selected, at random, without replacemen
> The edge roughness of slit paper products increases as knife blades wear. Only 1% of products slit with new blades have rough edges, 3% of products slit with blades of average sharpness exhibit roughness, and 5% of products slit with worn blades exhibit
> Heart failures are due to either natural occurrences (87%) or outside factors (13%). Outside factors are related to induced substances (73%) or foreign objects (27%). Natural occurrences are caused by arterial blockage (56%), disease (27%), and infection
> The probability is 1% that an electrical connector that is kept dry fails during the warranty period. If the connector is ever wet, the probability of a failure during the warranty period is 5%. If 90% of the connectors are kept dry and 10% are wet, what
> Suppose that P(A | B) = 0.2, P(A | B′) = 0.3, and P(B) = 0.8. What is P(A)?
> Suppose that P(A | B) = 0.4 and P(B) = 0.5. Determine the following: a. P(A ∩ B) b. P(A′ ∩ B)
> Consider the hospital emergency room data in Example 2.6. Let A denote the event that a visit is to hospital 4, and let B denote the event that a visit results in LWBS(at any hospital). Determine the following probabilities. a. P(A ∩ B) b. P(A′) c. P(A
> Suppose that a patient is selected randomly from those described in Exercise 2.4.11. Let A denote the event that the patient is in group 1, and let B denote the event that there is no progression. Determine the following probabilities: a. P(B | A) b. P(
> A computer system uses passwords that contain exactly eight characters, and each character is one of the 26 lowercase letters (a–z) or 26 uppercase letters (A–Z) or 10 integers (0–9). Let Ω denote the set of all possible passwords. Suppose that all passw
> Consider the hospital emergency room data in Example 2.6. Let A denote the event that a visit is to hospital 4, and let B denote the event that a visit results in LWBS (at any hospital). Determine the following probabilities. a. P(A | B) b. P(A′ | B) c.
> Let E1, E2, and E3 denote the samples that conform to a percentage of solids specification, a molecular weight specification, and a color specification, respectively.Atotal of 240 samples are classified by the E1, E2, and E3 specifications, where yes ind
> An article in The Canadian Entomologist (Harcourt et al., 1977, Vol. 109, pp. 1521–1534) reported on the life of the alfalfa weevil from eggs to adulthood. The following table shows the number of larvae that survived at each stage of de
> Suppose A and B are mutually exclusive events. Construct a Venn diagram that contains the three events A, B, and C such that P(A | C) = 1 and P(B | C) = 0.
> A batch of 500 containers for frozen orange juice contains 5 that are defective. Three are selected, at random, without replacement from the batch. a. What is the probability that the second one selected is defective given that the first one was defectiv
> Consider the endothermic reactions in Exercise 2.1.22. Let A denote the event that a reaction’s final temperature is 271 K or less. Let B denote the event that the heat absorbed is above target. Determine the following probabilities. a. P(A | B) b. P(A′
> A maintenance firm has gathered the following information regarding the failure mechanisms for air conditioning systems: The units without evidence of gas leaks or electrical failure showed other types of failure. If this is a representative sample of AC
> The following table summarizes the number of deceased beetles under autolysis (the destruction of a cell after its death by the action of its own enzymes) and putrefaction (decomposition of organic matter, especially protein, by microorganisms, resulting
> Samples of skin experiencing desquamation are analyzed for both moisture and melanin content. The results from 100 skin samples are as follows: Let A denote the event that a sample has low melanin content, and let B denote the event that a sample has hig
> The analysis of results from a leaf transmutation experiment (turning a leaf into a petal) is summarized by type of transformation completed: a. If a leaf completes the color transformation, what is the probability that it will complete the textural tran
> The article “Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Four Different Treatment Strategies in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis” [Arthritis & Rheumatism (2005, Vol. 52, pp. 3381–3390)] considered four treatment groups. The groups consisted of patients
> Consider the three patient groups in Exercise 2.1.25. Let A denote the event that the patient was treated with ribavirin plus interferon alfa, and let B denote the event that the response was complete. Determine the following probabilities: a. P(A ∪ B)
> Transactions to a computer database are either new items or changes to previous items. The addition of an item can be completed in less than 100 milliseconds 90% of the time, but only 20% of changes to a previous item can be completed in less than this t
> A computer system uses passwords that contain exactly eight characters, and each character is one of the 26 lowercase letters (a–z) or 26 uppercase letters (A–Z) or 10 integers (0–9). Assume all passwords are equally likely. Let A and B denote the events
> A Web ad can be designed from four different colors, three font types, five font sizes, three images, and five text phrases. A specific design is randomly generated by the Web server when you visit the site. Let A denote the event that the design color i
> A computer system uses passwords that are six characters, and each character is one of the 26 letters (a–z) or 10 integers (0–9). Uppercase letters are not used. Let A denote the event that a password begins with a vowel (either a, e, i, o, or u), and le
> Strands of copper wire from a manufacturer are analyzed for strength and conductivity. The results from 100 strands are as follows: a. If a strand is randomly selected, what is the probability that its conductivity is high and its strength is high? b. If
> Consider the hospital emergency room data in Example 2.6. Let A denote the event that a visit is to hospital 4, and let B denote the event that a visit results in LWBS (at any hospital). Use the addition rules to calculate the following probabilities. a
> In the article “ACL Reconstruction Using Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Press-Fit Fixation: 10-Year Clinical Results” in Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (2005, Vol. 13, pp. 248–255), the fol
> A manufacturer of front lights for automobiles tests lamps under a high-humidity, high-temperature environment using intensity and useful life as the responses of interest. The following table shows the performance of 130 lamps: a. Find the probability t
> If P(A) = 0.3, P(B) = 0.2, and P(A ∩ B) = 0.1, determine the following probabilities: a. P(A′) b. P(A ∪ B) c. P(A′ ∩ B) d. P(A ∩ B′) e. P[(A ∪ B)′] f. P(A′ ∪ B)
