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Analytical Applications of Differentiation

Question 1
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What can be said about function x when x=4x = 4x=4 and f′(4)<0f'(4) < 0f′(4)<0 on both sides of this value?

Question 2
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Which type of extremum does a relative (local) minimum represent?

Question 3
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

At which type of critical points does f′(x)=0f'(x) = 0f′(x)=0 imply f(x)f(x)f(x) has neither maximum nor minimum value?

Question 4
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What does it indicate if the derivative is positive on both sides of a critical point?

Question 5
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If f′(x)>0f'(x) > 0f′(x)>0 on (a,b)(a, b)(a,b) and f′(x)<0f'(x) < 0f′(x)<0 on (b,c)(b, c)(b,c) with f′(b)=0f'(b) = 0f′(b)=0, what can be concluded about point bbb for function f(x)f(x)f(x)?

Question 6
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If the function f(x)f(x)f(x) has a critical point at x=3x = 3x=3, and the sign of the first derivative changes from positive to negative as xxx increases through 3, what does this indicate about f(x)f(x)f(x) at x=3x = 3x=3?

Question 7
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What conclusion can we draw when the graph of the first derivative for all values in an interval around x0 remains above the x-axis?

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Question 8
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Given that the first derivative of function ggg changes from positive to negative at x=cx = cx=c, what can be inferred about function ggg at this point?

Question 9
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Given that f′′(c)<0f''(c) < 0f′′(c)<0 and that there exists an interval around x=cx=cx=c where f′(x)=0f'(x)=0f′(x)=0 only when x=cx=cx=c, what can be said about f(c)f(c)f(c)?

Question 10
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

What is the purpose of graphing the function when using the First Derivative Test?