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This document provides guidelines and problems for homework 4 in an optimization course. It includes 4 questions about finding critical points, maxima, minima, and inflection points of functions. Students are encouraged to get help from TAs and professors, and must submit original work through the online system. Readings are listed from the textbook on defining derivatives and derivatives as functions.

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Mat A29 Homework 4

This document provides guidelines and problems for homework 4 in an optimization course. It includes 4 questions about finding critical points, maxima, minima, and inflection points of functions. Students are encouraged to get help from TAs and professors, and must submit original work through the online system. Readings are listed from the textbook on defining derivatives and derivatives as functions.

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MAT A29 Homework # 4 – Optimization Fall 2022

University of Toronto Scarborough Campus


Department of Computer and Mathematical
Sciences

Homework Guidelines

This homework was released on Monday October 24th at 14:01


(EST).
It is due on Friday November 4th at 13:59 (EST).

We encourage you to talk to your TAs during tutorial, attend


office hours, and ask professors for help with this assignment.
You may use the textbook without citing it as a reference,
however all other books and internet sources must be cited.
Please submit your original work via Crowdmark.

The version of this homework on Crowdmark is the only official


version of the assignment. This PDF is provided for your refer-
ence. Please check the version on Crowdmark before uploading
your solutions.

Readings

ˆ §3.1 Defining the Derivative


11, 13, 19, 25, 27, 39

ˆ §3.2 The Derivative as a Function


57, 59, 61, 65, 71, 73, 93
MAT A29 Optimization Fall 2022

Problems
Q1. Suppose that a function f (x) is defined on an interval (a, b).
(a) Is it possible that f (x) has no absolute maximum and minu-
mum Explain your answer in a short paragraph.

(b) Support your explanation by providing an interval (a, b) and


a function f (x). Graph your function on the given interval.

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MAT A29 Optimization Fall 2022

Q2. For this question, you do not need to provide a formula for your
function. Draw a graph f (x) defined on the interval [−4, 4] with
all of the following properties:

1. An absolute maximum at x = 4.

2. An absolute minimum at x = −1.

3. A local maximum at x = −2.

4. A critical point that is not a maximum or minimum at x = 2.

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MAT A29 Optimization Fall 2022

Q3. Consider the function f (x) = (x − x2 )2 on the interval [−1, 1].


(a) Find all the critical points of f (x).

(b) Identify all the local and absolute maxima and minima.

(c) Sketch the function, and highlight the minima and maxima,
and label them as local or absolute.

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MAT A29 Optimization Fall 2022

Q4. A patient’s pulse is measured three times. The results are 70 bmp,
80 bpm, and 120 bpm. The doctor would like to find a number
which most accurately represents the patient’s pulse. To do so,
they minimize:

p(x) = (x − 70)2 + (x − 80)2 + (x − 120)2

(a) Find all the critical points of p(x).

(b) Calculate which values of x minimizes p(x).

(c) Briefly explain why the doctor might choose this function p(x)
to minimize.

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MAT A29 Optimization Fall 2022

Q5. Consider the function f (x) = x4 − 6x3 .


(a) Determine where f (x) is increasing and decreasing.

(b) Determine the local minima and maxima of f (x).

(c) Detemine where f (x) is concave up and concave down.

(d) Determine the inflection points of f (x).

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