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123456Chain rule

Solutions to the exercises

Exercise 1
a

f ' ( x ) = 8 x ( x 2 - 100 ) 3

b

f ' ( x ) = -3 ( 1 - x ) 2

c

H ' ( t ) = -300 ( 2 - 4 t ) 2

d

2 p 2 - 4 p ( p x + 3 ) 3

Exercise 2
a

f ' ( x ) = -6 ( 2 x - 6 ) 2 < 0 for every value of x except x = 2 .

b

f ' ( 2 ) = -24 and f ( 2 ) = 12 , so P = ( 0 , 60 ) .

Exercise 3
a

d y d x = 7 3 x 4 3 = 7 3 x x 3

b

f ' ( x ) = -3 x 4 - 8 x 3 + 3 x 2

c

H ' ( p ) = - 3 2 p ( 1 - p ) 2

d

g ' ( x ) = 2 - 5 ( 1 - x ) 2

Exercise 4
a

D f = [ - 8 , 8 ]

b

The minimum lies on the edge of the domein: min. f ( - 8 ) = - 8 .
You can find the maximum using differentiation. f ' ( x ) = 1 - x 8 - x 2 = 0 gives 8 - x 2 = x and after squaring x = 2 ( x = -2 is cancelled). You find: max. f ( 2 ) = 4 . The range becomes B f = [ - 8 , 4 ] .

c

A = ( - 8 , - 8 ) en B = ( 8 , 8 ) .
The slope of line A B is equal to 1 .
You should therefore solve f ' ( x ) = 1 and that gives x = 0 .

Exercise 5
a

600 30 + 500 70 = 53000 euros.

b

600 2 + 500 2 70 54671,75 euros.

c

K ( x ) = 30 ( 600 - x ) + 70 500 2 + x 2

d

You find the minimal cost using K ' ( x ) = - 30 + 70 x 500 2 + x 2 = 0 .
This gives 500 2 + x 2 = 7 3 x and after squaring 40 9 x 2 = 250000 . You find x 237 .
So the best way is to first dig 363 m along the street and then through the field straight at C .

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