Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Calculus of a Single Variable, Chapter 3, 3.3, Section 3.3, Problem 46

You need to find the relative extrema of the function, hence, you need to remember that the roots of the equation f'(x) = 0 are the extrema of the function.
You need to find the first derivative of the function:
f'(x) = cos x + sqrt3*sin x
You need to solve for x the equation f'(x) = 0 :
cos x + sqrt3*sin x = 0
You need to divide by cos x , both sides:
1 + sqrt 3*(sin x)/(cos x) = 0
Replace tan x for (sin x)/(cos x):
1 + sqrt 3*tan x = 0 => sqrt 3*tan x = -1 => tan x = -1/sqrt3
You need to remember that tan x is negative for x in (pi/2,pi) and x in (3pi/2,2pi).
x in (pi/2,pi) => x = pi - pi/6 => x = (5pi)/6
x in (3pi/2,2pi) => x = 2pi - pi/6 => x = (11pi)/6
Hence, the relative extrema of the function are the points ((5pi)/6 , f((5pi)/6 )) and ((11pi)/6, f((11pi)/6)).

No comments:

Post a Comment

Summarize the major research findings of "Toward an experimental ecology of human development."

Based on findings of prior research, the author, Bronfenbrenner proposes that methods for natural observation research have been applied in ...