MCV4U Unit 3 Test Curve Sketching (V1)

Name:
Knowledge:

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Application:

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Inquiry:

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Comm.:

KNOWLEDGE
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1.

The function
a.
b.

____ 2.

When does the function

a. (0, 0)
b. (1, 1)

____ 3.

When does the function

a. (1, 2)
b. (1, 20)

____ 4.

Evaluate

____ 5.

____ 6.

have a local minimum?

c. (1, 0)
d. (1, 0)

have a point of inflection?

c. (2, 1)
d. (0, 3)

____ 7.

c.
d.

Find the absolute maximum of the function

a. 6
b. 0

Find the critical point for the function

a. (1, 0)
b. (1, 0.5)

If
a.
b.

(1 mark each)

increases on which interval?

c.
d.

a. 5
b. 0

on the interval
c. 1
d. 8

.
c. (0, 0)
d. no critical point

, where a, b, c, and d are constants, find

c.
d.

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8. Analyze and graph f ( x) 2 x 6 x 8 . Show all work including intercepts, critical points, and inflection
points.
(11 marks)
3

Intercepts:

Critical Points:

Inflection points:

9. Find the critical points of the function f ( x) x 12 x 1 . Use the second derivative test to classify the critical
points as local maxima, local minima, or neither.
(4 marks)
3

10. State the possible point(s) of inflection and the intervals of concavity of a function with f ( x) x 8x 3x 5 .
(3 marks)
4

Application
11. The height of a motorcycle stunt man is given by h(t ) 4.9t 24.5t 2 , where h is the height in metres, t
2

seconds after the motorcycle flies off an inclined ramp. Determine the maximum and minimum height in the interval
of 0 t 4 seconds.
(4 marks)

x2
2x
6x 2 2
12. Given: f ( x)
, f ' ( x)
, f ' ' ( x)
. Sketch and completely label the graph using the
1 x2
1 x 2 2
1 x 2 3
following headings.

(15 marks)

x-intercept(s)

y-intercept

Vertical Asymptotes

Horizontal Asymptotes

Coordinates of Local Maxima/Minima

Intervals of Increase/Decrease

Points of inflection

Intervals of Concavity

Inquiry
13. Sketch a possible function that satisfies the following criteria:

(4 marks)

f ' ' ( x) 0 when x 4

f ' ' ( x) 0 when x 4

f ' ( x) 0 for all x

lim f ( x)

x 4

lim f ( x)

x 4

lim f ( x) 2

f (2) 0

14. The function f ( x) 2kx 3x px 3 has a local minimum at x = -1 and a point of inflection at x = 1.
Determine the values of k and p.
(4 marks)
3

Communication
ANSWER ONLY 15 OR 16 AND 17
15. Sketch a graph of f (x) based on the information from the table:

,3

f ' ( x)
f ' ' ( x)

3,0

0, 2

2,

2
0

(4 marks)

16. Consider the function f ( x)

1
. Use limits to determine the horizontal asymptote.
x 1
2

(2 marks)

17. If f ' (a) 0 , then there will always be a local extreme at x = a . Is this statement true or false? If this is true,
explain. If it is false, give a counter example to disprove it.
(2 marks)

3 marks for form