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Calculus & Its Applications, Brief Version, 15th Edition — Goldstein — Solutions

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This document provides solution material for Calculus & Its Applications, Brief Version, 15th Edition, by Goldstein. It covers essential applied calculus concepts, including functions and graphs, limits, derivatives, applications of differentiation, integration, applications of integration, and related mathematical problem-solving techniques.

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STUDY NOTES & REFERENCE GUIDE




Covers All Chapters




SOLUTIONS MANUAL




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CONTENTS
Chapter 0 Functions ......................................................................................... 1
Chapter 1 The Derivative ............................................................................... 26
Chapter 2 Applications of the Derivative.........................................................77
Chapter 3 Techniques of Differentiation........................................................ 115
Chapter 4 The Exponential and Natural Logarithmic Functions..................... 141
Chapter 5 Applications of the Exponential and Natural Logarithm
Functions ...................................................................................... 168
Chapter 6 The Definite Integral.....................................................................182
Chapter 7 Functions of Several Variables ...................................................... 215
Chapter 8 The Trigonometric Functions ........................................................ 245
Chapter 9 Techniques of Integration. ............................................................ 263
Chapter 10 Differential Equations ...................................................................302
Chapter 11 Taylor Polynomials and Infinite Series.......................................... 334
Chapter 12 Probability and Calculus ............................................................... 356




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Chapter 0 Functions
0.1 Functions and Their Graphs t
16. h(t)
1. (1 t)
1 1
1 1
2. h 2 2
3
2 1 1 3
2 2
3 3
3. 3
h 2 2
1
3
2 1 3
4. 2 2
a 1 a 1
h(a 1)
5. 1 (a 1) a 2

6. 17. ƒ (x) x 2 2x

3 ƒ (a 1) (a 1) 2 2(a 1)
7. [2, 3) 8. 1, (a 2 2a 1) 2a 2 a2 1
2
ƒ (a 2) (a 2) 2 2(a 2)
9. [–1, 0) 10. [–1, 8)
(a 2 4a 4) 2a 4 a 2 2a
11. ,3 12. 2,
18. ƒ (x) x 2 4x 3
13. ƒ (x) x 2 3x ƒ (a 1) (a 1) 2 4(a 1) 3
ƒ (0) 02 3(0) 0 (a 2 2a 1) (4a 4) 3
2 a 2 2a
ƒ (5) 5 3(5) 25 15 10
ƒ (a 2) (a 2) 2 4(a 2) 3
ƒ (3) 3 2
3(3) 9 9 0
(a 2 4a 4) (4a 8) 3
ƒ ( 7) ( 7) 2
3( 7) 49 21 70 a 2
1
19. a. ƒ (0) represents the number of laptops sold
14. ƒ (x) x3 x 2 x 1
in 2010.
ƒ (1) 1 1 3 2
1 1 0
b. ƒ (6) 150 2(6) 62
ƒ ( 1) ( 1)3 ( 1)2 ( 1) 1 0
150 12 36 198
3 2
1 1 1 1 9
ƒ 1 100x
2 2 2 2 8 20. R(x) , x 0
b x
ƒ (a) a3 a 2 a 1 a. b = 20, x 60
100(60)
15. g(t) t3 3t 2 t R(60) 75
20 60
g(2) 23 3(2)2 2 8 12 2 2 The solution produces a 75% response.
1 1 3
1 2
1 b. If R(50) = 60, then
g 3
2 2 2 2 100(50)
60
1 3 1 11 b 50
8 4 2 8 60b 3000 5000
100
2 2 3
2 2 2 b
g 3 3
3 3 3 3 This particular frog has a positive constant
8 12 2 10
.37037 of 33.3.
27 9 3 27
g(a) a 3a 2 a
3




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8x 39. 40.
21. ƒ (x)
(x 1)(x 2) 41. , 1 5, 9 42. 1, 5 9,
all real numbers such that x 1, 2 or
, 1 1, 2 2, 43. ƒ 1 .03; ƒ 5 .037

1 44. ƒ 6 .03
22. ƒ (t)
45. 0, .05 46. t 3
all real numbers such that t > 0 or 0,
1
1 47. ƒ (x) x x 2
23. g(x) ____ 2
3 x
1 25
all real numbers such that x < 3 or , 3 ƒ (3) 3 (3 2)
2 2
4 Thus, (3, 12) is not on the graph.
24. g(x)
x(x 2) 48. ƒ(x) = x(5 + x)(4 – x)
all real numbers such that x 0, –2 or ƒ(–2) = –2(5 + (–2))(4 – (–2)) = –36
, 2 2, 0 0, So (–2, 12) is not on the graph.

3x 5 49. g(x) 3x 1
25. ƒ x x2 1
x2 x 6
The denominator is zero for x x = 2, 1 3 21 1 1
2
g 2
so the domain consists of all real numbers 3 1 2 5 5
such that x 2
1 4

, 3 3, 2 2, . 1 2
So , is on the graph.
2 5
1
26. ƒ x
2
3x 1 (x 2 4)
The domain consists of all real numbers, or 50. g(x)
(x 2)
, . 2
40
2 4
g 2 3 9 5
27. ƒ x 2x 7 x 3 2
2 8 3
3 3
The domain consists of all real numbers 2 5
So , is on the graph.
greater than or equal to 0, or 0, .
3 3
2x 1 51. ƒ (x) x3
28. ƒ x
1 x
ƒ (a 1) (a 1)3
The denominator is greater than 0 for all x < 1,
1 5
and the numerator is defined for all x . 52. ƒ (x) x
2 x
1 1,1 .
Thus, the domain is x 1, or 5
2 2 ƒ (2 h) (2 h)
(2 h)
29. function 30. not a function 5 (2 h)2 1 4h h 2
31. not a function 32. not a function (2 h) 2 h

33. not a function 34. function x for 0 x 2
53. ƒ (x)
35. ƒ 0 1; ƒ 7 1 1 x for 2 x 5
ƒ (1) 1 1; ƒ (2) 1 2 3
36. ƒ 2 3; ƒ 1 0
ƒ (3) 1 3 4
37. positive 38. negative




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