Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-23. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

Answers

1. Discontinuous at \mathrm{1}, \mathrm{3}, and \mathrm{4}.

3. (a) Discontinuous at \mathrm{x}=3. Fails condition (i) there.

(b) Discontinuous at \mathrm{x}=2. Fails condition (i) there.

(c) Discontinuous where \cos (x) is negative, (e.g., at x=\pi). Fails condition (i) there.

(d) Discontinuous where \mathrm{x}^{2} is an integer (e.g., at \mathrm{x}=1 or \sqrt{2}). Fails condition (ii) there.

(e) Discontinuous where \sin (x)=0 (e.g., at x=0, \pm \pi, \pm 2 \pi, \ldots). Fails condition (i) there.

(f) Discontinuous at \mathrm{x}=0. Fails condition (i) there.

(g) Discontinuous at \mathrm{x}=0. Fails condition (i) there.

(h) Discontinuous at \mathrm{x}=3. Fails condition (i) there.

(i) Discontinuous at \mathrm{x}=\pi / 2. Fails condition (i) there.

5. (a) \mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x})=0 for at least 3 values of \mathrm{x}, 0 \leq \mathrm{x} \leq 5.

(b) \mathrm{1}

(c) \mathrm{3}

(d) \mathrm{3}

(e) Yes. It does not have to happen, but it is possible.

7. (a) \mathrm{f}(0)=0, \mathrm{f}(3)=9 and 0 \leq 2 \leq 9. \mathrm{c}=\sqrt{2} \approx 1.414

(b) f(-1)=1, f(2)=4 and 1 \leq 3 \leq 4. c=\sqrt{3} \approx 1.732

(c) \mathrm{f}(0)=0, \mathrm{f}(\pi / 2)=1 and 0 \leq 1 / 2 \leq 1. \mathrm{c}=( inverse sine of 1 / 2) \approx 0.524

(d) f(0)=0, f(1)=1 and 0 \leq 1 / 3 \leq 1. c=1 / 3

(e) f(2)=2, f(5)=20 and 2 \leq 4 \leq 20. c=(1+\sqrt{17}) / 2 \approx 2.561.

(f) f(1)=0, f(10) \approx 2.30 and 0 \leq 2 \leq 2.30. c= (inverse of \ln (2))=e^{2} \approx 7.389.

9. Neither student is correct. The bisection algorithm converges to the root labeled \mathrm{C}.

11. (a) D

(b) \mathrm{D}

(c) hits B

13. [-0.9375,-0.875], \approx-0.879

[1.3125,1.375], \approx 1.347

[2.5,2.5625], \approx 2.532

15. [2.3125,2.375], \approx 2.32.

17. [-0.375,-0.3125], \approx-0.32.

19. See the three graphs in Fig. 1.3P19.


21. (a) \mathrm{A}(2.1)-\mathrm{A}(2) is the area of the region bounded below by the \mathrm{x}-axis, above by the graph of \mathrm{f}, on the left by the vertical line \mathrm{x}=2, and on the right by the vertical line \mathrm{x}=2.1.

\frac{\mathrm{A}(2.1)-\mathrm{A}(2)}{0.1} \approx \mathrm{f}(2) \text { or } \mathrm{f}(2.1) \text { so } \frac{\mathrm{A}(2.1)-\mathrm{A}(2)}{0.1} \approx 1

(b) \mathrm{A}(4.1)-\mathrm{A}(4) is the area of the region bounded below by the \mathrm{x}-axis, above by the graph of \mathrm{f}, on the left by the vertical line x=4, and on the right by the vertical line x=4.1 . \frac{A(4.1)-A(4)}{0.1} \approx f(4) \approx 2.

23. (a) Yes. You supply the justification.

(b) Yes

(c) Try it.