Gravity In physics, it is established that the acceleration due to gravity, g ( i n m e t e r s / s e c 2 ) , at a height h meters above the sea level is given by g ( h ) = 3.99 × 10 14 ( 6.374 × 10 6 + h ) 2 where 6.374 × 10 6 is the radius of Earth in meters. What is the acceleration due to gravity at sea level? The Wills Tower in Chicago, Illinois, is 443 meters tall. What is the acceleration due to gravity at the top of the Wills Tower? The peak of Mount Everest is 8848 meters above sea level. What is the acceleration due to gravity on the peak of Mount Everest? Find the end behavior of g . That is, find lim h → ∞ g ( h ) . What does the result suggest? Solve g ( h ) = 0. How do you interpret your answer?
Gravity In physics, it is established that the acceleration due to gravity, g ( i n m e t e r s / s e c 2 ) , at a height h meters above the sea level is given by g ( h ) = 3.99 × 10 14 ( 6.374 × 10 6 + h ) 2 where 6.374 × 10 6 is the radius of Earth in meters. What is the acceleration due to gravity at sea level? The Wills Tower in Chicago, Illinois, is 443 meters tall. What is the acceleration due to gravity at the top of the Wills Tower? The peak of Mount Everest is 8848 meters above sea level. What is the acceleration due to gravity on the peak of Mount Everest? Find the end behavior of g . That is, find lim h → ∞ g ( h ) . What does the result suggest? Solve g ( h ) = 0. How do you interpret your answer?
Solution Summary: The author calculates the acceleration due to gravity at sea level. The Wills Tower in Chicago, Illinois, is 443 meters tall.
Gravity In physics, it is established that the acceleration due to gravity,
g
(
i
n
m
e
t
e
r
s
/
s
e
c
2
)
, at a height h meters above the sea level is given by
g
(
h
)
=
3.99
×
10
14
(
6.374
×
10
6
+
h
)
2
where
6.374
×
10
6
is the radius of Earth in meters.
What is the acceleration due to gravity at sea level?
The Wills Tower in Chicago, Illinois, is 443 meters tall. What is the acceleration due to gravity at the top of the Wills Tower?
The peak of Mount Everest is 8848 meters above sea level. What is the acceleration due to gravity on the peak of Mount Everest?
Find the end behavior of g. That is, find
lim
h
→
∞
g
(
h
)
. What does the result suggest?
Solve
g
(
h
)
=
0.
How do you interpret your answer?
A graph of the function f is given below:
Study the graph of ƒ at the value given below. Select each of the following that applies for the value a = 1
Of is defined at a.
If is not defined at x = a.
Of is continuous at x = a.
If is discontinuous at x = a.
Of is smooth at x = a.
Of is not smooth at = a.
If has a horizontal tangent line at = a.
f has a vertical tangent line at x = a.
Of has a oblique/slanted tangent line at x = a.
If has no tangent line at x = a.
f(a + h) - f(a)
lim
is finite.
h→0
h
f(a + h) - f(a)
lim
h->0+
and lim
h
h->0-
f(a + h) - f(a)
h
are infinite.
lim
does not exist.
h→0
f(a+h) - f(a)
h
f'(a) is defined.
f'(a) is undefined.
If is differentiable at x = a.
If is not differentiable at x = a.
The graph below is the function f(z)
4
3
-2
-1
-1
1
2
3
-3
Consider the function f whose graph is given above.
(A) Find the following. If a function value is undefined, enter "undefined". If a limit does not exist, enter
"DNE". If a limit can be represented by -∞o or ∞o, then do so.
lim f(z)
+3
lim f(z)
1-1
lim f(z)
f(1)
= 2
=
-4
= undefined
lim f(z) 1
2-1
lim f(z):
2-1+
lim f(x)
2+1
-00
= -2
= DNE
f(-1) = -2
lim f(z) = -2
1-4
lim f(z)
2-4°
00
f'(0)
f'(2)
=
=
(B) List the value(s) of x for which f(x) is discontinuous. Then list the value(s) of x for which f(x) is left-
continuous or right-continuous. Enter your answer as a comma-separated list, if needed (eg. -2, 3, 5). If
there are none, enter "none".
Discontinuous at z =
Left-continuous at x =
Invalid use of a comma.syntax incomplete.
Right-continuous at z =
Invalid use of a comma.syntax incomplete.
(C) List the value(s) of x for which f(x) is non-differentiable. Enter your answer as a comma-separated list,
if needed (eg. -2, 3, 5).…
A graph of the function f is given below:
Study the graph of f at the value given below. Select each of the following that applies for the value
a = -4.
f is defined at = a.
f is not defined at 2 = a.
If is continuous at x = a.
Of is discontinuous at x = a.
Of is smooth at x = a.
f is not smooth at x = a.
If has a horizontal tangent line at x = a.
f has a vertical tangent line at x = a.
Of has a oblique/slanted tangent line at x = a.
Of has no tangent line at x = a.
f(a + h) − f(a)
h
lim
is finite.
h→0
f(a + h) - f(a)
lim
is infinite.
h→0
h
f(a + h) - f(a)
lim
does not exist.
h→0
h
f'(a) is defined.
f'(a) is undefined.
If is differentiable at x = a.
If is not differentiable at x = a.
Chapter 3 Solutions
Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (4th Edition)
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