Calculus Concepts: An Informal Approach to the Mathematics of Change 5th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-43904-957-2
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-957-0

Chapter 4 - Analyzing Change: Applications of Derivatives - 4.4 Activities - Page 281: 21

Answer

$f^{'}(x)= 68.265 [1+20.5e^{-0.9x}]^{-2} e^{-0.9x} $ $f^{''}(x)= 2518.9785[1+20.5e^{-0.9x}]^{-3} [e^{-0.9x}]^2- 61.4385 [1+20.5e^{-0.9x}]^{-2} \times e^{-0.9x} $ POINT OF INFLECTION $x=\frac{\ln 20.5}{0.9} \approx3.356$[correct to three decimal places]

Work Step by Step

$f(x)=\frac{3.7}{1+20.5e^{-0.9x} }$ $f(x)=3.7[1+20.5e^{-0.9x}]^{-1}$ Taking derivative with respect to x $f^{'}(x)= 3.7(-1) [1+20.5e^{-0.9x}]^{-2} \times 20.5e^{-0.9x}\times (-0.9) $ $f^{'}(x)= 68.265 [1+20.5e^{-0.9x}]^{-2} e^{-0.9x} $ Taking derivative again $f^{''}(x)= 68.265(-2) [1+20.5e^{-0.9x}]^{-3} \times20.5 e^{-0.9x}\times(-0.9)\times e^{-0.9x}+ 68.265 [1+20.5e^{-0.9x}]^{-2} \times e^{-0.9x}\times (-0.9) $ $f^{''}(x)= 2518.9785[1+20.5e^{-0.9x}]^{-3} [e^{-0.9x}]^2- 61.4385 [1+20.5e^{-0.9x}]^{-2} \times e^{-0.9x} $ For point of inflection Put $f^{''}(x)= 2518.9785[1+20.5e^{-0.9x}]^{-3} [e^{-0.9x}]^2- 61.4385 [1+20.5e^{-0.9x}]^{-2} \times e^{-0.9x} =0$ $ 2518.9785[1+20.5e^{-0.9x}]^{-3} [e^{-0.9x}]^2= 61.4385 [1+20.5e^{-0.9x}]^{-2} \times e^{-0.9x} $ $ 2518.9785[1+20.5e^{-0.9x}]^{-1} [e^{-0.9x}]^1= 61.4385 $ $[ 1+20.5e^{-0.9x}]^{-1} [e^{-0.9x}]^1= \frac{ 61.4385 }{ 2518.9785 } $ $\frac{1}{ [ 1+20.5e^{-0.9x}] e^{0.9x}] }=\frac{ 61.4385 }{ 2518.9785 } $ $\frac{ 2518.9785 }{ 61.4385 }= [ 1+20.5e^{-0.9x}] e^{0.9x}] $ $\frac{ 2518.9785 }{ 61.4385 }= e^{0.9x} +20.5 $ $e^{0.9x} +20.5 =41$ $e^{0.9x} =41-20.5=20.5$ $\ln e^{0.9x} =\ln 20.5$ $ 0.9x\ln e =\ln 20.5$ $ 0.9x =\ln 20.5$ $x=\frac{\ln 20.5}{0.9} \approx3.356$[correct to three decimal places]
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