FAMILIES OF FUNCTIONS (4.

2) NAME__________________________

Use calculus to find the critical points in each problem. Determine if the critical points are local
maximums or minimums.

1. E (θ ) =
(θ − μθ ) 2

Assume μ is a positive constant and θ > 0 .

μ +θ

kx
2. E ( x) = Assume k is a positive constant.
(x 2
+ r0 )
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 ⎛ 2α ⎞ ⎛α ⎞
3. θ ( D ) = arctan ⎜ ⎟ − arctan ⎜ ⎟ . Assume α is a positive constant and D > 0 .
⎝ D⎠ ⎝ D⎠

7k k
4. S = + . Assume k is a positive constant and 0 ≤ x ≤ 20 .
x 2
(20 − x) 2