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MATHEMATICS - CASE STUDY
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Introduction |
Plant Cells
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Man-made Auxin, a growth chamical, can
accelerate the growth speed of plant cells. The cell elongation
speed can be modeled with a mathematic expression. To better understand
the relationship between
the elongation speed and time, the mathematic expression can be plotted.
What is known:
- The mathematics relationship between the promoted elongation speed
and the time is
f(t) = -t3 + 5t2 - 3t + 5
- The life cycle of Auxin is 7 weeks
- The unit for elongation speed and time is μm/week
and week, respectively.
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Questions |
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Sketch the curve of the function and show
all key features. |
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Approach |
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- Find the domain and intercepts of the function.
- Analysis the symmetric, asymptote, monotonocity, local extreme value,
concavity and inflection points of the function.
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