Exercise 2 (5 points)
Part A
A craftsman creates chocolate candies whose shape recalls the profile of the local mountain. The base of such a candy is modeled by the shaded surface defined in an orthonormal coordinate system with unit 1 cm.
This surface is bounded by the x-axis and the graph denoted $\mathscr { C } _ { f }$ of the function $f$ defined on $[ - 1 ; 1 ]$ by: $$f ( x ) = \left( 1 - x ^ { 2 } \right) \mathrm { e } ^ { x } .$$
The objective of this part is to calculate the volume of chocolate needed to manufacture a chocolate candy.
- a. Justify that for all $x$ belonging to the interval $[ - 1 ; 1 ]$ we have $f ( x ) \geqslant 0$. b. Show using integration by parts that: $$\int _ { - 1 } ^ { 1 } f ( x ) \mathrm { d } x = 2 \int _ { - 1 } ^ { 1 } x \mathrm { e } ^ { x } \mathrm {~d} x .$$
- The volume $V$ of chocolate, in $\mathrm { cm } ^ { 3 }$, needed to manufacture a candy is given by: $$V = 3 \times S$$ where $S$ is the area, in $\mathrm { cm } ^ { 2 }$, of the colored surface. Deduce that this volume, rounded to $0.1 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }$, equals $4.4 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 3 }$.
Part B
We now consider the profit realized by the craftsman on the sale of these chocolate candies as a function of the weekly sales volume.
This profit can be modeled by the function $B$ defined on the interval $[ 0.01 ; + \infty [$ by: $$B ( q ) = 8 q ^ { 2 } [ 2 - 3 \ln ( q ) ] - 3 .$$
The profit is expressed in tens of euros and the quantity $q$ in hundreds of candies. We admit that the function $B$ is differentiable on $\left[ 0.01 ; + \infty \left[ \right. \right.$. We denote $B ^ { \prime }$ its derivative function.
- a. Determine $\lim _ { q \rightarrow + \infty } B ( q )$. b. Show that, for all $q \geqslant 0.01 , B ^ { \prime } ( q ) = 8 q ( 1 - 6 \ln ( q ) )$. c. Study the sign of $B ^ { \prime } ( q )$, and deduce the direction of variation of $B$ on $[ 0.01 ; + \infty [$. Draw the complete variation table of function $B$. d. What is the maximum profit, to the nearest euro, that the craftsman can expect?
- a. Show that the equation $B ( q ) = 10$ has a unique solution $\beta$ on the interval $[1.2; + \infty [$. Give an approximate value of $\beta$ to $10 ^ { - 3 }$ near. b. We admit that the equation $B ( q ) = 10$ has a unique solution $\alpha$ on $[ 0.01 ; 1.2 [$. We are given $\alpha \approx 0.757$. Deduce the minimum and maximum number of chocolate candies to sell to achieve a profit greater than 100 euros.