1 point The height of a roller coaster at a given time is modeled by the polynomial function h ( t )

To find the turning points of the function, we need to find the first derivative of the height function $h(t)$, set it equal to zero, and then solve for $t$. The turning points occur where the first derivative is zero or undefined, and we can use the second derivative test to confirm whether these points correspond to a maximum, minimum, or inflection point.

Given the height function:

$h(t) = \left(-0.01t^3 + 0.35t^2 - 3.5t + 10\right)(t+5)^2(t-5)(t+1)(2-t)^3$

Step 1: Differentiate $h(t)$

We need to apply the product rule of differentiation. The function is a product of several terms, so we'll differentiate each term separately and use the product rule.

Let:

• $f_1(t) = -0.01t^3 + 0.35t^2 - 3.5t + 10$
• $f_2(t) = (t+5)^2$
• $f_3(t) = (t-5)$
• $f_4(t) = (t+1)$
• $f_5(t) = (2-t)^3$

The derivative of $h(t)$ is:

$h'(t) = \frac{d}{dt}\left[f_1(t) f_2(t) f_3(t) f_4(t) f_5(t)\right]$

We apply the product rule by differentiating each function individually and then combining them. This is a complex calculation, so it's more efficient to use a symbolic differentiation tool, but I will outline the key steps:

1. Differentiate each factor in the product.
2. Apply the product rule: $(u v)' = u'v + uv'$, to combine the terms.

Step 2: Set the derivative equal to zero

Once we have $h'(t)$, we set it equal to zero to solve for $t$:

$h'(t) = 0$

This will give us the potential turning points, but we need to verify them using the second derivative test to determine whether they are maxima, minima, or points of inflection.

Step 3: Solve for the turning points

After finding $h'(t) = 0$, solve for the values of $t$. These solutions are your potential turning points.

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