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directions: find the points of inflection and discuss the concavity of the graph of the function...
1. f(x)=(1/2)x^4+2x^3
2. f(x)=x^3-6x^2+12x
3. f(x)=(1/4)x^4-2x^2
4. f(x)=2sinx+sin2x, [0,2ð)
directions: find the points of inflection and discuss the concavity of the graph of the function...
1. f(x)=(1/2)x^4+2x^3
2. f(x)=x^3-6x^2+12x
3. f(x)=(1/4)x^4-2x^2
4. f(x)=2sinx+sin2x, [0,2ð)
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Steve
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f = 1/2 x^4 + 2x^3
f' = 2x^3 + 6x^2
f'' = 6x^2 + 12x
f' = 0 at x=0,0,-3 so the possible mins/maxes are there
f'' = 0 at 0,-2 so the inflection is there.
At x=0, f'=0 and f''=0, so not a min/max -- inflection
At x=-3, y'' > 0, so concave up (min)
Proceed similarly with the others.
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f = 1/2 x^4 + 2x^3
f' = 2x^3 + 6x^2
f'' = 6x^2 + 12x
f' = 0 at x=0,0,-3 so the possible mins/maxes are there
f'' = 0 at 0,-2 so the inflection is there.
At x=0, f'=0 and f''=0, so not a min/max -- inflection
At x=-3, y'' > 0, so concave up (min)
Proceed similarly with the others.
rechneronline . de is a good grapher
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