Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH100/December 2012/Question 06 (c)
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Question 06 (c) |
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Full-Solution Problems. In questions 5-11, justify your answers and show all your work. If a box is provided, write your final answer there. Unless otherwise indicated, simplification of numerical answers is required in these questions. 6. Let . Note that the domain of ƒ is the set of all nonzero real numbers; for example, . (c) Determine the interval(s) where f(x) is concave up and concave down, respectively. You may use:
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Use the given second derivative and check the sign of the second derivative between points where the second derivative is zero and undefined. |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. We are given that
and this second derivative is undefined at . The second derivative is 0 when , that is, when . So we check the intervals individually. Note that for all values of . Case 1: We test that the second derivative at a point in the interval, say , which gives a value of . Thus the function is concave up on this interval. Case 2: We test that the derivative at a point in the interval, say , which gives a value of . Thus the function is concave up on this interval. Case 3: We test that the derivative at a point in the interval, say , which gives a value of . Thus the function is concave down on this interval. This completes the question. |