Calculus 8th Edition

Published by Cengage
ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - 3.5 Summary of Curve Sketching - 3.5 Exercises - Page 250: 1

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$y$ = $f(x)$ = $x^{3}+3x^{2}$ = $x^{2}(x+3)$ $A.$ $f$ is a polynomial so $D$ = $R$ $B.$ $y$-intercept = $f(0)$ = $0$, $x$-intercept are $0$ and $-3$ $C.$ No symmetry $D.$ No asymptote $E.$ $f'(x)$ = $3x^{2}+6x$ = $3x(x+2)$ $\gt$ $0$ => $x$ $\lt$ $-2$ or $x$ $\gt$ $0$ so $f$ is increasing on $(-\infty,-2)$ and $(0,\infty)$ and decreasing on $(-2,0)$ $F.$ Local maximum value $f(-2)$ = $4$, local minimum value $f(0)$ = $0$ $G.$ $f''(x)$ = $6x+6$ = $6(x+1)$ $\gt$ $0$ => $x$ $\gt$ $-1$ so $f$ is concave upward on $(-1,\infty)$ and concave downward on $(-\infty,-1)$ There is inflection point at $(-1,2)$
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