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: 3

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$y$ = $f(x)$ = $x^{4}-4x$ = $x(x^{3}-4)$ $A.$ $f$ is a polynomial so $D$ = $R$ $B.$ $y$-intercept = $f(0)$ = $0$, $x$-intercepts are $0$ and $\sqrt[3] 4$ $C.$ No symmetry $D.$ No asympote $E.$ $f'(x)$ = $4x^{3}-4$ = $4(x^{3}-1)$ = $4(x-1)(x^{2}+x+1)$ $\gt$ => $x$ $\gt$ $1$ so $f$ is increasing on $(1,\infty)$ and decreasing on $(-\infty,1)$ $F.$ No local maximum value , local minimum value $f(1)$ = $-3$ $G.$ $f''(x)$ = $12x^{2}$ $\gt$ $0$ =for all $x$, so $f$ is concave upward on $(-\infty,\infty)$ No inflection point
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