Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.3 - The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus - 5.3 Exercises - Page 401: 66

Answer

x $\in$ (-1,1)

Work Step by Step

We need to find where the graph $F(x)$ is concave downward. By using the given information that $F(x)=\int_{1}^{x} f(t) dt$, we can determine that $F'(x)=f(t)$, and therefore $F''(x)=f'(t)$. To determine concavity, we must consider the second derivative. By evaluating the given graph, we can see that $f'(t)$ changes sign when $x=-1$ and $x=1$, therefore $F(x)$ has two points of inflection (at -1 and 1). The $+/-$ chart for $f'(t)$ can be found below, and it shows the graph is negative only between $x=-1$ and $x=1$, not inclusive. This tells us that $F''(x)$ is only concave downward from (-1,1).
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