Calculus: Early Transcendentals 9th Edition

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.3 - The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus - 5.3 Exercises - Page 407: 73

Answer

The curve is concave downward on the interval $(-4,0)$

Work Step by Step

$y = \int_{0}^{x}\frac{t^2}{t^2+t+2}~dt$ Then: $y' = \frac{x^2}{x^2+x+2}$ $y$ is concave down when $y'' \lt 0$ We can find $y''$: $y'' = \frac{d}{dx}(\frac{x^2}{x^2+x+2}) = \frac{(2x)(x^2+x+2)-(x^2)(2x+1)}{(x^2+x+2)^2} = \frac{x^2+4x}{(x^2+x+2)^2}$ We can find the interval when $y'' \lt 0$: $\frac{x^2+4x}{(x^2+x+2)^2} \lt 0$ $x^2+4x \lt 0$ $x(x+4) \lt 0$ $-4 \lt x \lt 0$ Therefore: The curve is concave downward on the interval $(-4,0)$
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