Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - 3.4 Exercises - Page 192: 11

Answer

$$ g(x)=\frac{x^{2}+4}{4-x^{2}} $$ the graph is concave upward: $$ (-2 \lt x\lt 2) $$ the graph is concave downward : $$ (-\infty \lt x \lt -2), (2 \lt x \lt \infty) . $$

Work Step by Step

$$ g(x)=\frac{x^{2}+4}{4-x^{2}} $$ Differentiating twice produces the following. $$ g^{\prime }(x)=\frac{16x}{(4-x^{2})^{2}} $$ and $$ g^{\prime \prime}(x)=\frac{16\left(3 x^{2}+4\right)}{\left(4-x^{2}\right)^{3}}=\frac{16\left(3 x^{2}+4\right)}{(2-x)^{3}(2+x)^{3}} $$ There are no points at which $f^{\prime \prime }(x)=0$, but at $x=\pm 2$ $f$ is not continuous. So, test for concavity in the intervals $(-\infty , -2), (-2 , 2)$ and $(2 , \infty)$. The results are shown in the following table: $$ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline {-\infty\lt x\lt -2} & {-2\lt x\lt 2} & {2\lt x\lt \infty} \\ \hline {g^{\prime \prime} \lt 0} & {g^{\prime \prime}\gt 0} & {g^{\prime \prime} \lt 0} \\ \hline {\text { Concave downward }} & {\text { Concave upward }} & {\text { Concave downward }} \\ \hline\end{array} $$ So, Concave upward: $$ (-2 \lt x\lt 2) $$ Concave downward: $$ (-\infty \lt x \lt -2), (2 \lt x \lt \infty) . $$
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