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: 12

Answer

$$ h(x)=\frac{x^{2}-1}{2x-1} $$ the graph is concave upward: $$ (-\infty \lt x\lt \frac{1}{2}) $$ the graph is concave downward : $$ (\frac{1}{2} \lt x \lt \infty) . $$

Work Step by Step

$$ h(x)=\frac{x^{2}-1}{2x-1} $$ Differentiating twice produces the following. $$ h^{\prime }(x)=\frac{2(x^{2}-x+1)}{(2x-1)^{2}} $$ $$ h^{\prime \prime }(x)=\frac{-6}{(2x-1)^{3}} $$ There are no points at which $f^{\prime \prime }(x)=0$, but at $x=\frac{1}{2}$ $f$ is not continuous. So, test for concavity in the intervals $(-\infty , \frac{1}{2}) , (\frac{1}{2} , \infty)$ . The results are shown in the following table: $$ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Intervals: } & {-\infty0} & {h^{\prime \prime}<0} \\ \hline \text { Conclusion: } & { \text { Concave upward }} & {\text { Concave downward }} \\ \hline\end{array} $$ So, Concave upward: $$ (-\infty \lt x\lt \frac{1}{2}) $$ Concave downward: $$ (\frac{1}{2} \lt x \lt \infty) . $$
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