Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 4 - Applications of the Derivative - 4.4 The Shape of a Graph - Exercises - Page 194: 11

Answer

concave up $0$ < $x$ < $1$ concave down $x$ < $0$, $x$ > $1$ inflection point is at $x$ = $0$, $x$ = $1$

Work Step by Step

Let $f(x)$ = $(x-2)(1-x^{3})$ $f'(x)$ = $(x-2)(-3x^{2})+(1-x^{3})(1)$ = $-3x^{3}+6x^{2}+1-x^{3}$ = $-4x^{3}+6x^{2}+1$ $f''(x)$ = $-12x^{2}+12x$ concave up $-12x^{2}+12x$ > $0$ $-12x(x-1)$ > $0$ $12x(x-1)$ < $0$ $0$ < $x$ < $1$ concave down $-12x(x-1)$ < $0$ $12x(x-1)$ > $0$ $x$ < $0$, $x$ > $1$ inflection point is at $x$ = $0$, $x$ = $1$
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