Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 4 - Integrals - 4.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus - 4.3 Exercises - Page 328: 59

Answer

the interval is the curve $$ y=\int_{0}^{x} \frac{t^{2}}{t^{2}+t+2} d t $$ concave downward is $(-4, 0)$,

Work Step by Step

$$ y=\int_{0}^{x} \frac{t^{2}}{t^{2}+t+2} d t $$ the derivatives of the function $y$ are given by the following: $$ y^{\prime}=\frac{x^{2}}{x^{2}+x+2} $$ and $$ \begin{aligned} y^{\prime \prime}&=\frac{\left(x^{2}+x+2\right)(2 x)-x^{2}(2 x+1)}{\left(x^{2}+x+2\right)^{2}}\\ &=\frac{2 x^{3}+2 x^{2}+4 x-2 x^{3}-x^{2}}{\left(x^{2}+x+2\right)^{2}}\\ &=\frac{x^{2}+4 x}{\left(x^{2}+x+2\right)^{2}} \\ &=\frac{x(x+4)}{\left(x^{2}+x+2\right)^{2}} \end{aligned} $$ The curve $y$ is concave downward when $y^{\prime \prime} \lt 0$ that is, on the interval $(-4, 0)$, So, the interval is the curve $y$ concave downward is $(-4, 0)$,
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