Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 4: Applications of Derivatives - Section 4.4 - Concavity and Curve Sketching - Exercises 4.4 - Page 213: 50

Answer

General shape:

Work Step by Step

Step 2 $y'=x^{2}-x-6=(x-3)(x+2)$ $y''=2x-1$ Step 3 $y'=0$ when $ x=-2,3\qquad$... critical points. Step 4 The graph of $y'$ is a parabola that opens up, so it is negative between the zeros, and positive on the other two intervals. $ \left[\begin{array}{ccccccc} y': & & ++ & | & -- & | & ++ & \\ & (-\infty & & -2 & & 3 & & \infty)\\ y: & & \nearrow & & \searrow & & \nearrow & \end{array}\right]$ Step 5 For concavity, $y''=2x-1,\ \qquad y''=0$ for $x=\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}$ $ \left[\begin{array}{ccccc} y': & & -- & | & ++ & \\ & (-\infty & & 1/2 & & \infty)\\ y: & & \cap & infl & \cup & \end{array}\right]$
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