Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 4: Applications of Derivatives - Section 4.4 - Concavity and Curve Sketching - Exercises 4.4 - Page 213: 59

Answer

General shape:

Work Step by Step

$y'=\cot x$ on $(-\displaystyle \frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2})$, $\left[\begin{array}{llllll} y': & & ++ & | & -- & \\ & (0 & & \pi & & 2\pi)\\ y: & & \nearrow & \max & \searrow & \end{array}\right]$ $y''=-\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\csc^{2}(\frac{x}{2})$ is never positive on $(-\displaystyle \frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2})$, so $y$ is concave down (no points of inflection) The graph rises from $-\infty$ at the left end of the interval $(x=0)$, to an absolute maximum at $ x=\pi$, from where it falls without bound at the right end of the interval $(x=2\pi)$.
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