Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 4: Applications of Derivatives - Section 4.4 - Concavity and Curve Sketching - Exercises 4.4 - Page 214: 94

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Step 1. Locate the three given points $(-2,8),(0,4),(2,0)$ Step 2. As $f'(2)=f'(-2)=0$, we know these two points will be extrema or inflection points. Step 3. As $f'(x)\lt0$ when $|x|\lt2$, the function decreases on $(-2,2)$; thus connect a smooth curve between the first and the third points passing the middle point. Step 4. As $f''(x)\lt0$ when $x\lt0$, the curve is concave down on $x\lt0$; thus point $(-2,8)$ is a maximum. Step 5. As $f''(x)\gt0$ when $x\gt0$, the curve is concave up on $x\gt0$; thus point $(208)$ is a minimum. Step 6. As $f'(x)\gt0$ when $|x|\gt2$, the function increases on $(-\infty,-2)$ and $(2,\infty)$; thus draw smooth curves from the first point down to the left and from the third point up to the right.
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