University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.4 - Concavity and Curve Sketching - Exercises - Page 239: 61

Answer

General shape:

Work Step by Step

Step 2 $y'=x(x-3)^{2}=x(x^{2}-6x+9)=x^{3}-6x^{2}+9x$ $y''=3x^{2}-12x+9=3(x^{2}-4x+3)=3(x-1)(x-3)$ Step 3 $y'=0$ when $ x=0,3\qquad$... critical points. Step 4 $\left[\begin{array}{cccccccccc} y': & & -- & | & ++ & | & ++ & \\ & (-\infty & & 0 & & 3 & & \infty)\\ y: & & \searrow & min & \nearrow & & \nearrow & \end{array}\right]$ Step 5 For concavity, $y''=0$ for $x=1, 3$ $\left[\begin{array}{cccccccccccc} y': & & ++ & & -- & | & ++ & \\ & (-\infty & & 1 & & 3 & & \infty)\\ y: & & \cup & i.p. & \cap & i.p. & \cup & \end{array}\right]$
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