Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 4 - Applications of the Derivative - 4.4 The Shape of a Graph - Exercises - Page 194: 9

Answer

Concave up for $x\gt9$ Concave down for $0\lt x\lt9$ Point of inflection at $x=9$

Work Step by Step

$y=f(x)=x(x-8\sqrt x)=x^{2}-8x^{\frac{3}{2}}$ $f'(x)=2x-8\times\frac{3}{2}x^{\frac{3}{2}-1}=2x-12x^{\frac{1}{2}}$ $f''(x)=2-12\times\frac{1}{2}x^{-\frac{1}{2}}=2-\frac{6}{\sqrt x}$ The function is concave up when $f''(x)\gt 0$. $f''(x)\gt0\implies2-\frac{6}{\sqrt x}\gt0$$\implies\sqrt x\gt\frac{6}{2}\implies x\gt9$ The function is concave up when $x\gt9$. Also, as $f''(x)\lt0$ for $x\in (0,9)$, $f$ is concave downward for $0\lt x\lt9$. $f''(x)=0\implies x=9$ and as $f''(x)$ changes sign at $x=9$, the point of inflection is at $x=9$.
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