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: 54

Answer

General shape:

Work Step by Step

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