In the function:  f(x)= 6/((x^2)-16)  Where is the function concave up and down in interval notation?  What are the inflection points of the function?  What are the vertical asymptotes of the function?

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In the function: 

f(x)= 6/((x^2)-16) 

Where is the function concave up and down in interval notation? 

What are the inflection points of the function? 

What are the vertical asymptotes of the function?

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Given,

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For the vertical asymptotes of the function, put the denominator equal to zero

i.e.

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Now differentiate of the above function, we get

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