Q14: : Find intervals where function f is concave up and concave down and find the inflection point(s) if any:: f (x) = xe*

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Q14: : Find intervals where function f is concave up and concave down and find the
inflection point(s) if any::
f (x)= xe*
Transcribed Image Text:Q14: : Find intervals where function f is concave up and concave down and find the inflection point(s) if any:: f (x)= xe*
Q14:
f (x) = xe*, so f' (x) = e* +xe* = (x + 1) e* and f" (x) = (x +1) e* + e* = (x + 2) e*. Setting f" (x) = 0
gives x = -2. The sign diagram of f"shows that ƒ is
%3D
0 + + + + + + sign of f"
concave downward on (-∞o, –2) and concave upward on
(-2, 00).
-2
The sign diagram shows that (-2, -2e²) is an inflection point.
Transcribed Image Text:Q14: f (x) = xe*, so f' (x) = e* +xe* = (x + 1) e* and f" (x) = (x +1) e* + e* = (x + 2) e*. Setting f" (x) = 0 gives x = -2. The sign diagram of f"shows that ƒ is %3D 0 + + + + + + sign of f" concave downward on (-∞o, –2) and concave upward on (-2, 00). -2 The sign diagram shows that (-2, -2e²) is an inflection point.
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