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INCREASING - _____________________________________________________________________

DECREASING - _____________________________________________________________________

Ex 1: Find where the function f(x) = 3x4 4x3 12x2 + 5 is increasing and where it is decreasing

THE FIRST DERIVATIVE TEST:

If f changes from ___________ to __________, then f has a local ________________

If f changes from ___________ to __________, then f has a local ________________

If f ________________ __________, then ____________________________________

Ex 2: Find the local max and min for the function in Ex 1.

Ex 3: Find the local maximum and minimum values of the function g(x) = x + 2sinx on [0, 2pi]

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CONCAVE UP - _______________________________________________________________________

CONCAVE DOWN - ____________________________________________________________________

INFLECTION POINT - ___________________________________________________________________

THE SECOND DERIVATIVE TEST:

If f=0 AND f is _____________, then f has a local ________________

If f=0 AND f is _____________, then f has a local ________________

If f=0 AND f is _____________, then ________________

EX 4: Sketch a possible graph of a function f that satisfies the following conditions:


f(0) = 0
f(2) = 3
f(4) = 6
f(0) = f(4) = 0
f(x) > 0 for 0 < x < 4
f(x) < 0 for x <0 and for x > 4
f(x) > 0 for x < 2
f(x) < 0 for x > 2

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EX 5: Discuss the curve y = x4 4x3, then sketch.

Notes 4.3
EX 6: Sketch the function f(x) = x2/3(6 x)1/3

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