Graphing Strategy

USING FIRST AND SECOND DERIVATIVE TEST

First Derivative Test for Monotonic Function
First Derivative Test for Local Extrema
Concave Up and Concave Down
Second Derivative Test for Concavity
Second Derivative Test for Local Extrema
 Point of Inflection - Definition
A point where the graph of a function has a tangent line and where the
concavity changes is a point of inflection.

REMARK 1:
An inflection point may not exist where 𝒚′′ = 𝟎
REMARK 2:
An inflection point may occur where 𝒚′′ = 𝟎 does not exist
Strategy for Graphing 𝒚 = 𝒇(𝒙)
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