Calculus Name___________________________________ ID: 1

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For each problem, find the x-coordinates of all points of inflection and find the open intervals
where the function is concave up and concave down.

3
1) y = - 2
x -9

3
x
2) f ( x) = - 2
x -1

x
3) y = - 2
x -4

2
4) f ( x) =
x+3
x-2 ( )
2
9x - 9
5) f ( x) = - 3
x

2
x
6) y = -
4x - 8

3
7) y = -
x+3

3x
8) y = -
x+3

1
9) y =
x-2

2
10) y =
x-1

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 Answers to Assignment (ID: 1)
1) No inflection points exist.
Concave up: (-3, 3) Concave down: (-¥, -3), (3, ¥)
2) Inflection point at: x = 0
Concave up: (-¥, -1), (0, 1) Concave down: (-1, 0), (1, ¥)
3) Inflection point at: x = 0
Concave up: (-¥, -2), (0, 2) Concave down: (-2, 0), (2, ¥)
11
4) Inflection point at: x = -
2
11
( )
Concave up: - , 2 , (2, ¥) Concave down: -¥, -
2
11
2 ( )
5) Inflection points at: x = - 6, 6
Concave up: (-¥, - 6 ), (0, 6 ) Concave down: (- 6, 0), ( 6, ¥)
6) No inflection points exist. 7) No inflection points exist.
Concave up: (-¥, 2) Concave down: (2, ¥) Concave up: (-¥, -3) Concave down: (-3, ¥)
8) No inflection points exist. 9) No inflection points exist.
Concave up: (-3, ¥) Concave down: (-¥, -3) Concave up: (2, ¥) Concave down: (-¥, 2)
10) No inflection points exist.
Concave up: (1, ¥) Concave down: (-¥, 1)

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