How Fast does the Flu Spread?

Name:___________________________

A single person contracts the influenza virus and now the flu epidemic is
spreading through Calculopolis! The number of infected people, t days after the
1000
initial outbreak can be modeled by 𝑓(𝑡) = 1+999𝑒 −0.6030𝑡 . The population of
Calculopolis is 1000.

The graph of 𝑓(𝑡) is shown below.

1. Describe how the number of infected people changes over the 21-day period. Why do you think
this happens?

2. When is the number of infected people growing the fastest? How do you know?

3. Fill in the table with values of 𝑓′(𝑡) and 𝑓 ′′ (𝑡)at selected values.
𝑡 3 5 9 11 12 16 20
𝑓’(𝑡)

𝑓′′(𝑡)

4. For which values of t is 𝑓′(𝑡) increasing? For which values of t is 𝑓′(𝑡) decreasing? How do you
know?

5. How can you get your answer in question 4 just by looking at the graph of 𝑓(𝑡)?
 Topics 5.6-5.7—Analyzing Function Behavior with a Second Derivative
Important Ideas:

Check Your Understanding!

1. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 6𝑥 2 . On which intervals is 𝑓(𝑥) concave down? Justify your answer.

2. If 𝑔′′ (𝑥) = (𝑥 − 3)2 (𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 − 6). For which values of x does 𝑔(𝑥) have a point of inflection?
Justify your answer.

𝑑𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦
3. The graph of 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) is shown below. Determine all intervals where 𝑑𝑥 > 0 and 𝑑𝑥 2 < 0.
Justify.

4. (MC) For a twice-differentiable function ℎ(𝑥), it is known that ℎ′ (3) = 0 and ℎ′′ (3) = −1.5.
Which of the following statements could be false?

A. ℎ(𝑥) is concave down at 𝑥 = 3

B. ℎ(𝑥) has a critical point at 𝑥 = 3.
C. ℎ(𝑥) has at least one point of inflection
D. ℎ(𝑥) has a relative maximum at 𝑥 = 3