(a)
\The function is
,
.
Graph :
\Graph the function
is
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Observe the graph.
\Concave upward :
\The graph of
lies below all of its tangent to the graph of the curve at a point.
The function
is concave upward over the intervals
,
.
Concave downward :
\The graph of
lies above all of its tangent to the graph of the curve at a point.
The function
is concave downward over the intervals
,
and
.
Point of inflection :
\Inflection points are the points at which the concavity changes from up to down or down to up.
\The inflection points occurs at
,
,
and
.
The coordinates of the inflection points are
,
,
and
.
(b)
\The function is
.
Differentiate on each side with respect to
.

.
Again differentiate on each side with respect to
.

.
Graph :
\Graph the function
:
.gif\")
Concavity test :
\If
for all
in the interval, then the graph of
is concave upward on the interval.
If
for all
in the interval, then the graph of
is concave downward on the interval.
Observe the graph :
\
over the intervals
and
, therefore the function
is concave upward on the intervals
and
.
over the intervals
,
and
, therefore the function
is concave downward on the intervals
,
and
.
Inflection points :
\Inflection points are the points at which the concavity changes from up to down or down to up.
\Where
are the inflection points.
The inflection points occurs at
,
,
and
.
The coordinates of the inflection points are
,
,
and
.
(a)
\Concave up over the intervals
,
.
Concave down over the intervals
,
and
.
The inflection points are
,
,
and
.
(b)
\concave up over the intervals
and
.
concave down over the intervals
,
and
.
The inflection points are
,
,
and
.