Question

Calculus graph please help

Answer 1

See Below.

Explanation:

We are given the graph of y = f'(x) and we want to determine the characteristics of f(x).

Part A)

f is increasing whenever f' is positive and decreasing whenever f' is negative.

Hence, f is increasing for the interval:

`(-\infty, -2) \cup (-1, 1)\cup (3, \infty)`

And f is decreasing for the interval:

`\displaystyle (-2, -1) \cup (1, 3)`

Part B)

f has a relative maximum at x = c if f' turns from positive to negative at c and a relative minimum if f' turns from negative to positive to negative at c.

f' turns from positive to negative at x = -2 and x = 1.

And f' turns from negative to positive at x = -1 and x = 3.

Hence, f has relative maximums at x = -2 and x = 1, and relative minimums at x = -1 and x = 3.

Part C)

f is concave up whenever f'' is positive and concave down whenever f'' is negative.

In other words, f is concave up whenever f' is increasing and concave down whenever f' is decreasing.

Hence, f is concave up for the interval (rounded to the nearest tenths):

`\displaystyle (-1.5 , 0) \cup (2.2, \infty)`

And concave down for the interval:

`\displaystyle (-\infty, -1.5) \cup (0, 2.2)`

Part D)

Points of inflections are where the concavity changes: that is, f'' changes from either positive to negative or negative to positive.

In other words, f has an inflection point wherever f' has an extremum point.

f' has extrema at (approximately) x = -1.5, 0, and 2.2.

Hence, f has inflection points at x = -1.5, 0, and 2.2.