Home > APCALC > Chapter 8 > Lesson 8.2.3 > Problem 8-88
Let
Evaluate
and . Is
? Consider the symmetry of
between and . Express
in terms of . What is
? What is ? Is
differentiable over the interval ? Explain. Points of NON-differentiability include cusps, endpoints, jumps, holes, and vertical tangents.
Determine all values of
in the interval where has a relative maximum. Recall that a local maximum exists where the derivative changes from positive to negative. This can happen where
or where . Notice that
; after all, the derivative of an integral is the original function. Write the equation of the line tangent to
at . What is the slope of
at (see second hint in part (e))? What is the -value? Determine all values of
in the interval where has a point of inflection. Concavity is the slope of the slope. So inflection points are where the slope of the slope changes.