Concavity and inflection points of graphs

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Examine the concavity or convexity of the curve

y=1+x3 y=1+\sqrt[3]{x}

at the points A(−1,0),B(1,2)A(-1,0), B(1,2) and C(0,0)C(0,0).

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Find the regions of concavity or convexity and the inflection points of the graph of the following function:

y=3x2−x3. y=3x^{2}-x^{3} .
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Find the regions of concavity or convexity and the inflection points of the graph of the following function:

y=a3a2+x2 (a>0). y=\frac{a^{3}}{a^{2}+x^{2}} \ (a>0) .
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Find the regions of concavity or convexity and the inflection points of the graph of the following function:

y=x+x53. y=x+x^{\frac{5}{3}} .
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Find the regions of concavity or convexity and the inflection points of the graph of the following function:

y=1+x2. y=\sqrt{1+x^{2}} .
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Find the regions of concavity or convexity and the inflection points of the graph of the following function:

y=x+sin⁡x. y=x+\sin x .
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Find the regions of concavity or convexity and the inflection points of the graph of the following function:

y=e−x2. y=e^{-x^{2}} .
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Find the regions of concavity or convexity and the inflection points of the graph of the following function:

y=ln⁡(1+x2). y=\ln (1+x^{2}) .
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Find the regions of concavity or convexity and the inflection points of the graph of the following function:

y=xsin⁡(ln⁡x) (x>0). y=x\sin (\ln x) \ (x>0) .
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Find the regions of concavity or convexity and the inflection points of the graph of the following function:

y=xx (x>0). y=x^{x} \ (x>0) .
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Prove that the curve

y=x+1x2+1 y=\frac{x+1}{x^{2}+1}

has three inflection points lying on the same straight line. Sketch the graph of this function.

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How should the parameter hh be chosen so that the "probability curve"

y=hπe−h2x2 (h>0) y=\frac{h}{\sqrt{\pi }}e^{-h^{2}x^{2}} \ (h>0)

has inflection points x=±σx=\pm \sigma?

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Examine the concavity or convexity of the cycloid

x=a(t−sin⁡t),y=a(1−cos⁡t) (a>0) x=a(t-\sin t), y=a(1-\cos t) \ (a>0)
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Let the function f(x)f(x) be twice differentiable on the interval a⩽x<+∞a \leqslant x<+\infty, and:

  1. f(a)=A>0f(a)=A>0;

  2. f′(a)<0f'(a)<0;

  3. when x>ax>a, f′′(x)⩽0f''(x) \leqslant 0. Prove: the equation f(x)=0f(x)=0 has one and only one real root in the interval (a,+∞)(a,+\infty ).

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Prove that the functions

xn (n>1),ex,xln⁡x x^{n} \ (n>1), e^{x}, x\ln x

are concave on the interval (0,+∞)(0,+\infty ); while the functions

xn (0<n<1),ln⁡x. x^{n} \ (0<n<1), \ln x .

are convex on the interval (0,+∞)(0,+\infty ).

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Show that the curve y=ln⁡xy = \ln x is convex upward.

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Remark.
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The derivative of the first derivative, i.e., (y′)′(y')' or (f′(x))′(f'(x))', is called the second derivative and is denoted by y′′y'' or f′′(x)f''(x). The derivative of the second derivative is called the third derivative, and so on. To avoid confusion with an exponent, the order of the derivative is denoted by a number placed in parentheses. Roman numerals are also sometimes used. If at a given point of the curve y=f(x)y = f(x) the quantity y′′>0y'' > 0, then the curve is convex downward, i.e., toward the negative direction of the OyOy axis. If y′′<0y'' < 0, then in the neighborhood of the given point the curve is convex upward. If y′′y'' changes sign as xx passes through a given value, then the point on the curve at that xx is an inflection point.

Show that the curve y=axy = a^{x} is convex downward.

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Show that the sinusoid y=sin⁡xy = \sin x is convex upward where y>0y > 0, and downward where y<0y < 0.

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Show that the tangent curve y=tg⁡xy = \operatorname {tg} x is convex downward where y>0y > 0, and upward where y<0y < 0.

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Investigate the direction of convexity of the curve y=ax3+bxy = ax^{3}+bx for a>0a > 0.

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Find the inflection points of the curve y=e−x2y = e^{-x^{2}}.

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The same question for the curve y=11+x2y = \frac{1}{1+x^{2}}.

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For what values of xx is the curve y=x3+ax+by=x^{3}+ax+b convex upward?

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Determine the direction of convexity of the curve x(x2−y2)+y2=0x(x^{2}-y^{2})+y^{2}=0 at the points where x=32x=\dfrac {3}{2}.

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Investigate the nature of the concavity of the curve x4=y(x2−y2)x^{4}=y(x^{2}-y^{2}) at points where y<0y<0.

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Investigate the nature of the convexity of the curve rcos⁡33φ=1r\cos^{3}3\varphi = 1 for −π6<φ<π6-\dfrac {\pi }{6}<\varphi <\dfrac {\pi }{6}.

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Find the intervals of convexity of the function:

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(1)

f=xα,α>1,x>0f = x^{\alpha }, \alpha > 1, x > 0

(2)

f=xα,0<α<1,x>0f = x^{\alpha }, 0 < \alpha < 1, x > 0

(3)

f=exf = e^{x}

(4)

f=ln⁡xf = \ln x

(5)

f=xln⁡xf = x \ln x

(6)

f=arctg⁡xf = \operatorname {arctg} x.

Find the intervals of convexity and the points of inflection of the function.

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(1)

f=2x4−3x2+x−1f = 2 x^{4}-3 x^{2}+x-1;

(2)

f=x5−10x2+3xf = x^{5}-10 x^{2}+3 x;

(3)

f=11−x2f = \frac{1}{1-x^{2}};

(4)

f=x312+x2f = \frac{x^{3}}{12+x^{2}}

(5)

f=x+33f = \sqrt[3]{x+3}

(6)

f=xx+1f = \frac{\sqrt{x}}{x+1}

(7)

f=4x3−12x3f = \sqrt[3]{4 x^{3}-12 x}

(8)

f=x/x2−13f = x / \sqrt[3]{x^{2}-1}.

Find the intervals of convexity and the points of inflection of the function.

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(1)

f=cos⁡xf = \cos x;

(2)

f=x+sin⁡xf = x+\sin x

(3)

f=e−x2f = e^{-x^{2}}

(4)

f=e1/xf = e^{1 / x}

(5)

f=10xln⁡x10f = \frac{10}{x} \ln \frac{x}{10}

(6)

f=xsin⁡ln⁡xf = x \sin \ln x

(7)

f=arctg⁡1xf = \operatorname {arctg} \frac{1}{x};

(8)

f=earctg⁡xf = e^{\operatorname {arctg} x}

Find the points of inflection of the function.

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(1)

f=x4−6x2+5xf = x^{4}-6 x^{2}+5 x;

(2)

f=x4−12x3+48x2f = x^{4}-12 x^{3}+48 x^{2};

(3)

f=2x4+2x3+3x2+3x+1f = 2 x^{4}+2 x^{3}+3 x^{2}+3 x+1

(4)

f=(x2−1)3f = \left(x^{2}-1\right)^{3}

Find the points of inflection of the function.

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(1)

f=4x2+1/xf = 4 x^{2}+1 / x;

(2)

f=x2/(x−1)3f = x^{2} /(x-1)^{3};

(3)

f=x23−x2−43f = \sqrt[3]{x^{2}}-\sqrt[3]{x^{2}-4};

(4)

f=(1−x)(x−2)23f = \sqrt[3]{(1-x)(x-2)^{2}};

(5)

f=∣x−1∣/x2f = \left|x-1\right| / x^{2}.

Find the points of inflection of the function.

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(1)

f=(x2+1)exf = \left(x^{2}+1\right) e^{x};

(2)

f=x3e−4xf = x^{3} e^{-4 x};

(3)

f=x2ln⁡xf = x^{2} \ln x;

(4)

f=ln⁡x/xf = \ln x / \sqrt{x};

(5)

f=ecos⁡xf = e^{\cos x}.

Find the points of inflection of the graph of the function.

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(1)

f=36x(x−1)3f = 36 x(x-1)^{3};

(2)

f=x+36x2−2x3−x4f = x+36 x^{2}-2 x^{3}-x^{4}

(3)

f=1+x2−x4/2f = 1+x^{2}-x^{4} / 2;

(4)

f=x5/20−x4+8x3−32x2f = x^{5} / 20-x^{4}+8 x^{3}-32 x^{2};

(5)

f=(2x2−x−4)/(x2−4x+4)f = \left(2 x^{2}-x-4\right) /\left(x^{2}-4 x+4\right);

(6)

f=x4/(x+1)3f = x^{4} /(x+1)^{3}.

Find the points of inflection of the graph of the function.

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(1)

f=1−x33f = \sqrt[3]{1-x^{3}};

(2)

f=x3−x+13f = \sqrt[3]{x}-\sqrt[3]{x+1};

(3)

f=5+(x−5)53f = 5+\sqrt[3]{(x-5)^{5}};

(4)

f=(8−x3)/(3x)f = \sqrt{\left(8-x^{3}\right) /(3 x)}.

Find the points of inflection of the graph of the function.

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(1)

f=e2x−x2f = e^{2 x-x^{2}};

(2)

f=xe−(x/2)2f = x e^{-(x / 2)^{2}};

(3)

f=2x2+ln⁡xf = 2 x^{2}+\ln x;

(4)

f=e−2xsin⁡2xf = e^{-2 x} \sin^{2} x.

Find the points of inflection of the function ff:

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(1)

f=1σ2πe−x2/2σ2,σ>0f = \frac{1}{\sigma \sqrt{2 \pi }} e^{-x^{2} / 2 \sigma^{2}}, \sigma > 0;

(2)

f=axx2+b2,a≠0,b≠0f = \frac{a x}{x^{2}+b^{2}}, a \neq 0, b \neq 0.

Investigate the polynomials for points of inflection:

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P3(x)=ax3+bx2+cx+d,a≠0P_{3}(x) = a x^{3}+b x^{2}+c x+d, a \neq 0

(2)

P4(x)=ax4+bx3+cx2+dx+e,a≠0P_{4}(x) = a x^{4}+b x^{3}+c x^{2}+d x+e, a \neq 0.

For what values of the parameter aa does the function f=ex+ax3f = e^{x}+a x^{3} have points of inflection?

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Prove that the graph of the function y(x)=(x+1)/(x2+1)y(x) = (x+1) /\left(x^{2}+1\right) has three points of inflection lying on one line.

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Prove that the points of inflection of the graph of the function y(x)=xsin⁡xy(x) = x \sin x lie on the curve y2(4+x2)=4x2y^{2}\left(4+x^{2}\right) = 4 x^{2}.

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Let f(x)={x3(2+cos⁡(1/x2)),x≠0,0,x=0.f(x) = \begin{cases} x^{3}\left(2+\cos \left(1 / x^{2}\right)\right), & x \neq 0, \\ 0, & x = 0. \end{cases}

Prove that:

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the graph of the function f(x)f(x) has a tangent at the point (0;0)(0 ; 0);

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the graph of the function f(x)f(x) passes from one side of the tangent to it at the point (0,0)(0,0) to the other side;

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the point (0;0)(0 ; 0) is not a point of inflection of the graph of the function f(x)f(x).

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Can a point of inflection of a function be a point of extremum of it?

(2)

Can a function that is everywhere convex downward (upward) have more than one extremum?

Prove that for any twice differentiable function:

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between two points of extremum there lies at least one point of inflection;

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between points of inflection of a function there may be no points of extremum at all.

Prove that:

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every polynomial of odd degree n>1n > 1 has at least one point of inflection;

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every polynomial of even degree with positive coefficients has no points of inflection.

Let f(x)f(x) be a continuously differentiable function on the interval (a;b)(a ; b), and suppose that for any points x1,x2x_{1}, x_{2} of this interval there exists a unique point cc such that

f(x2)−f(x1)x2−x1=f′(c) \frac{f\left(x_{2}\right)-f\left(x_{1}\right)}{x_{2}-x_{1}} = f^{\prime }(c)

Prove that f(x)f(x) has no points of inflection.

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Find the points of inflection of the graph of the function y=f(x)y = f(x) given parametrically by the equations:

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(1)

x=tet,y=te−t,t>0x = t e^{t}, y = t e^{-t}, t > 0

(2)

x=t2t−1,y=t3t−1,t>2;x = \frac{t^{2}}{t-1}, y = \frac{t^{3}}{t-1}, t > 2 ;

(3)

x=2t2+2t,y=t3+3t+1t2,0<t<1x = \frac{2 t^{2}+2}{t}, y = \frac{t^{3}+3 t+1}{t^{2}}, 0 < t < 1;

(4)

x=t2−2t−5t2+10t+25,y=t2−4t+5t2+4t−5,t>1x = \frac{t^{2}-2 t-5}{t^{2}+10 t+25}, y = \frac{t^{2}-4 t+5}{t^{2}+4 t-5}, t > 1.

Let the function ff be defined and twice continuously differentiable on R\mathbb {R}, and let f′′f^{\prime \prime } not change sign on R\mathbb {R}. Prove that:

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the equation f(x)=0f(x) = 0 cannot have more than two real roots;

(2)

if f(x0)f′(x0)<0,f(x0)f′′(x0)<0f\left(x_{0}\right) f^{\prime }\left(x_{0}\right) < 0, f\left(x_{0}\right) f^{\prime \prime }\left(x_{0}\right) < 0, then the equation f(x)=0f(x) = 0 has a unique root in the interval (x0;x0−f(x0)/f′(x0))(x_{0} ; x_{0}-f\left(x_{0}\right) / f^{\prime }\left(x_{0}\right));

(3)

if f′(x0)=0,f(x0)f′′(x0)<0f^{\prime }\left(x_{0}\right) = 0, f\left(x_{0}\right) f^{\prime \prime }\left(x_{0}\right) < 0, then the equation f(x)=0f(x) = 0 has one root each in the intervals (−∞;x0),(x0;+∞)\left(-\infty ; x_{0}\right),\left(x_{0} ;+\infty \right).

A function ff is called concave (convex) on an interval XX if for any x1,x2∈Xx_{1}, x_{2} \in X and any α∈[0;1]\alpha \in [0 ; 1] the inequality holds

f(αx1+(1−α)x2)⩾αf(x1)+(1−α)f(x2) f\left(\alpha x_{1}+(1-\alpha ) x_{2}\right) \geqslant \alpha f\left(x_{1}\right)+(1-\alpha ) f\left(x_{2}\right)

(respectively f(αx1+(1−α)x2)⩽αf(x1)+(1−α)f(x2)f\left(\alpha x_{1}+(1-\alpha ) x_{2}\right) \leqslant \alpha f\left(x_{1}\right)+(1-\alpha ) f\left(x_{2}\right)).

The graph of a function concave on a closed interval [a;b][a ; b] lies not below the line drawn through the points (a;f(a)),(b;f(b))(a ; f(a)),(b ; f(b)).

Prove that the function:

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y=ax2+bx+cy = a x^{2}+b x+c is convex on R\mathbb {R} for a>0a > 0 and concave on R\mathbb {R} for a<0a < 0;

(2)

y=axy = a^{x} is convex on R\mathbb {R};

(3)

y=log⁡axy = \log_{a} x is concave on (0;+∞)(0 ;+\infty ) for a>1a > 1 and convex on (0;+∞)(0 ;+\infty ) for 0<a<10 < a < 1;

(4)

y=sin⁡xy = \sin x is concave on [0;π][0 ; \pi ] and convex on [−π;0][-\pi ; 0].

Indicate the intervals of concavity and convexity of the function:

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y=∣x∣y = \left|x\right|;

(2)

y=x3y = x^{3};

(3)

y=1xy = \frac{1}{x};

(4)

y=2x−5x+1y = \frac{2 x-5}{x+1}

(5)

y=ch⁡xy = \operatorname {ch} x;

(6)

y=sh⁡xy = \operatorname {sh} x;

(7)

y=lg⁡∣x∣y = \lg \left|x\right|

(8)

y=∣ln⁡x∣y = \left|\ln x\right|.

Indicate the intervals of concavity and convexity of the function:

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(1)

y=tg⁡x,x∈(−π/2;π/2)y = \operatorname {tg} x, x \in (-\pi / 2 ; \pi / 2)

(2)

y=cos⁡2x,x∈(0;2π)y = \cos^{2} x, x \in (0 ; 2 \pi );

(3)

y=arcsin⁡x,x∈[−1;1]y = \arcsin x, x \in [-1 ; 1];

(4)

y=arcctg⁡x,x∈Ry = \operatorname {arcctg} x, x \in \mathbb {R}.

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