The function is .
Intercept:
\Find the -intercept substitute
in the function.
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and
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The -intercept are
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and
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Find the -intercept substitute
in the function.
The -intercept is
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Find the extrema for .
Differentiate on each side with respect to .
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Find the critical numbers substitute .
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and
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The critical numbers are and
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Find the points of inflection.
\The first derivative of is
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Differentiate on each side with respect to .
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The second derivative of is
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Equate to
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The inflection points occurs at .
The critical numbers is and
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Relative extrema points exist at critical numbers.
\Substitute in the function.
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Substitute in the function.
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Perform second derivative test to identify the nature of the extrema.
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Relative minimum | \
Relative maximum point is .
Relative minimum point is .
Find asymptote of function .
Find horizontal asymptote .
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There is no horizontal asymptote.
\Find vertical asymptote,denominator of the function is equated to zero.
\The function is defined for all values of .
There is no vertical asymptote.
\Graph:
\Graph the function .
Observe the graph:
\The intercepts are ,
and
and
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Relative maximum point is .
Relative minimum point is .
The inflection points occurs at .
There is no horizontal and vertical asymptote.
\The intercepts are ,
and
and
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Relative maximum point is .
Relative minimum point is .
The inflection points occurs at .