The function is .
Find the -intercept by substitute
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The -intercepts are
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Find the -intercept by substitute
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The -intercept is
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Find the extrema for .
Differentiate on each side with respect to .
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Power rule differenciation : .
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To find the critical numbers equate to zero.
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The critical numbers are and
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Find the inflection points of the graph .
The first derivative of is
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Differentiate each side with respect to .
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Power rule of derivatives : .
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The second derivative of is
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To find the inflection point, equate to zero.
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The possible inflection point occurs at .
Substitute in
The inflection point of the graph is
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The critical numbers are 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 .
To find horizontal asymptote .
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The function has no horizontal asymptote.
\Since the function has no denominator the function is true for all real values.
\Thus, the function has no vertical asymptote.
\Graph the function .
The -intercepts are
and
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The -intercept is
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Relative maximum point is
Relative minimum point is .
The inflection point of the graph is
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Graph the function .
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