Critical point

Name:________________________ Date:________________________ AP Calculus BC Class Activity 4a: Concavity For the function , find and show where it is concave up on [0, 2?]. Find and show the points of inflection for the function . Find and show the points of inflection for the function . Given the function : Find the critical points for p (x), i.e. the candidates for local maximums and minimums. Use the second derivative test to show which points are maximums and which are minimums. Given the following graph for : Notate the intervals where f (x) is concave up. Notate the intervals where f (x) is concave down. Notate the points of inflection. Given the following graph for : Notate theintervals where g (x) is concave up.

Rahn ? 2008 AP Calculus ? Final Review Sheet When you see the words ?. This is what you think of doing 1. Find the zeros of a function. Set the function equal to zero and solve for x. 2. Find equation of the line tangent to f(x) at (a,f(a)). Find f ?(x),the derivative of f(x). Evaluate f ?(a). Use the point and the slope to write the equation: y= f ?(a)(x-a)+f(a) 3. Find equation of the line normal to f(x) at (a,f(a)). Find f ?(x),the derivative of f(x). Evaluate f ?(a). The slope of the normal line is 1 '( )f a ? . Use the point and the slope to write the equation: ( ) ( ) ( ) 1 y x a f a f ? a = ? + 4. Show that f(x) is even. Evaluate f at x = -a and x = a and show they are equal.