Calculus Examples

Find the Concavity f(x)=((x-4)^2)/((x-2)^2)
Step 1
Find the values where the second derivative is equal to .
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Step 1.1
Find the second derivative.
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Step 1.1.1
Find the first derivative.
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Step 1.1.1.1
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.1.1.2
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 1.1.1.2.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Multiply by .
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Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 1.1.1.3.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Replace all occurrences of with .
Step 1.1.1.4
Differentiate.
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Step 1.1.1.4.1
Move to the left of .
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By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
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Simplify the expression.
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Step 1.1.1.4.5.1
Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 1.1.1.5.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Replace all occurrences of with .
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Differentiate.
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Step 1.1.1.6.1
Multiply by .
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By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
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Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
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Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.1.6.5
Simplify the expression.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 1.1.1.7.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.2
Find the second derivative.
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Step 1.1.2.1
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.2
Differentiate using the Quotient Rule which states that is where and .
Step 1.1.2.3
Differentiate.
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Step 1.1.2.3.1
Multiply the exponents in .
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Step 1.1.2.3.1.1
Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Multiply by .
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By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.3.3
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2.3.4
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.3.5
Simplify the expression.
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Step 1.1.2.3.5.1
Add and .
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Multiply by .
Step 1.1.2.4
Differentiate using the chain rule, which states that is where and .
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Step 1.1.2.4.1
To apply the Chain Rule, set as .
Step 1.1.2.4.2
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2.4.3
Replace all occurrences of with .
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Simplify with factoring out.
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Step 1.1.2.5.1
Multiply by .
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Factor out of .
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Step 1.1.2.5.2.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 1.1.2.6.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.1.2.6.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 1.1.2.7
By the Sum Rule, the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.8
Differentiate using the Power Rule which states that is where .
Step 1.1.2.9
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.1.2.10
Combine fractions.
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Step 1.1.2.10.1
Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Combine and .
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Simplify.
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Step 1.1.2.11.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.1.2.11.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply .
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Step 1.1.2.11.3.1.3.1
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Factor out of .
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Step 1.1.2.11.4.1
Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 1.1.3
The second derivative of with respect to is .
Step 1.2
Set the second derivative equal to then solve the equation .
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Step 1.2.1
Set the second derivative equal to .
Step 1.2.2
Set the numerator equal to zero.
Step 1.2.3
Solve the equation for .
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Step 1.2.3.1
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 1.2.3.1.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.2.3.1.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 1.2.3.1.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.2.3.1.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Step 1.2.3.1.3.1
Divide by .
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Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2
Find the domain of .
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Step 2.1
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 2.2
Solve for .
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Step 2.2.1
Set the equal to .
Step 2.2.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 2.3
The domain is all values of that make the expression defined.
Interval Notation:
Set-Builder Notation:
Interval Notation:
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Step 3
Create intervals around the -values where the second derivative is zero or undefined.
Step 4
Substitute any number from the interval into the second derivative and evaluate to determine the concavity.
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Step 4.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 4.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 4.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 4.2.2
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 4.2.2.1
Subtract from .
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Raise to the power of .
Step 4.2.3
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Step 4.2.3.1
Multiply by .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 4.2.3.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 4.2.3.2.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 4.2.3.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 4.2.3.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 4.2.4
The final answer is .
Step 4.3
The graph is concave up on the interval because is positive.
Concave up on since is positive
Concave up on since is positive
Step 5
Substitute any number from the interval into the second derivative and evaluate to determine the concavity.
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Step 5.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 5.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 5.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 5.2.2
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 5.2.2.1
Subtract from .
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Raise to the power of .
Step 5.2.3
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Step 5.2.3.1
Multiply by .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 5.2.3.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 5.2.3.2.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 5.2.3.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 5.2.3.3
Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 5.2.4
The final answer is .
Step 5.3
The graph is concave up on the interval because is positive.
Concave up on since is positive
Concave up on since is positive
Step 6
Substitute any number from the interval into the second derivative and evaluate to determine the concavity.
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Step 6.1
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Step 6.2
Simplify the result.
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Step 6.2.1
Subtract from .
Step 6.2.2
Simplify the denominator.
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Step 6.2.2.1
Subtract from .
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Raise to the power of .
Step 6.2.3
Reduce the expression by cancelling the common factors.
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Step 6.2.3.1
Multiply by .
Step 6.2.3.2
Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 6.2.3.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 6.2.3.2.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
Step 6.2.3.2.2.3
Rewrite the expression.
Step 6.2.4
The final answer is .
Step 6.3
The graph is concave down on the interval because is negative.
Concave down on since is negative
Concave down on since is negative
Step 7
The graph is concave down when the second derivative is negative and concave up when the second derivative is positive.
Concave up on since is positive
Concave up on since is positive
Concave down on since is negative
Step 8