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Consider the equation below. f(x) = 4x3 + 12x2 - 96x + 8 (a) Find the intervals

ID: 2897962 • Letter: C

Question

Consider the equation below.
f(x) = 4x3 + 12x2 - 96x + 8
(a) Find the intervals on which f is increasing. (Enter your answer using interval notation.)


Find the interval on which f is decreasing. (Enter your answer using interval notation.)


(b) Find the local minimum and maximum values of f.
local minimum value
local maximum value



(c) Find the inflection point.
(x, y) =







Find the interval on which f is concave up. (Enter your answer using interval notation.)


Find the interval on which f is concave down. (Enter your answer using interval notation.)

Explanation / Answer

f(x) = 4x^3 + 12x^2 - 96x + 8

f'(x)=12x^2 +24x-96=12(x^2+2x-8)=0, 12(x+4)(x-2)= x=-4, x=2

f is increasing in (-,-4)U(2,+)
f is decreasing in (-4,2)

B) local minimum value (2,-104)

local maximum value (-4,328)


C) f''(x)=12(2x+2)=0 , x=-1 inflección (-1,112)

Find the interval on which f is concave up (-1,+)

Find the interval on which f is concave down. (-,-1)