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Im just worried about this one...

FOr the two stationary points did people get a

Horizontal Inflection at (0,0) and Mininum at (3, -27)

I choked on this question- i nearly cried coz i can do anything like this...
 

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Originally posted by Beaky
Im just worried about this one...

FOr the two stationary points did people get a

Horizontal Inflection at (0,0) and Mininum at (3, -27)

I choked on this question- i nearly cried coz i can do anything like this...
me too, and i also got another point of inflexion around (1,3) (you have to text y''=0)
it was question 5 and i seriously think that they picked the hardest they could from each topic. like, they couldnt have a normal max and min could they, no it was 2 points of inflexion and a min!! argh!!!
 

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There was also a point of inflexion when x = 2 right?
I included that but since the question only asked to sketch the curve showing stationary points, for 1 mark, I dont think it matters?

I got the same answers as above, they should be ok.
 

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what does it mean in q5(iv.) for
find the values of x for which the graph of y=f(x) is concave down. What does that mean, also what is the answer for that.
 

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That inflection point is needed for part (iii).

You needed to show where it was concave down and it's:
0< x < 2 since it starts to concave up past that inflection point.
 

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Originally posted by iambored
me too, and i also got another point of inflexion around (1,3)
alright, around (1,2) then, can't remember

you can do y''<0, because that is when it it concave down, that's when it's a max and hence is facing downwards

then you solve that out, and ger that chudymaster got
 

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It should be 0 < x < 1

Cause point of inflexion is when f''(x) = 0

So 12x^2-12x = 0
x= 1

Am I correct???
 

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y'' doesn't equal 12x^2-12x does it??

But yeah, 3, -27 for the max.
 

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yay i got something like that!! (which probably means you guys are wrong :p) lol
 

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for iv for the x values that make it concave down i got this


-2<x<2


is that right?
 

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Originally posted by Beaky
Im just worried about this one...

FOr the two stationary points did people get a

Horizontal Inflection at (0,0) and Mininum at (3, -27)
Yep I got that too.
 
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the curve is concave down between 0<=x<=2.....bcause of the y''.......thats wat i rekon??.....wat u all think???
 

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it stops being concave down at the other point of inflexion..can't remember what it was... the curve had 2 points of inflexion.
 

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