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Chapter 7: Analyzing Those Shapely Curves with the Derivative

7. Find the local extrema of y = 2 x - 1 x 6 8. Consider the function from problem 3,
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/ 2 3
2
with the second derivative test. 3 y = _ x - 8i , and the function
21 t t 7 3
s = + - . Which of the two func-
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Solve It 4 4
tions is easier to analyze with the second
derivative test, and why? For the function
you pick, use the second derivative test to
find its local extrema.
Solve It