Here is a function and its first and second derivatives:
f(x)=x2
x– 2
f’(x)=x2– 4x
(x –2)2
f”(x)=8
(x –2)3
(a) Determine all x– and y–intercepts.
(b) Determine equations of all vertical asymptotes and non–vertical asymptotes.
(c) Determine intervals on which the function is increasing; determine intervals on which
the function is decreasing.
(d) Determine the coordinates of all relative maximum and relative minimum points.
(e) Determine intervals on which the function is concave up; determine intervals on
which the function is concave down.
(f) Determine the coordinates of all inflection points.
(g) With the aid of the information obtained in parts (a) – (g), give a reasonable sketch of
the curve.