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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can someone please help me with this multiple question please

OpenStudy (anonymous):

See attachment 1st

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Question 1: What is the value of f"(4)? Question 2: Is f(x) increasing or decreasing at x=2? Explain how you know Question 3: What is the value of f(2)? Question 4:Besides possibly at the endpoints of its domain where does f(x) have its relative minimum values? Explain how you know. Question 5: Where does f(x) have its absolute minimum value? Explain how you know

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Mertsj can you please help me I am new

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@satellite73 can you please help me I am new and I have no idea what is going on

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you please help

OpenStudy (mertsj):

That is a picture of the first derivative of the function f

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok I am really confused and my teacher is not very good so what ever you say I am going to take notes and learn

OpenStudy (mertsj):

You do know that is the graph of the first derivative, right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

are you still there @Mertsj

OpenStudy (mertsj):

You're the one who disappeared and wouldn't answer.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I said yes that I understood that that was what it was

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what next?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

At x = 4, the graph of the first derivative is a line. Its slope is -2 and its y intercept is 7. So its equation is y = -2x+7.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Taking the derivative of the first derivative gives us the second derivative. It is f"=-2...a constant function. So the f"(4)=-2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh ok gotcha

OpenStudy (mertsj):

The first derivative is positive at x = 2 so the function f is increasing.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so then what is next

OpenStudy (mertsj):

I'm not sure about the f(2). Have to refresh my memory on that.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Where the first derivative is 0 are the points where the slope of the tangent is 0 and they correspond to relative minima or maxima. So that would be 3.5 and 7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry but the last post you did what question does that go along with

OpenStudy (mertsj):

4

OpenStudy (mertsj):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUNHrbW8kFI

OpenStudy (mertsj):

That would help you understand this topic.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok but I will look at the link but can you help me with rest of the questions

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@phi could you please help me

OpenStudy (mertsj):

I didn't see any other questions.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes 3 and 5 you didn't help me with

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Mertsj do you see them

OpenStudy (mertsj):

I think you are going to learn to do those in the video.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

IYou can't explain them to me and then I look at the video

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