009A Sample Final 2, Problem 10

Let

$f(x)={\frac {4x}{x^{2}+1}}$

a) Find all local maximum and local minimum values of $f,$ find all intervals where $f$ is increasing and all intervals where $f$ is decreasing.

b) Find all inflection points of the function $f,$ find all intervals where the function Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle f} is concave upward and all intervals where Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle f} is concave downward.

c) Find all horizontal asymptotes of the graph Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle y=f(x).}

d) Sketch the graph of Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle y=f(x).}

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Solution:

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Final Answer:
(a)
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(c)

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