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AP CALCULUS Name ______________________________________

POINTS OF INFLECTION and CONCAVITY PRACTICE

1) What are the x-coordinate(s) of the points of 4) An equation of the line tangent to the graph of
inflection for the graph of f(x) = sin2 x on the f(x) = 2x3 - 3x2 at its point of inflection is
closed interval [0,p]? A) 3x + 2y = 5
A) x = , only B) 6x + 4y = 1
C) 6x + 4y = 5
B) x = , x = , and x = D) 3x + 2y = 1
E) 6x - 4y = 1
C) x = and x =

D) x = , only

E) x = , only
5) The graph of the function y = f(x) is shown below.

2) If f2(x) = x2(x + 2)(x - 3), then the graph of

function f has a point of inflection for what value(s)
of x?
A) -2 and 3, only
B) 3 and 0, only
C) 0, -2, and 3 On which of the following intervals is f1(x) > 0 and
D) -2, only f2(x) > 0?
E) 3, only
I. c<x<d
II. a < x < b
III. b < x < c
A) I, II, and III
3) The graph shown below shows the derivative f 1 of
B) II and III, only
the function f.
C) II, only
D) I, only
E) III, only

At what value(s) of x does function f have a point of

inflection?
A) c and e, only
B) a, b, c, and d, only
C) a and c, only
D) b and d, only
E) a, only
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6) The graph of y = f(x) is shown below. 9) The function g is defined by the equation
g(x) = 6x5 - 10x3. Determine the values of x for
which the graph of function g is concaved upwards.

A) x >

B) * < x < 0 or x >

C) * < x < 0 or x >

D) * < x <

E) * <x<

If f is twice-differentiable, which of the following

is true?
A) f(x) < 0, f 1( x ) < 0, f 2(x ) < 0
B) f(x) > 0, f1(x) < 0, f2(x) > 0 Questions 10 through 12 refer to the following:
C) f(x) > 0, f 1( x ) > 0, f 2(x ) > 0
D) f(x) > 0, f 1( x ) < 0, f 2(x ) < 0 Determine the interval where the given function is
E) f(x) > 0, f 1( x ) > 0, f 2(x ) < 0 concaved upwards, concaved downwards, and the
coordinates of all inflection points.

7) For what values of x is the graph of f(x) = 6x2 - x3

decreasing and concaved down?
10) f(x) =
A) 0< x<2
B) x> 4
C) 2< x<4
D) x< 0
E) x> 2

11)

8) The derivative of function f is given by

f 1(x) = (x + 1)2(x - 2). On what interval is the graph
of function f concaved downwards?
A) -1 < x < 1
B) -1 < x < 2
C) x<2
D) x > -1 12) f(x) =
E) x<1