Name _____________________________
Period __________ Date _____________
Curve Sketching Review Worksheet
I. Sketch the following curves, indicating maximum and minimum points and points of inflection. Show all work and graph on a separate graph paper. Use graphing calculator only to check your work!
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For #3:
Derivative: _______________________________________
Increasing on ( _______, ________) , ( _______ , _______)
Decreasing on ( _______, ________)
Relative maximum at ( _______, ________)
Relative minimum at ( _______, ________)
Second derivative: ___________________________________
Concave Up on ( _______, ________)
Concave Down on ( _______, ________)
Point of Inflection at ( _______, ________)
II. Sketch a smooth curve illustrating the following characteristics or properties:
4. If y is a function of x such that y’ > 0 for all x and y” < 0 for all x, sketch the curve.
5. Sketch , given that
6. Sketch , given that
7. Sketch , given that
8. Sketch the function which is
Increasing on and
Decreasing on
Concave up on
Concave down on
Relative maximum at
Relative minimum at
Point of inflection at
9. Sketch the curve with
y-axis symmetry
horizontal asymptote: y = 0
vertical asymptotes: x = -2, x = 2
increasing on and
decreasing on and
concave up on
concave down on and
10. Sketch the curve which is
Increasing on and
Decreasing on
Tangent with undefined slope at the origin
Horizontal tangent at
Concave up for all x except x = 0
No concavity at (0,0)
Use the Graphing Calculator and substitute values for a, b, c, d, and e in the equation
to get each of the three types of curves illustrated.
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13.
11. a = _________ b = _________ c =
_________ d = _________ e = _________
12. a = _________ b = _________ c = _________ d =
_________ e = _________
13. a = _________ b = _________ c = _________ d = _________ e = _________