Find the intervals on which the f(x)= cos^2x is concave up and concave down.
To find if f(x) is concave up, we calculate the sign f"(x).
The interval on which f"(x)>0 is concave up, and vice versa.
Let f(x)=cos²(x),
f'(x)=-2sin(x)cos(x)
f"(x)=-2cos(2x)
Now plot f"(x) between 0 and 2π to get:
f"(x)≥0 for x∈[-π/4,π/4]
f"(x)≤0 for x∈[π/4,3π/4]
f"(x)≥0 for x∈[3π/4,5π/4]
f"(x)≤0 for x∈[5π/4,7π/4]
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To determine where the function f(x) = cos^2(x) is concave up and concave down, we will find the second derivative of the function and examine its sign.
Step 1: Find the first derivative of f(x).
f'(x) = 2cos(x)(-sin(x))
Step 2: Find the second derivative of f(x).
f''(x) = [2(-sin(x))(-sin(x)) + 2cos(x)(-cos(x))]
Simplifying the expression gives:
f''(x) = -2sin^2(x) - 2cos^2(x)
Step 3: Determine where f''(x) is positive or negative to identify concavity.
To determine the sign of f''(x), we can use the identity sin^2(x) + cos^2(x) = 1.
Substituting this identity into f''(x) gives:
f''(x) = -2(1) = -2
Since f''(x) is constant and equal to -2 for all values of x, it is negative everywhere. This means that f(x) = cos^2(x) is concave down on its entire domain.
Therefore, f(x) = cos^2(x) is concave down for all values of x.
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To determine the intervals on which the function f(x) = cos^2(x) is concave up or concave down, we need to analyze the second derivative of the function.
First, let's find the first derivative of f(x).
f(x) = cos^2(x)
f'(x) = d/dx(cos^2(x))
To find f'(x), we can use the chain rule. Let's define u = cos(x). So, f(x) = u^2.
Applying the chain rule: f'(x) = 2u * u', where u' is the derivative of u with respect to x.
Since u = cos(x), we know that u' = -sin(x).
Now, substituting u in the derivative equation, we have:
f'(x) = 2cos(x) * (-sin(x))
Simplifying: f'(x) = -2sin(x)cos(x)
Next, let's determine the second derivative, which will help us identify the concavity of the function.
f''(x) = d/dx(-2sin(x)cos(x))
Again, we'll apply the product rule to differentiate the expression: -2sin(x)cos(x).
Let's define u = -2sin(x) and v = cos(x).
Using the product rule, we have:
f''(x) = u'v + uv'
To calculate u' and v', we need to differentiate u and v with respect to x.
u' = d/dx(-2sin(x)) = -2cos(x) (using the chain rule)
v' = d/dx(cos(x)) = -sin(x) (using the chain rule)
Now, substituting u', v', u, and v in the second derivative equation, we get:
f''(x) = (-2cos(x))cos(x) + (-2sin(x))(-sin(x))
Simplifying, we have:
f''(x) = -2cos^2(x) + 2sin^2(x)
To determine the concavity of the function, we need to analyze the sign of the second derivative.
For f(x) to be concave up, f''(x) > 0.
For f(x) to be concave down, f''(x) < 0.
Let's determine when f''(x) > 0:
-2cos^2(x) + 2sin^2(x) > 0
We can simplify further by factoring out a common factor of 2:
2(-cos^2(x) + sin^2(x)) > 0
Since 2 is positive, we can divide both sides of the inequality by 2:
-cos^2(x) + sin^2(x) > 0
Now, we can use the trigonometric identity cos^2(x) + sin^2(x) = 1:
1 - 2cos^2(x) > 0
Rearranging the inequality, we have:
2cos^2(x) - 1 < 0
Now, let's solve this inequality to find the intervals where f(x) = cos^2(x) is concave up.
2cos^2(x) - 1 < 0
2cos^2(x) < 1
cos^2(x) < 1/2
Taking the square root of both sides, we get:
|cos(x)| < sqrt(1/2)
Since the cosine function ranges between -1 and 1, the absolute value is unnecessary when dealing with the square root. Thus, we have:
cos(x) < sqrt(1/2) or cos(x) > -sqrt(1/2)
Using inverse trigonometric functions, we can find the solution for x:
x < arccos(sqrt(1/2)) or x > -arccos(sqrt(1/2))
Finally, we have the intervals where f(x) = cos^2(x) is concave up:
x < arccos(sqrt(1/2)) or x > -arccos(sqrt(1/2))
To find the intervals where f(x) is concave down, you can use the same process but analyze when f''(x) < 0.