Basic c2 graphs question
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Basic c2 graphs questionSay you are given the equation y = x(x^2-1) to sketch the roots are (-1,0) (0,0) (1,0)
How would you sketch it I mean in terms of which side would you start of with how do you know where the max min points are.
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Re: Basic c2 graphs questionThe graph of(Original post by IShouldBeRevising_)
Say you are given the equation y = x(x^2-1) to sketch the roots are (-1,0) (0,0) (1,0)
How would you sketch it I mean in terms of which side would you start of with how do you know where the max min points are.
Also does anybody know what the graph of y=-srt of x look like?
looks like this:
For the graph of,
You know the values where it crosses the x-axis, just consider all the regions, by subbing in some values to deduce the shape of the graph.
e.g. It crosses at (1,0), see what is the value of y when x=2, if it is positive then the graph will move upward and if it is negative, then the graph will move downwards. -
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Re: Basic c2 graphs questionI forgot to answer your other question about max/min points.(Original post by IShouldBeRevising_)
Say you are given the equation y = x(x^2-1) to sketch the roots are (-1,0) (0,0) (1,0)
How would you sketch it I mean in terms of which side would you start of with how do you know where the max min points are.
Also does anybody know what the graph of y=-srt of x look like?
Max/min occurs at stationary points where the gradient is equal to zero.
Differentiate the above expression, and set dy/dx=0 to find the stationary points. Find the 2nd derivative to check whether the points are max or min. -
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Re: Basic c2 graphs question(Original post by raheem94)
I forgot to answer your other question about max/min points.
Max/min occurs at stationary points where the gradient is equal to zero.
Differentiate the above expression, and set dy/dx=0 to find the stationary points. Find the 2nd derivative to check whether the points are max or min.
Thanks well explained... I get it now(Original post by raheem94)
The graph of looks like this:
For the graph of,
You know the values where it crosses the x-axis, just consider all the regions, by subbing in some values to deduce the shape of the graph.
e.g. It crosses at (1,0), see what is the value of y when x=2, if it is positive then the graph will move upward and if it is negative, then the graph will move downwards.
