I.

Find the domain, monotonicity intervals and local extrema of the function:

1. f (x) = −2x3 + 9x2 − 7

Answer:

• Domain: D = R = (−∞, ∞); Critical points: x1 = 0, x2 = 3

• f (x) is decreasing for x ∈ (−∞, 0) and for x ∈ (3, ∞)
• f (x) is increasing for x ∈ (0, 3)
• f has a local minimum at x = 0, floc.min = f (0) = −7
• f has a local maximum at x = 3, floc.max = f (3) = 20

2. f (x) = x3 + 3x2 − 24x + 1

Answer:

• Domain: D = R = (−∞, ∞); Critical points: x1 = −4, x2 = 2

• f (x) is increasing for x ∈ (−∞, −4) and for x ∈ (2, ∞)
• f (x) is decreasing for x ∈ (−4, 2)
• f has a local maximum at x = −4, floc.max = f (−4) = 81
• f has a local minimum at x = 2, floc.min = f (2) = −27

x3
3. f (x) = − 2x2 − 5x + 3
3
Answer:

• Domain: D = R = (−∞, ∞); Critical points: x1 = −1, x2 = 5

• f (x) is increasing for x ∈ (−∞, −1) and for x ∈ (5, ∞)
• f (x) is decreasing for x ∈ (−1, 5)
17
• f has a local maximum at x = −1, floc.max = f (−1) =
3
91
• f has a local minimum at x = 5, floc.min = f (5) = −
3

4. f (x) = x4 − 2x2 + 7
Answer:

• Domain: D = R = (−∞, ∞); Critical points: x1 = −1, x2 = 0, x3 = 1

• f (x) is decreasing for x ∈ (−∞, −1) and for x ∈ (0, 1)
• f (x) is increasing for x ∈ (−1, 0) and for x ∈ (1, ∞)
• f has a local minimum at x = −1, floc.min = f (−1) = 6
• f has a local maximum at x = 0, floc.max = f (0) = 7
• f has a local minimum at x = 1, floc.min = f (1) = 6

5. f (x) = −x4 + 4x3 + 8x2 − 3

Answer:

• Domain: D = R = (−∞, ∞); Critical points: x1 = −1, x2 = 0, x3 = 4

• f (x) is increasing for x ∈ (−∞, −1) and for x ∈ (0, 4)
• f (x) is decreasing for x ∈ (−1, 0) and for x ∈ (4, ∞)
• f has a local maximum at x = −1, floc.max = f (−1) = 0
• f has a local minimum at x = 0, floc.min = f (0) = −3
• f has a local maximum at x = 4, floc.max = f (4) = 125

x2 + 3x
6. f (x) =
x−1
Answer:

• Domain: D = R \ {1} = (−∞, 1) ∪ (1, ∞); Critical points: x1 = −1, x2 = 3

• f (x) is increasing for x ∈ (−∞, −1) and for x ∈ (3, ∞)
• f (x) is decreasing for x ∈ (−1, 1) and for x ∈ (1, 3)
• f has a local maximum at x = −1, floc.max = f (−1) = 1
• f has a local minimum at x = 3, floc.min = f (3) = 9

1
 3 − x2
7. f (x) =
x−2
Answer:

• Domain: D = R \ {−2} = (−∞, −2) ∪ (−2, ∞); Critical points: x1 = −3, x2 = 1

• f (x) is decreasing for x ∈ (−∞, −3) and for x ∈ (−1, ∞)
• f (x) is increasing for x ∈ (−3, −2) and for x ∈ (−2, −1)
• f has a local minimum at x = −3, floc.min = f (−3) = 6
• f has a local maximum at x = −1, floc.max = f (−1) = 2

5−x
8. f (x) =
x2
Answer:

• Domain: D = R \ {0} = (−∞, 0) ∪ (0, ∞); Critical points: x1 = 10

• f (x) is increasing for x ∈ (−∞, 0) and for x ∈ (10, ∞)
• f (x) is decreasing for x ∈ (0, 10)
−1
• f has a local minimum at x = 10, floc.min = f (10) =
20

x−3
9. f (x) =
x2 + 7
Answer:

• Domain: D = R = (−∞, ∞); Critical points: x1 = −1, x2 = 7

• f (x) is decreasing for x ∈ (−∞, −1) and for x ∈ (7, ∞)
• f (x) is increasing for x ∈ (−1, 7)
−1
• f has a local minimum at x = −1, floc.min = f (−1) =
2
1
• f has a local maximum at x = 7, floc.max = f (7) =
14

10.
2
−4x−5
f (x) = ex
Answer:

• Domain: D = R = (−∞, ∞); Critical points: x1 = 2

• f (x) is decreasing for x ∈ (−∞, 2)
• f (x) is increasing for x ∈ (2, ∞)
1
• f has a local minimum at x = 2, floc.min = f (2) =
e9

11. f (x) = (x2 − x − 14)ex

Answer:

• Domain: D = R = (−∞, ∞); Critical points: x1 = −4, x2 = 4

• f (x) is increasing for x ∈ (−∞, −4) and for x ∈ (4, ∞)
• f (x) is decreasing for x ∈ (−4, 4)
10
• f has a local maximum at x = −4, floc.max = f (−4) =
e4
• f has a local minimum at x = 4, floc.min = f (4) = −6e4

ex
12. f (x) =
x−2
Answer:

• Domain: D = R \ {2} = (−∞, 2) ∪ (2, ∞); Critical points: x1 = 3

• f (x) is decreasing for x ∈ (−∞, 2) and for x ∈ (3, ∞)
• f (x) is increasing for x ∈ (2, 3)
• f has a local minimum at x = 3, floc.min = f (3) = e3

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 II. Find the domain, convexity, concavity intervals and inection points of the function:

1. f (x) = x3 + 6x2 − x + 13
Answer:

• Domain: D = R = (−∞, ∞); f ′′ (x) = 0 for x1 = −2

• f (x) is concave for x ∈ (−∞, −4)
• f (x) is convex for x ∈ (−4, ∞)
• f has an inection at x = −2
inection point on the graph of f : − 2, f (−2) = (−2, 31)


•

2. f (x) = x4 − 4x3 − 3x + 5
Answer:

• Domain: D = R = (−∞, ∞); f ′′ (x) = 0 for x1 = 0, x2 = 2

• f (x) is convex for x ∈ (−∞, 0) and for x ∈ (2, ∞)
• f (x) is concave for x ∈ (0, 2)
• f has inection at x = 0 and x = 2
inection points on the graph of f : 0, f (0) = (0, 5) and 2, f (2) = (2, −17)



•

3. f (x) = −x4 + 6x3 − 12x2 + x − 2

Answer:

• Domain: D = R = (−∞, ∞); f ′′ (x) = 0 for x1 = 1, x2 = 2

• f (x) is concave for x ∈ (−∞, 1) and for x ∈ (2, ∞)
• f (x) is convex for x ∈ (1, 2)
• f has inection at x = 1 and x = 1
inection points on the graph of f : 1, f (1) = (1, −8) and 2, f (2) = (2, −16)



•

x−3
4. f (x) =
2x + 1
Answer:
n 1o  1  1 
• Domain: D = R \ − = − ∞, − ∪ − , ∞ ; f ′′ (x) ̸= 0
2 2 2
 1
• f (x) is convex for x ∈ − ∞, −
 1 2 
• f (x) is concave for x ∈ − , −∞
2
• f has no inection

x
5. f (x) =
x2 −4
Answer:

• Domain: D = R \ {−2, 2} = (−∞, −2) ∪ (−2, 2) ∪ (2, ∞); f ′′ (x) = 0 for x = 0

• f (x) is concave for x ∈ (−∞, −2) and for x ∈ (0, 2)
• f (x) is convex for x ∈ (−2, 0) and for x ∈ (2, ∞)
• f has an inection at x = 0
inection point on the graph of f : 0, f (0) = (0, 0)


•

1 − x2
6. f (x) =
x+3
Answer:

• Domain: D = R \ {−3} = (−∞, −3) ∪ (−3, ∞); f ′′ (x) ̸= 0

• f (x) is convex for x ∈ (−∞, −3)
• f (x) is concave for x ∈ (−3, −∞)
• f has no inection

3
7. f (x) = (x2 − x)e−x
Answer:

• Domain: D = R = (−∞, ∞); f ′′ (x) = 0 for x1 = 1, x2 = 4

• f (x) is convex for x ∈ (−∞, 1) and for x ∈ (4, ∞)
• f (x) is concave for x ∈ (1, 4)
• f has inection at x = 1 and x = 4

 12 
inection points on the graph of f : 1, f (1) = (1, 0) and 4, f (4) = 4, 4


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e

8. f (x) = (3x + e) log x

Answer:
e
• Domain: D = (0, ∞); f ′′ (x) = 0 for x1 =
 e 3
• f (x) is concave for x ∈ 0,
e 3 
• f (x) is convex for x ∈ ,∞
3
e
• f has an inection at x =
3 e  e  e e
• inection point on the graph of f : ,f = , 2e log
3 3 3 3

9. f (x) = x arctan x
Answer:

• Domain: D = R = (−∞, ∞); f ′′ (x) = 0 for x = −1

• f (x) is concave for x ∈ (−∞, −1)
• f (x) is convex for x ∈ (−1, ∞)
• f has an inection at x = −1

 π
• inection point on the graph of f : − 1, f (−1) = − 1,
2

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 III. Find the asymptotes of the function:

5x2 + 1
1. f (x) =
2−x
Answer:

• Vertical asymptote: h : x − 2 = 0
• Oblique asymptote: ℓ : y = −5x − 10

x2 + x − 3
2. f (x) =
2x + 1
Answer:

• Vertical asymptote: h : 2x + 1 = 0
x 1
• Oblique asymptote: ℓ : y = +
2 4

−x + 5
3. f (x) =
x+2
Answer:

• Vertical asymptote: h : x + 2 = 0
• Horizontal asymptote: ℓ : y = −1

2x3 − 7x2 + 1
4. f (x) =
x2 − 9
Answer:

• Vertical asymptotes: g : x + 3 = 0 and h : x − 3 = 0

• Oblique asymptote: ℓ : y = 2x − 7

3x3 − 4x2 − x
5. f (x) =
1 − x2
Answer:

• Vertical asymptotes: g : x + 1 = 0 and h : x − 1 = 0

• Oblique asymptote: ℓ : y = −3x + 4

1 − 2x3
6. f (x) =
x2 + 5x
Answer:

• Vertical asymptotes: g : x + 5 = 0 and h : x = 0

• Oblique asymptote: ℓ : y = −2x + 10

2x3 − 2x2 + π
7. f (x) =
x2 − x − 6
Answer:

• Vertical asymptotes: g : x + 2 = 0 and h : x − 3 = 0

• Oblique asymptote: ℓ : y = 2x

√
2 − 2x2 + 3x3
8. f (x) =
x2 − x − 20
Answer:

• Vertical asymptotes: g : x + 4 = 0 and h : x − 5 = 0

• Oblique asymptote: ℓ : y = 3x + 1

5
 x4 − 6x3 + 1
9. f (x) =
x3 − 4x
Answer:

• Vertical asymptotes: g : x + 2 = 0, h : x = 0 and m : x − 2 = 0

• Oblique asymptote: ℓ : y = x − 6

2x4 − 1
10. f (x) =
x4 + 3
Answer:

• Vertical asymptotes: none

• Horizontal asymptote: ℓ : y = 2

11. f (x) = x + e−x (Hint: study x → −∞ as well as x → ∞)

Answer:

• Vertical asymptotes: none

• Oblique asymptote: ℓ : y = x (as x → ∞)

ex + 2
12. f (x) = (Hint: study x → −∞ as well as x → ∞)
2ex − 3
Answer:
3
• Vertical asymptote: g : x − log =0
2
2 1
• Horizontal asymptotes: ℓ : y = − (as x → −∞) and m : y = (as x → ∞)
3 2

ex + x2 + 1
13. f (x) = (Hint: study x → −∞ as well as x → ∞)
x−2
Answer:

• Vertical asymptote: g : x − 2 = 0
• Oblique asymptote: ℓ : y = x + 2 (as x → −∞)

x
14. f (x) = (Hint: the domain of log x is x ∈ (0, ∞))
log x
Answer:

• Vertical asymptote: g : x = 0
• Oblique asymptotes: none

15. f (x) = x − 2 arctan x (Hint: study x → −∞ as well as x → ∞)

Answer:

• Vertical asymptotes: none

• Oblique asymptotes: ℓ : y = x + π (as x → −∞) and m : y = x − π (as x → ∞)