⁦The sign of the derivative and the shape of the graph⁩

⁦Use the sign of f′(x) to find where a graph rises and falls, place the stationary points, find the point of inflection with f″(x) and work out a maximum value⁩.

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الدليل

⁦If f′(x) > ٠ the graph is going up⁩: ⁦f is an⁩ تابع متزايد. ⁦If f′(x) < ٠ the graph is going down⁩: ⁦f is a⁩ تابع متناقص.

⁦Where f′(x) = ٠ the tangent is horizontal⁩: ⁦a stationary point⁩. ⁦If the sign of f′ changes from positive to negative it is a maximum (a peak); from negative to positive it is a minimum (a valley)⁩.

⁦f″(x) tells you which way the graph bends⁩. ⁦Where the sign of f″ changes there is a⁩ نقطة انعطاف. ⁦At a minimum f″(x) > ٠ and at a maximum f″(x) < ٠⁩.