The graph of the pear-shaped quartic is shown above. (a) Explain how you could use a graphing

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The graph of the pear-shaped quartic

is shown above.

(a) Explain how you could use a graphing utility to graph this curve.

(b) Use a graphing utility to graph the curve for various values of the constants a and b. Describe how a and b affect the shape of the curve.

(c) Determine the points on the curve at which the tangent line
is horizontal.

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Calculus

ISBN: 9781285057095

10th Edition

Authors: Ron Larson, Bruce H. Edwards

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