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Example 2 (Continued): Sketching a Parabola
Sketch the parabola y = -½x2. The first two derivatives are
The only critical point is at x = 0. The table of values follows.
The parabola is drawn in Figure 5.4.9, using Steps 1-5.
Figure 5.4.9
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