24/08/2021
Properties of cubic function
-The main concepts involved with this function are as follows
*Intercept with the axes
-fo x-intercept let Y=0, for y-intercept let X=0
*Stationary with the axes
-at stationary points, the gradient of the tangent is zero, i.e f '(x)=0
-determine f '(x), equate it to zero and solve for X
-then substitute the x-value of the stationary points into the original equation to obtain the corresponding y-value
-if the function has two stationary points astablis whether they are maximum or minimum turning points
* Points of inflection
- points of inflection are points where the cubic graph changes it concavity
-for points of inflection, find f "(x), equate it to zero and solve for X
-you can also add up the x-values of the turning point and divide by 2 to get the x-value of the point of inflection
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