7. The points of inflection are found by solving the first derivative equal to zero.
8. When the denominator of a rational function is zero the function will always have a vertical asymptote.
9. To determine the behavior of a function near the vertical asymptotes we use left and right hand limits.
10. Determining if a local extrema is a maximum or minimum cannot be done using the second derivative test.
11. A function can never cross asymptotes.
12. To determine the end behavior of a function we must check the lim x->+/-inf.
13. Sketch a graph of a rational function that satisfies the following conditions [4 Marks]
f(0) = 0, f(-4) = 2, f(4) = -2
f(x) is undefined for x = +/- 2
f'(-4) = f'(0) = f'(4) = 0
f'(x) < 0 for x < -4, x > 4
f'(x) > 0 for -4 < x < -2, -2 < x < 0 and 0 < x < 2, 2 < 4
f''(0) = 0
f''(x) > 0 for x < -2, 0 < x < 2
f''(x) < 0 for -2 < x < 0, x > 2