g(x) = x3
– x2 – 4x + 4
You can find
the zeroes by factoring the equation. x2 (x - 1) - 4(x - 1) = 0
(x2
(x + 2) (x -
2) (x - 1) = 0
x = 2, -2,
and 1
The
following are the key features of g(x):
g'(x) yields
the slope
g''(x) yields
the concavity
g'(x) = 0 provides
the critical points
g''(x) = 0 provides the point of inflection