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If F(t) = 6+4e^-2t represents the demand price for a certain commodity, t is in months. Show that F(t) is decreasing on the interval and is concave upward on the interval. Please help...

2007-04-03 15:05:56 · 2 answers · asked by N8 L 1 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

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F'(t) = -8e^(-2t) < 0 for all t, so it's decreasing on all intervals.

F''(t) = 16e^(-2t) > 0 for all t, so it's always concave up.

2007-04-03 15:15:02 · answer #1 · answered by airtime 3 · 0 0

F´(t) = -8e^-2t .As the exponential is always positive F´is always negative and so F(x) is decreasing
F´´(t) =16 e^-2t and is positive so the concavity is upwards

2007-04-03 22:41:40 · answer #2 · answered by santmann2002 7 · 0 0

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