Graphing a cubed root function

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1. Graph the following function



2. [itex]\sqrt[3]{(x^{2}-1)^{2}}[/itex]



3. I got the first derivative to be [itex]\frac{4x}{3\sqrt[3]{x^{2}-1}}[/itex] but am having trouble with the second derivative to get the concavity. So far I have [itex]\frac{4*3\sqrt[3]{x^{2}-1}-4x*3*\frac{1}{3\sqrt[3]{x^{2}-1}}}{9\sqrt[3]{(x^{2}-1)^{2}}}[/itex]
 
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frosty8688 said:
1. Graph the following function

2. [itex]\sqrt[3]{(x^{2}-1)^{2}}[/itex]

3. I got the first derivative to be [itex]\displaystyle \frac{4x}{3\sqrt[3]{x^{2}-1}}[/itex] but am having trouble with the second derivative to get the concavity. So far I have [itex]\displaystyle \frac{4*3\sqrt[3]{x^{2}-1}-4x*3*\frac{1}{3\sqrt[3]{x^{2}-1}}}{9\sqrt[3]{(x^{2}-1)^{2}}}[/itex]
There appears to be an error in your second derivative.

What's the derivative of [itex]\displaystyle 3\sqrt[3]{x^{2}-1}\ ?[/itex]