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The following five points lie on a function: (1, 20), (2, 4), (5, 3), (6, 2), (10, 1). Find a function that passes through these points and has these features:
1. There are three inflection points
2. There is at least one relative maximum
3. There is at least one relative minimum
4. At least one of your critical numbers does NOT correspond to any of the given points.
5. The curve is continuous and differentiable throughout
6. The function is not a single polynomial, but must be a piecewise-defined function
I know how to find the relative max and min (pretty sure), I just don't know how to make a piece wise function for this. I've tried it a couple of times, and it's not working out. Since it asks that the curve is continuous this would mean that x can't have different values so every graph I make up is very useless.
I hope someone can help me or at least explain to me how i can get this started
1. There are three inflection points
2. There is at least one relative maximum
3. There is at least one relative minimum
4. At least one of your critical numbers does NOT correspond to any of the given points.
5. The curve is continuous and differentiable throughout
6. The function is not a single polynomial, but must be a piecewise-defined function
I know how to find the relative max and min (pretty sure), I just don't know how to make a piece wise function for this. I've tried it a couple of times, and it's not working out. Since it asks that the curve is continuous this would mean that x can't have different values so every graph I make up is very useless.
I hope someone can help me or at least explain to me how i can get this started