What Happens When y is Very Large or Small in This Function?

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The discussion focuses on analyzing the behavior of the function \(y=\frac{2\pi-x}{\pi x-8}\sqrt[3]{\pi x}\) as \(y\) approaches very large or very small values. Participants suggest using the First and Second derivative tests to sketch the graph of the function and understand its behavior. Key insights include that \(y\) becomes small when the numerator is small and large when the denominator is small, guiding the exploration of corresponding values of \(x\).

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I am currently working on a project and I am stuck on the last question (g).
I will provide the questions and my work up until this point.
If anyone could help me, it would be greatly appreciated.
problems.
 
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Re: unsure of sketch

john said:
I am currently working on a project and I am stuck on the last question (g).
I will provide the questions and my work up until this point.
If anyone could help me, it would be greatly appreciated.
problems.

Hi john, :)

Welcome to Math Help Boards! :)

\[\frac{k}{j}\sqrt[3]{V}=\frac{2\pi-\frac{h}{r}}{\pi\frac{h}{r}-8}\sqrt[3]{\frac{\pi h}{r}}\]

So you have to sketch the graph between \(\frac{k}{j}\sqrt[3]{V}\) and \(\frac{h}{r}\). For this I suggest you use the First derivative test and the Second derivative test. Some useful videos that illustrates this procedure can be found >>here<< and >>here<<.

Kind Regards,
Sudharaka.
 
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Re: unsure of sketch

The hint suggests that you should write this function as $\displaystyle y=\frac{2\pi-x}{\pi x-8}\sqrt[3]{\pi x}$, and the question asks you to think about what happens when $y$ is either very large or very small. It may help to sketch the graph. But without even doing that, you can see that $y$ will be small if the numerator of the fraction is small, and $y$ will be large if the denominator of the fraction is small. From that, you should be able to say something about what the corresponding values of $x$ might be.
 

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