Solve the problem.For x > 0, sketch a curve y = f(x) that has f(1) = 0 and f '(x) = - . Can anything be said about the concavity of such a curve? Give reasons for your answer.

What will be an ideal response?




Since f "(x) =  > 0 for all x > 0, then the function is everywhere concave up.

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