Concavity Critical Points
1. **State the problem:** Find critical points, concavity intervals, points of inflection, and classify critical points for $$f(x) = 3x + 3\sin(x)\text{ on }[0,2\pi].$$
2. **Find the first derivative:**
$$f'(x) = \frac{d}{dx}(3x) + \frac{d}{dx}(3\sin(x)) = 3 + 3\cos(x).$$
3. **Find critical points:** Solve $$f'(x) = 0$$:
$$3 + 3\cos(x) = 0 \implies \cos(x) = -1.$$
Over $$[0, 2\pi]$$, $$\cos(x) = -1$$ at $$x = \pi.$$
So the only critical point is at $$x=\pi$$.
4. **Find the second derivative:**
$$f''(x) = \frac{d}{dx}f'(x) = \frac{d}{dx}(3 + 3\cos(x)) = -3\sin(x).$$
5. **Evaluate second derivative at critical point:**
$$f''(\pi) = -3\sin(\pi) = 0.$$
Since $$f''(\pi) = 0$$, the Second Derivative Test is inconclusive here.
6. **Analyze the first derivative sign to classify critical point:**
- For $$x < \pi$$, pick $$x = \frac{\pi}{2}$$:
$$f'(\frac{\pi}{2}) = 3 + 3\cos(\frac{\pi}{2}) = 3 + 0 =3>0,$$
so $$f' > 0$$ to the left.
- For $$x > \pi$$, pick $$x = \frac{3\pi}{2}$$:
$$f'(\frac{3\pi}{2}) = 3 + 3\cos(\frac{3\pi}{2}) = 3 + 0=3>0,$$
so $$f' > 0$$ to the right.
The function is increasing on both sides of $$x=\pi$$, so $$x=\pi$$ is neither a local max nor min.
7. **Find points of inflection:**
Solve $$f''(x) = 0$$:
$$-3\sin(x) = 0 \implies \sin(x) = 0.$$
On $$[0, 2\pi]$$, $$\sin(x) = 0$$ at $$x=0, \pi, 2\pi.$$
8. **Determine concavity intervals:**
- For $$x \in (0, \pi)$$, pick $$x = \frac{\pi}{2}$$:
$$f''(\frac{\pi}{2}) = -3\sin(\frac{\pi}{2}) = -3(1) = -3 < 0,$$
so $$f$$ is concave down on $$(0, \pi).$$
- For $$x \in (\pi, 2\pi)$$, pick $$x = \frac{3\pi}{2}$$:
$$f''(\frac{3\pi}{2}) = -3\sin(\frac{3\pi}{2}) = -3(-1) = 3 > 0,$$
so $$f$$ is concave up on $$(\pi, 2\pi).$$
9. **Summary:**
- Critical point: $$\pi, f(\pi) = 3\pi + 3\sin(\pi) = 3\pi + 0 = 3\pi.$$
- Second Derivative Test inconclusive at $$\pi$$.
- Increasing on both sides of $$\pi$$, so neither local max nor min.
- Inflection points: $$x = 0, \pi, 2\pi.$$
- Concave down on $$(0, \pi)$$.
- Concave up on $$(\pi, 2\pi)$$.
10. **Intervals and behaviors around critical and inflection points:**
- On $$(0, \pi)$$ to the left of critical point $$\pi$$, $$f$$ is concave down and $$f' > 0$$ (increasing).
- On $$(\pi, 2\pi)$$ to the right of the critical point $$\pi$$, $$f$$ is concave up and $$f' > 0$$ (increasing).
- On $$(0, \pi)$$ to the left of inflection point $$\pi$$, $$f$$ is concave down.
- On $$(\pi, 2\pi)$$ to the right of inflection point $$\pi$$, $$f$$ is concave up.