Mister Exam

Graphing y = 2-ln(x/(x+1))

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f(x) = 2 - log|-----|
              \x + 1/
$$f{\left(x \right)} = 2 - \log{\left(\frac{x}{x + 1} \right)}$$
f = 2 - log(x/(x + 1))
The graph of the function
The domain of the function
The points at which the function is not precisely defined:
$$x_{1} = -1$$
The points of intersection with the X-axis coordinate
Graph of the function intersects the axis X at f = 0
so we need to solve the equation:
$$2 - \log{\left(\frac{x}{x + 1} \right)} = 0$$
Solve this equation
The points of intersection with the axis X:

Analytical solution
$$x_{1} = \frac{e^{2}}{1 - e^{2}}$$
Numerical solution
$$x_{1} = -1.15651764274967$$
The points of intersection with the Y axis coordinate
The graph crosses Y axis when x equals 0:
substitute x = 0 to 2 - log(x/(x + 1)).
$$2 - \log{\left(\frac{0}{1} \right)}$$
The result:
$$f{\left(0 \right)} = \tilde{\infty}$$
sof doesn't intersect Y
Extrema of the function
In order to find the extrema, we need to solve the equation
$$\frac{d}{d x} f{\left(x \right)} = 0$$
(the derivative equals zero),
and the roots of this equation are the extrema of this function:
$$\frac{d}{d x} f{\left(x \right)} = $$
the first derivative
$$- \frac{\left(x + 1\right) \left(- \frac{x}{\left(x + 1\right)^{2}} + \frac{1}{x + 1}\right)}{x} = 0$$
Solve this equation
Solutions are not found,
function may have no extrema
Inflection points
Let's find the inflection points, we'll need to solve the equation for this
$$\frac{d^{2}}{d x^{2}} f{\left(x \right)} = 0$$
(the second derivative equals zero),
the roots of this equation will be the inflection points for the specified function graph:
$$\frac{d^{2}}{d x^{2}} f{\left(x \right)} = $$
the second derivative
$$\frac{\left(\frac{x}{x + 1} - 1\right) \left(- \frac{1}{x + 1} - \frac{1}{x}\right)}{x} = 0$$
Solve this equation
The roots of this equation
$$x_{1} = - \frac{1}{2}$$
You also need to calculate the limits of y '' for arguments seeking to indeterminate points of a function:
Points where there is an indetermination:
$$x_{1} = -1$$

$$\lim_{x \to -1^-}\left(\frac{\left(\frac{x}{x + 1} - 1\right) \left(- \frac{1}{x + 1} - \frac{1}{x}\right)}{x}\right) = -\infty$$
$$\lim_{x \to -1^+}\left(\frac{\left(\frac{x}{x + 1} - 1\right) \left(- \frac{1}{x + 1} - \frac{1}{x}\right)}{x}\right) = -\infty$$
- limits are equal, then skip the corresponding point

Сonvexity and concavity intervals:
Let’s find the intervals where the function is convex or concave, for this look at the behaviour of the function at the inflection points:
Concave at the intervals
$$\left[- \frac{1}{2}, \infty\right)$$
Convex at the intervals
$$\left(-\infty, - \frac{1}{2}\right]$$
Vertical asymptotes
Have:
$$x_{1} = -1$$
Horizontal asymptotes
Let’s find horizontal asymptotes with help of the limits of this function at x->+oo and x->-oo
$$\lim_{x \to -\infty}\left(2 - \log{\left(\frac{x}{x + 1} \right)}\right) = 2$$
Let's take the limit
so,
equation of the horizontal asymptote on the left:
$$y = 2$$
$$\lim_{x \to \infty}\left(2 - \log{\left(\frac{x}{x + 1} \right)}\right) = 2$$
Let's take the limit
so,
equation of the horizontal asymptote on the right:
$$y = 2$$
Inclined asymptotes
Inclined asymptote can be found by calculating the limit of 2 - log(x/(x + 1)), divided by x at x->+oo and x ->-oo
$$\lim_{x \to -\infty}\left(\frac{2 - \log{\left(\frac{x}{x + 1} \right)}}{x}\right) = 0$$
Let's take the limit
so,
inclined coincides with the horizontal asymptote on the right
$$\lim_{x \to \infty}\left(\frac{2 - \log{\left(\frac{x}{x + 1} \right)}}{x}\right) = 0$$
Let's take the limit
so,
inclined coincides with the horizontal asymptote on the left
Even and odd functions
Let's check, whether the function even or odd by using relations f = f(-x) и f = -f(-x).
So, check:
$$2 - \log{\left(\frac{x}{x + 1} \right)} = 2 - \log{\left(- \frac{x}{1 - x} \right)}$$
- No
$$2 - \log{\left(\frac{x}{x + 1} \right)} = \log{\left(- \frac{x}{1 - x} \right)} - 2$$
- No
so, the function
not is
neither even, nor odd