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A function 
f is continuous on the closed interval 
[4,6] and twice differentiable on the open interval 
(4,6). If 
f^(')(5)=-3, and 
f is concave downwards on the given interval, which of the following could be a table of values for 
f ?
(A)






x

f(x)


4
8




(B)





x

f(x)


4
8

1111. A function f f is continuous on the closed interval [4,6] [4,6] and twice differentiable on the open interval (4,6) (4,6) . If f(5)=3 f^{\prime}(5)=-3 , and f f is concave downwards on the given interval, which of the following could be a table of values for f f ?\newline(A)\newline\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}\newline\hlinex x & f(x) f(x) \\\newline\hline 44 & 88 \\\newline\hline\newline\end{tabular}\newline(B)\newline\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}\newline\hlinex x & f(x) f(x) \\\newline\hline 44 & 88 \\\newline\hline\newline\end{tabular}

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Q. 1111. A function f f is continuous on the closed interval [4,6] [4,6] and twice differentiable on the open interval (4,6) (4,6) . If f(5)=3 f^{\prime}(5)=-3 , and f f is concave downwards on the given interval, which of the following could be a table of values for f f ?\newline(A)\newline\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}\newline\hlinex x & f(x) f(x) \\\newline\hline 44 & 88 \\\newline\hline\newline\end{tabular}\newline(B)\newline\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}\newline\hlinex x & f(x) f(x) \\\newline\hline 44 & 88 \\\newline\hline\newline\end{tabular}
  1. Check Derivative at x=5x=5: : Check the derivative at x=5x=5 for both tables.\newlineFor table (A), we need to find the slope between the points (4,8)(4,8) and (5,f(5))(5,f(5)). Since we don't have f(5)f(5), we can't find the slope.
  2. Check Concavity for Table (A): : Check the concavity of the function for table (A). Since the function is concave downwards, f(x)f''(x) should be negative. Without additional points, we can't determine the concavity from table (A).
  3. Check Derivative at x=5x=5: : Check the derivative at x=5x=5 for table (B). Again, we need to find the slope between the points (4,8)(4,8) and (5,f(5))(5,f(5)). Since we don't have f(5)f(5), we can't find the slope.
  4. Check Concavity for Table (B): : Check the concavity of the function for table (B). Without additional points, we can't determine the concavity from table (B).
  5. Realize Mistake: : Realize that we made a mistake; we can't determine the slope at x=5x=5 without the value of f(5)f(5) for either table.

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