Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH102/December 2011/Question 04 (iii)
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Question 04 (iii) |
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Consider the function iii) Find the x-values of all the inflection points of f(x). Note: if inflection points do not exist, say so. |
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The previous part gave us the derivative of Now, we take the second derivative, set it to zero and look at where the sign changes. |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. The previous part gave us that Let's compute the second derivative of the function: and then factor it This is plenty enough to get the sign table of the second derivative. And so we see that there are two inflection points, one at x = 1 and one at x = 3. |