Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH110/April 2013/Question 01 (b)
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Question 01 (b) |
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Determine whether the following statement is true or false. If it is true, provide justification. If it is false, provide a counterexample. (b) If ƒ has no critical points, then ƒ has no inflection points. |
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Hint 1 |
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Recall the definition of critical point and inflection point. Recall how critical points and inflection points can be found using the graph. |
Hint 2 |
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What function do you know which graph has an inflection point? Try to think of at least one example. |
Hint 3 |
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What trigonometric function has an inflection point on its graph? |
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Solution 1 |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. This statement is false. Consider, for example, the graph of for -π/2 < x < π/2. Nowhere do we have , but still the curve switches from concave down to concave up. |
Solution 2 |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. The statement is false. Two more examples are , , and , . The argument is the same as in solution 1. |