Find the -coordinate of the point of inflection of the curve .
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A.
**Answer: . Why not the others:** and are the local extrema where ; is an arbitrary point.
- Step 1: Points of inflection occur where the second derivative changes sign: and .
- Step 2: Setting . Since changes from negative to positive at , this is a true inflection point.
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