Find all inflection points of the function .
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. , where the second derivative changes sign
- Step 1: First derivative: . Second derivative: . Step 2. Set . Step 3. Evaluate . Since changes sign from negative to positive at , is the inflection point. **Answer: , where the second derivative changes sign. Why not the others:** and are local extrema from ; calculates incorrectly; is the -intercept.
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