How many points of inflection does the graph of have?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 2, because changes sign at both and
- Step 1: and .
- Step 2: at and . Test the sign: positive for , negative for , positive for .
- Step 3: Concavity changes at both, so there are two points of inflection: and .
Answer
2.
Why not the others: At the concavity does change, so 1 is too few; changing sign gives stationary points, not inflections; a quartic can have inflections.
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