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Inflection Point 2013-11-15
From Z.:
I was wondering if the function F(x)= x/ln(x) had an inflection point? If yes, why it's not visible on the graph of the function?
Thanks.

Answered by Penny Nom.
A tangent line 2011-01-03
From Amanda:

Question from Amanda, a student:

an equation of the line tangent to y=x^3+3x^2+2 at its point of inflection is
(A) y=-6x-6
(B) y= -3x+1
(C) y= 2x+10
(D) y=3x-1
(E) y=4x+1


Answered by Penny Nom.
Inflection points 2008-01-25
From Armando:
Hi, Im trying to write a program that takes an equation ( f(x) = 0 ) and returns a list of the inflexion points in a given interval. there must be (I think) a mathematical method or algorithm to do this, probably involving the (second) derivate of the function. However I have not found such a method yet. Any help on this will be much appreciated.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Harley Weston.
Local maxima, minima and inflection points 2007-11-13
From Russell:
let f(x) = x^3 - 3a^2^ x +2a^4 with a parameter a > 1.

Find the coordinates of local minimum and local maximum

Find the coordinates of the inflection points

Answered by Harley Weston.
Find the point of inflexion for the curve y = e^x/(x^2-1) 2006-03-31
From Sam:
Hi, i am trying to find the point of inflexion for the curve y = ex/(x2-1) and i got a really complex expression for y". I can't seem to solve x4-4x3+4x2+4x+3=0 so does that mean there is no point of inflexion?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The tangent line at an inflection point 2004-11-28
From Louise:
the equation of the tangent line to the curve y = x3 - 6x2 at its point of inflection is...
Answered by Penny Nom.
The sketch of a graph 2003-10-07
From A student:
I was wondering how do you figure out if a graph has a horizontal tangent line. One of my homework problem was to sketch the graph of the following function; (4/3)x3-2x2+x. I set f''(x) ( the second derivative) of the function equal to zero and got the inflection point:(1/2,1/6). Also i am having trouble finding the concavity for x>1/2 and x<1/2, i am getting a different answer from the back of the book, the graph i draw looks completely different from the correct answer.
Answered by Penny Nom.
 
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