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  1. point on a graph where the concavity of the curve changes (from concave down to concave up, or vice versa) is called a point of inflection (Definition 4.14). By implication (think about what separates positive and negative numbers on a number line), if a point (c, f (c)) is a point of inflection, then f ′ ′ ( c ) = 0 .

  2. For example, take the function y = x3 +x. dy dx =3x2 +1> 0 for all values of x and d2y dx2 =6x =0 for x =0. This means that there are no stationary points but there is a possible point of inflection at x =0. Since d 2y dx 2 =6x<0 for x<0, and d y dx =6x>0 for x>0 the concavity changes at x =0and so x =0is a point of inflection.

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  3. Example: y = x 3 − 6x 2 + 12x − 5. The derivative is: y' = 3x 2 − 12x + 12. The second derivative is: y'' = 6x − 12. And 6x − 12 is negative up to x = 2, positive from there onwards. So: f (x) is concave downward up to x = 2. f (x) is concave upward from x = 2 on. And the inflection point is at x = 2: Calculus Index.

  4. Dec 21, 2020 · Of particular interest are points at which the concavity changes from up to down or down to up; such points are called inflection points. If the concavity changes from up to down at x = a, f ″ changes from positive to the left of a to negative to the right of a, and usually f ″ (a) = 0.

  5. This is a self contained set of lecture notes for Math 221. The notes were written by Sigurd Angenent, starting from an extensive collection of notes and problems compiled by Joel Robbin.

  6. Definition. An inflection point is a point (c, f (c)) on the graph of f where the concavity changes. At such a point, either f ′′(c) = 0 or f ′′(c) does not exist. Procedure for finding the Inflection Points. Step 1. Compute f ′′(x) and determine all points in the domain of f where either f ′′(c) = 0 or f ′′(c) does not exist. Step 2.

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  8. All points of inflection on the graph of must occur either where equals zero or where is undefined. In the following examples, we will use these properties to sketch graphs

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