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what is point of inflection?

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13 Years agoGrade 10
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer13 Years ago

point of inflection is a point in the given interval where second order derivative is zero.

                                                    f''''=0

Profile image of xyz xz
13 Years ago

point on the curve where the nature of curve changes and the point is differentiable.

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in the above curve origin isthe point of inflection and the remaining portions are concave up and concave down graphs

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13 Years ago

Thus there are often points at which the graph changes from being concave up to concave down, or vice versa. These points are called points of inflection.