What are the points of inflection, if any, of #f(x)= x^3 + 9x^2 + 15x - 25 #?
1 Answer
Dec 6, 2015
Explanation:
Inflection points (change in concavity) occur when the second derivative is zero.
Clearly
But
Therefore the point
This can also be viewed from the graph of this cubic polynomial function :
graph{x^3+9x^2+15x-25 [-83.3, 83.34, -41.66, 41.63]}