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given the function f(x)=1/5x^5-x^4-12x^3, find all x-values where f has an inflection point

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Answer:

  {-3, 0, 6}

Step-by-step explanation:

There are points of inflection where the second derivative of f(x) is 0. That derivative is a cubic expression, so its zeros are most easily found using a graphing calculator. The attached shows its zeros to be at x = {-3, 0, 6}.

The x-values of the points of inflection are {-3, 0, 6}.

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The first derivative is ...

  f'(x) = x^4 -4x^3 -36x^2

The second derivative is ...

  f''(x) = 4x^3 -12x^2 -72x = 4x(x^2 -3x -18) = (4x)(x -6)(x +3)

It has zeros at x = -3, 0, +6.

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