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Question Number 90783 by john santu last updated on 26/Apr/20

can inflection point   be a max or min ?

$${can}\:{inflection}\:{point}\: \\ $$$${be}\:{a}\:{max}\:{or}\:{min}\:?\: \\ $$

Commented by jagoll last updated on 26/Apr/20

given a curve y = f(x) . a point   (x_1 , f(x_1 )) is a inflection point  if (i) f is continous at P   (ii) the curve changes from   concave to convex or from   convex to concave .

$${given}\:{a}\:{curve}\:{y}\:=\:{f}\left({x}\right)\:.\:{a}\:{point}\: \\ $$$$\left({x}_{\mathrm{1}} ,\:{f}\left({x}_{\mathrm{1}} \right)\right)\:{is}\:{a}\:{inflection}\:{point} \\ $$$${if}\:\left({i}\right)\:{f}\:{is}\:{continous}\:{at}\:{P}\: \\ $$$$\left({ii}\right)\:{the}\:{curve}\:{changes}\:{from}\: \\ $$$${concave}\:{to}\:{convex}\:{or}\:{from}\: \\ $$$${convex}\:{to}\:{concave}\:. \\ $$$$ \\ $$

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