CPM Homework Help : CALC Problem 6-16

Find the point of inflection of $f(x) = x^{1/3}$ .

Hint:

$f''(x) = 0$ and $f''(x) =$ DNE will identify CANDIDATES for points of inflection.
To determine if a candidate is the location of the POI, you could either:
1. Evaluate $f''(x)$ before and after $x =$ candidate. If there is a sign change, then the candidate is the $x$ -value of a POI.
2. Evaluate $f'''$ (candidate). If the 3rd-derivative does not equal zero, then the candidate is the $x$ -value of a POI.

Answer:

POI at $(0,0)$ .
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