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什么是 Inflection point?

Definition 22.13 High School Mathematics · 第 22 章 — Differentiation and Convexity

A point where the curve of ff crosses its tangent is an inflection point. For ff twice differentiable, inflection points are the points where f′′f'' changes sign.

The inflection point of x x3 at the origin: the curve crosses its tangent (orange), concave on the left, convex on the right.
The inflection point of x↦x3x \mapsto x^3 at the origin: the curve crosses its tangent (orange), concave on the left, convex on the right.

示例

Example 22.14

f(x)=x3f(x) = x^3 has f′′(x)=6xf''(x) = 6x: ff is concave on (−∞, 0]\intoc{-\infty}{0}, convex on [0, +∞)\intco{0}{+\infty}, with an inflection point at the origin, where the curve crosses its tangent (the xx-axis).

Example 22.15 (Convexity inequalities)

The exponential is convex on R\R (its second derivative is itself, positive). Its tangent at 00 is y=1+xy = 1 + x, so

ex≥1+xfor all x∈R.\eu^x \geq 1 + x \quad \text{for all } x \in \R .

Such tangent line inequalities are a standard product of convexity.

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