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Show that the curves y= e^(-x) and y= -e^(-x) touch the curve
y=e^(-x)*sinx at its inflection points.

2007-11-15 13:17:15 · 1 answers · asked by Anniepannie06 2 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

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That's the same thing as saying that sin x = +1 or -1 at the inflection points.

But

y' = e^(-x) * (cosx - sinx)
y'' = (e^(-x) * (-sinx - cosx - (cos x - sin x)) = -2cosx e^(-x)

That equals 0 when and only when cos x does. But when cos = 0, what does sin = ??

2007-11-15 20:33:23 · answer #1 · answered by Curt Monash 7 · 0 0

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