#Point of inflection confusion

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brazen plume
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Hi everyone! my question is shouldn't the graph exist NONE point of inflections? since the graph of f' never reaches negative so it never changes direction on a graph therefore the f(x) graph should be the one i drew in red right?

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severe narwhal
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That is, when f'(x) changes directions from down to up or vice versa.

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You can think of a point of inflection of a function as the point at which the function changes curvature.

brazen plume
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Ohh but was the graph I drew of f(x) correct though? A straight slope up graph?

severe narwhal
brazen plume
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Ohh okay

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I understand I think I was just traditionally used to seeing point of inflections as a

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That shape

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Thank you!!

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rancid loomBOT
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