Turning points

  • Patterns of inflection
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    Patterns of inflection

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Find the relationship between the locations of points of inflection, maxima and minima of functions.

  • Folium of Descartes
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    Folium of Descartes

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Investigate the family of graphs given by the equation x^3+y^3=3axy for different values of the constant a.