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Does the parent secant function have points of inflection?

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just some trig things im confused about

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  1. sec'(x) = sec(x)tan(x)

    sec''(x) = [sec(x)tan(x)]tan(x) + sec(x)sec²(x)

    = sec(x)tan²(x) + sec(x)sec²(x)

    = sec(x)[tan²(x) + sec²(x)]

    = sec(x)[tan²(x) + (1+tan²(x))]

    = sec(x)[1 + 2tan²(x)] = 0

    1) sec(x) = 0 → No soln.

    2) 1 + 2tan²(x) = 0

    2tan²(x) = -1

    tan²(x) = -½

    tan(x) = √(-½) → No soln.

    Answer: No

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    I know it seems like there should be points of inflection at the infinite discontinuities, but the function must be differentiable on the interval containing the discontinuities.


  2. i think none

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