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The curve defined for
−
2
≤
t
≤
2
-2\le t\le 2
−
2
≤
t
≤
2
by
x
=
t
3
−
t
x=t^{3}-t
x
=
t
3
−
t
and
y
=
t
5
−
5
t
y=t^{5}-5t
y
=
t
5
−
5
t
has several candidate values of
t
t
t
where
d
2
y
d
x
2
=
0
\frac{d^{2}y}{dx^{2}}=0
d
x
2
d
2
y
=
0
. Identify each value of
t
t
t
in this interval at which the curve actually possesses an inflection point and give the corresponding coordinates.
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