Let function satisfy and .
What can we say about when ?
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If we define g ( x ) = 2 x 2 f ( x ) − e x x > 0 then g ( 2 ) = 0 and g ′ ( x ) = 2 x 2 f ′ ( x ) + 4 x f ( x ) − e x = 2 x − 1 e x − e x = x 2 − x e x and hence g ( x ) is increasing for 0 < x < 2 and decreasing for x > 2 . Thus it follows that g ( x ) ≤ 0 for all x > 0 . Since x 3 f ′ ( x ) + g ( x ) = 0 for all x > 0 , we deduce that f ′ ( x ) ≥ 0 for all x > 0 . Thus f is an increasing function, and therefore has no maxima or minima. The turning point at x = 2 is a point of inflection.