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Find the Points of Inflection and Discuss the Concavity of the Function

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Find the points of inflection and discuss the concavity of the function. f(x) =7x3+8x2+5x8f ( x ) = 7 x ^ { 3 } + 8 x ^ { 2 } + 5 x - 8


A) inflection point at x=821x = - \frac { 8 } { 21 } ; concave downward on (,821) \left( - \infty , - \frac { 8 } { 21 } \right) ; concave upward on (821,) \left( - \frac { 8 } { 21 } , \infty \right)
B) inflection point at x=821x = - \frac { 8 } { 21 } ; concave upward on (,821) \left( - \infty , - \frac { 8 } { 21 } \right) ; concave downward on (821,) \left( - \frac { 8 } { 21 } , \infty \right)
C) inflection point at x=821x = \frac { 8 } { 21 } ; concave downward on (,821) \left( - \infty , \frac { 8 } { 21 } \right) ; concave upward on (821,) \left( \frac { 8 } { 21 } , \infty \right)
D) inflection point at x=821x = \frac { 8 } { 21 } ; concave upward on (,821) \left( - \infty , \frac { 8 } { 21 } \right) ; concave downward on (821,) \left( \frac { 8 } { 21 } , \infty \right)
E) none of the above

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