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The points at $x=$ _____ and $x=$ ______ are the inflection points on the normal curve.
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An inflection point is a point on a curve where the curve changes concavity, i.e., it changes from being concave up to concave down or vice versa. Now, let's consider the normal curve, which is the graph of the normal (Gaussian) distribution. The normal Show more…
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