Find the inflection point(s) of the function $f(x)=5 x * e^{-4 x}$.
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$f(x)$ has an inflection point at $x=0.5$
$f(x)$ has an inflection point at $x=1$
$f(x)$ has an inflection point at $x=5$ and $x=2$
$f(x)$ has an inflection point at $x=-0.5$ and $x=0.5$
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\(\boxed{f(x) \text{ has an inflection point at } x=0.5}\)
Step 1 :Given the function \(f(x)=5 x * e^{-4 x}\), we need to find the inflection point(s).
Step 2 :To do this, we first find the first and second derivatives of the function.
Step 3 :The first derivative of the function is \(f'(x) = -20*x*e^{-4*x} + 5*e^{-4*x}\).
Step 4 :The second derivative of the function is \(f''(x) = 80*x*e^{-4*x} - 40*e^{-4*x}\).
Step 5 :We then set the second derivative equal to zero and solve for x to find the x-values of the inflection points.
Step 6 :Solving \(80*x*e^{-4*x} - 40*e^{-4*x} = 0\) gives us \(x = 0.5\).
Step 7 :Thus, the function \(f(x)=5 x * e^{-4 x}\) has an inflection point at \(x=0.5\).
Step 8 :\(\boxed{f(x) \text{ has an inflection point at } x=0.5}\)