y=f(x)=(x-1)³(x-2)⁴(x-3)⁵
f'(x)=3(x-1)²(x-2)⁴(x-3)⁵+4(x-1)³(x-2)³(x-3)⁵+5(x-1)³(x-2)⁴(x-3)⁴
=(x-1)²(x-2)³(x-3)⁴[3(x-2)(x-3)+4(x-1)(x-3)+5(x-1)(x-2)]
=(x-1)²(x-2)³(x-3)⁴(12x²-46x+40)
驻点:x₁=1 x₂=2 x₃=3 x₄=5/2 x₅=4/3
f''(x)=2(x-1)(x-2)³(x-3)⁴(12x²-46x+40)+3(x-1)²(x-2)²(x-3)⁴(12x²-46x+40)+
4(x-1)²(x-2)³(x-3)³(12x²-46x+40)+(x-1)²(x-2)³(x-3)⁴(24x-46)
=(x-1)(x-2)²(x-3)³[2(x-2)(x-3)(12x²-46x+40)+3(x-1)(x-3)(12x²-46x+40)+
4(x-1)(x-2)(12x²-46x+40)+(x-1)(x-2)(x-3)(24x-46)]
令g(x)=2(x-2)(x-3)(12x²-46x+40)+3(x-1)(x-3)(12x²-46x+40)+
4(x-1)(x-2)(12x²-46x+40)+(x-1)(x-2)(x-3)(24x-46)
从图像上看,g(x)有4个零点,且g(1)、g(2)、g(3)均≠0
∴拐点数为7个。
∵f''(1)、f''(2)、f''(3)=0
∴极值点:x=5/2 x=4/3