Inflection Sin
1. The problem is to find the x-coordinates of the inflection points of the function $f(x) = \sin(x)$ on the interval $[0, 2\pi]$.
2. Inflection points occur where the second derivative changes sign, i.e., where $f''(x) = 0$ and the concavity changes.
3. Compute the first derivative:
$$f'(x) = \cos(x)$$
4. Compute the second derivative:
$$f''(x) = -\sin(x)$$
5. Set the second derivative equal to zero to find potential inflection points:
$$-\sin(x) = 0 \Rightarrow \sin(x) = 0$$
6. On the interval $[0, 2\pi]$, $\sin(x) = 0$ at $x = 0, \pi, 2\pi$.
7. Check concavity change by examining the sign of $f''(x)$ around these points:
- For $x$ just less than $\pi$, $\sin(x)$ is positive, so $f''(x) = -\sin(x)$ is negative (concave down).
- For $x$ just greater than $\pi$, $\sin(x)$ is negative, so $f''(x) = -\sin(x)$ is positive (concave up).
Thus, concavity changes at $x = \pi$, indicating an inflection point.
At $x=0$ and $x=2\pi$, the concavity does not change sign, so these are not inflection points.
8. Therefore, the only inflection point on $[0, 2\pi]$ is at $x = \pi$.
Final answer: C) $x = \pi$