Analyzing x/t Graph - Accelerations & Inflections

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Homework Statement


Given this graph:
[PLAIN]http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/2403/xvtt.jpg

where is x>0, x<0, x=0, v>0, v<0, v=0, a>0, a<0, a=0?



The Attempt at a Solution


I figured out everything up to the accelerations, it's just been a long time since I've had to do a problem such as this.
Is the acceleration positive where the graph is concave up, negative where it is concave down, and 0 at the points of inflection?
 
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hi dazedy! welcome to pf! :smile:
dazedy said:
Is the acceleration positive where the graph is concave up, negative where it is concave down, and 0 at the points of inflection?

Yup! :biggrin:
 
Thanks :)
It's been years since I've had to look at a graph like this...