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Dec 16, 2016

Yes.

Explanation:

Let #f(x) = {(-sqrt(1-x)+2,"if", x <= 1),(-(x-1)^2+2,"if",x>1):}#.

#f# is concave up on #(-oo,1)# and concave down on #(1,oo)# so #(1.2)# is an inflection point. It is also a maximum point.

Here is the graph: (Sorry the image is a little small.)

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