1 2 Sec 4.3: Concavity and the Second Derivative Test the curve lies above the tangents the curve lies below the tangents Concavity Test Concavity Test 1 f ’’(x) > 0 for all x in I 2 f ’’(x) < 0 for all x in I f(x) concave Up f(x) concave Down
1 2 Sec 4.3: Concavity and the Second Derivative Test Concavity f ’’(x) > 0 for all x in I 2 f(x) concave Up Concavity f ’’(x) < 0 for all x in I f(x) concave Down
Sec 4.3: Concavity and the Second Derivative Test Example: Study the concavity of the function
Sec 4.3: Concavity and the Second Derivative Test
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Sec 4.3: Concavity and the Second Derivative Test
Sec 4.3: Concavity and the Second Derivative Test
Sec 4.3: Concavity and the Second Derivative Test 1 1 2 2 second Derivative Test: 1 1 2 2 second Derivative Test: 1 1 the test fails. The function ƒ may have a local maximum, a local minimum, or neither. 2 2
Sec 4.3: Concavity and the Second Derivative Test Critical points: Local max Local min
Sec 4.3: Concavity and the Second Derivative Test
Sec 4.3: Concavity and the Second Derivative Test
Sec 4.3: Concavity and the Second Derivative Test How to find local max and local min Find all critical points 1st deriv test 2ed deriv test 1st deriv test No test Graph or others