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- The concavity of the graph of a function refers to the curvature of the graph over an interval; this curvature is described as being concave up or concave down. Generally, a concave up curve has a shape resembling "∪" and a concave down curve has a shape resembling "∩" as shown in the figure below.
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Concavity Practice Problem 4. Problem: Sketch a graph of the given function f (x)=x^4/3. Try the free Mathway calculator and problem solver below to practice various math topics. Try the given examples, or type in your own problem and check your answer with the step-by-step explanations.
Dec 21, 2020 · In general, concavity can change only where either the second derivative is 0, where there is a vertical asymptote, or (rare in practice) where the second derivative is undefined. But concavity doesn't \emph{have} to change at these places.
Dec 21, 2020 · Describe the concavity of \( f(x)=x^3-x\). Solution. The first dervative is \( f'(x)=3x^2-1\) and the second is \(f''(x)=6x\). Since \(f''(0)=0\), there is potentially an inflection point at zero.
Review your knowledge of concavity of functions and how we use differential calculus to analyze it.
First, we compute $\ds f'(x)=3x^2-1$ and $f''(x)=6x$. Since $f''(0)=0$, there is potentially an inflection point at zero. Since $f''(x)>0$ when $x>0$ and $f''(x) 0$ when $x 0$ the concavity does change from down to up at zero, and the curve is concave down for all $x 0$ and concave up for all $x>0$. $\square$
Concave up on (0,∞) (0, ∞) since f ''(x) f ′′ (x) is positive. Free math problem solver answers your algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, and statistics homework questions with step-by-step explanations, just like a math tutor.
Theorem 3. Let C R be an open interval. 1. f: C!R is concave i for any a;b;c2C, with a<b<c, f(b) f(a) b a f(c) f(b) c b; and, f(b) f(a) b a f(c) f(a) c a: For strict concavity, the inequalities are strict. 2. f: C!R is convex i for any a;b;c2C, with a<b<c, f(b) f(a) b a f(c) f(b) c b; and, f(b) f(a) b a f(c) f(a) c a:
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