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- Concavity describes the direction in which a curve bends, specifically whether it opens upwards or downwards. A function is said to be concave up on an interval if its graph lies above its tangent lines, indicating that the slope of the tangent lines is increasing.
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Sal introduces the concept of concavity, what it means for a graph to be "concave up" or "concave down," and how this relates to the second derivative of a function.
- From that point on, the slope goes from being negative to becoming zero. Hence, it stops decreasing (in other words, it increases till it becomes z...
- Increasing slope can mean one of two things: _more_ positive or _less_ negative. Whichever situation you have, increasing slope always implies conc...
- Short answer: no. Since the function f is not defined by some formula, only by the graph sal draw, you cant say wether or not these are parabolas....
- A point where both f''(x) = 0 and f''(x) changes sign (i.e. f(x) changes concavity) is called a point of inflection of f(x). Visually, the graph of...
- Observe that he was looking at the graph of f'(x). This graph is the derivative of the first graph. So, in the first graph, at that point, the deri...
- When f'(x) is positive, f(x) increases When f'(x) is negative, f(x) decreases When f'(x) is zero, it indicates a *possible* local max or min (use t...
Dec 21, 2020 · Definition Concave Up and Concave Down. Let \(f\) be differentiable on an interval \(I\). The graph of \(f\) is concave up on \(I\) if \(f'\) is increasing. The graph of \(f\) is concave down on \(I\) if \(f'\) is decreasing. If \(f'\) is constant then the graph of \(f\) is said to have no concavity.
Definition. Concavity describes the direction in which a curve bends, specifically whether it opens upwards or downwards. A function is said to be concave up on an interval if its graph lies above its tangent lines, indicating that the slope of the tangent lines is increasing.
Definition 1. A function f : S ⊂ Rn → R defined on a convex set S is concave if for any two points x1 x2 ∈ , S and for any λ ∈ [0, 1] we have: λx1 (1 − λ) x2 ≥ λf(x1) (1 − λ)f(x2) + +. is called strictly concave if for any two points x1 , x2 ∈ S and for any λ ∈ (0, 1) we have: λx1 (1 − λ) x2 > λf(x1) (1 − λ)f(x2) + +.
Concavity. 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.
Definition. A function is concave up if the rate of change is increasing. A function is concave down if the rate of change is decreasing. A point where a function changes from concave up to concave down or vice versa is called an inflection point. Example 1: Describe the Concavity. An object is thrown from the top of a building.
Now, before we begin looking at examples and a method of using the second derivative instead of the first derivative test, we will look at what it means for a graph to be concave up or concave down or to have a point of inflection. To do this, we will consider the graphs of three common functions.
