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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What would the second derivative of the graph attached inside look like? :/

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Second derivative indicates concavity. The second derivative will be positive when the function is concave up, negative when concave down, and zero at inflection points.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it will be a concave down parabola? like this? |dw:1392924802148:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The first derivative would be like a concave up parabola, I think the function is a cubic polynomial, so the second derivative ought to be a straight line with positive slope, and I think also passing through the origin.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh would it be like this then?|dw:1392925110721:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@CliffSedge ? :/

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

kinda like that yeah.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That would be my best guess, yes.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh okay awesome! Thank you!!

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