Advanced Placement (AP) · Mathematics
5.6 Concavity and inflection points
Why it matters
The second derivative tells you how the curve bends: f''>0 bends upward (like a cup), f''<0 bends downward.
Advanced20m readingPrerequisite: 5.5 The candidates test (absolute extrema)
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