Concave Upward

Rarely Tested

Concave Upward

If:

$$f''(x)>0$$

throughout an interval, then $$f(x)$$ is concave upward on that interval.

Usage

- Used to identify intervals where the slope of the curve is increasing.

Question 1

Let $$f: [0, 1] \to \mathbb{R}$$ be a continuous function on $$[0, 1]$$ and twice differentiable on $$(0, 1)$$ such that $$f(0) = f(1) = 0$$ and $$\min_{x \in [0, 1]} f(x) = -1$$. If $$f''(x) + 2f'(x) + f(x) \geq 0$$ for all $$x \in (0, 1)$$, then which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

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