Second Derivative in Implicit Form

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Second Derivative in Implicit Form

If:

$$y'=F(x,y)$$

then:

$$y''=\frac{d}{dx}(y')$$

with every occurrence of $$y$$ differentiated using:

$$\frac{dy}{dx}=y'$$

Usage

- Used to determine concavity and extrema of implicitly defined curves.

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