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Is it compulsory to find the second derivative test for finding maxima and minima?

sumit kumar , 16 Years ago
Grade 12
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ashish kumar


Dear Sumit,

Yes, it is compulsory to find the second derivative to get to know the concavity of the graph i.e. whether the graph is increasing and then goes on decreasing or if the graph was decreasing then goes on increasing.

Thank you.

Last Activity: 16 Years ago
sumit kumar

Can't we skip it by using the "jumping" concept?

Last Activity: 16 Years ago
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