The function is ,
.
Differentiate with respect to .
Again differentiate with respect to .
Determine the values of , at which
or
does not exist.
Since is always either less than or equal to
or greater than or equal to
, it never be equal to
.
Consider .
So the concavity is depends on .
Then .
The values of is
in the given interval
.
Test for concavity in the intervals and
.
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Concave upward | \
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Concave downward | \
The function is concave upward in .
The function is concave downward in .