and
are concave upwards in the interval
.
Concavity test:
\(a) If for all
in
, then the graph of
is concave upward on
.
(b) If for all
in
, then the graph of
is concave downward on
.
Let the sum of two functions is .
Let be the number in the interval
.
Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
Apply second derivative on each side with respect to .
From the above given conditions and
.
From the second derivative test sum of two functions is also concave upwards in .
Sum of two functions is also concave upwards in .