Explain, in one concise sentence, how the sign of at a point on a curve determines…

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · A Level · Mathematics · Differentiation · Differentiation

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Explain, in one concise sentence, how the sign of d2ydx2\dfrac{d^{2}y}{dx^{2}} at a point on a curve determines whether the curve is concave upward or concave downward at that point.

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