Second Derivative Test, Concavity and Inflection Points

1,397 views · Published 20 July 2012 · 9:00 · Indexed 23 September 2026

Channel: Math Easy Solutions · 2012 · Education

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In this video I discuss what the second derivative test is and how it is used in graphing functions and determining whether the graph is concaving upwards or downwards, what the inflection points are and where you would have local maximums or minimums.

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