Author Question: What happens when the second derivative is undefined? (Read 1239 times)

federox

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I know if the first derivative is undefined there's a potential cusp, or vertical asymptote. But how about when the second derivative is undefined? Is it still the same rules?



curlz

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When the second derivative is undefined that means there is a vertical inflection point and so it is undefined -- or better yet, fails to exist.

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