What happens when the second derivative is undefined?

Author Question: What happens when the second derivative is undefined? (Read 1345 times)

federox

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on: Jun 18, 2013

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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Reply #1 on: Jun 18, 2013

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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