3.2 概率论与数理统计Monotonicity and Concavity.pdf

Monotonicity and Concavity How to determine the monotonicity and concavity of a function? By the signs of the first derivative and second derivative of function! Definition of Monotonicity Letf be defined on an interval I (open, closed ,or neither). We say that f is increasing on I if, for every pair of number x1 and x 2 in I , (1) x  x  f (x )  ( ) 1 2 1 f x2 f is deceasing on I if, for every pair of number x1 and x 2 in I , (2) x  x