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Second-derivative test (single variable)

After establishing the critical points of a function, the second-derivative test uses the value of the second derivative at those points to determine whether such points are a local maximum or a local minimum. If the function f is twice-differentiable at a critical point x (i.e. a point where '(x) = 0), then:
* If , then has

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