(a) How do you find the second derivative of a function? (b) If both  are positive numbers,...

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(a) How do you find the second derivative of a function?

(b) If both  are positive numbers, what does that tell you about the function itself?

(c) If we know that a function is increasing, but at a decreasing rate, what does that say about the first and second derivatives?

(d) Come up with a function where the first and second derivatives are non-zero but the third derivative is zero.

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a In order to find second derivative of function we first needto find first derivative of a function and then again findderivative of first derivativeFor example if f is the function then first derivative of fis defines asNow derivative of above obtained derivativeSecond derivative of fb If    See Answer
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