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(c) For which integers n ≥ 1 is the function f(x) = xn convex? You may use the fact that a function f R→ R such that f"(x) ≥ 0 for all x is convex, but not the converse of this fact. :

(c) For which integers n ≥ 1 is the function f(x) = xn convex? You may use the fact that a function f R→ R such that f"(x) ≥ 0 for all x is convex, but not the converse of this fact. :

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(c) For which integers n ≥ 1 is the function f(x) = xn convex? You may use the fact that a function f R→ R such that f"(x) ≥ 0 for all x is convex, but not the converse of this fact. :
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