A function is a convex function if and only if
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DSE 2017 Question 19: Concavity, convexity and quasi-concavity
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A function f:ℝⁿ→ℝ is a convex function if and only if (A) {(x,y)∈ℝⁿ×ℝ| y≥ f(x)} is a convex set (B) {(x,y)∈ℝⁿ×ℝ| y≤ f(x)} is a convex set (C) {(x,y)∈ℝⁿ×ℝ| y≥ f(x)} is a concave set (D) {(x,y)∈ℝⁿ×ℝ| y≤ f(x)} is a concave set
Also written as: A function f:R^n->R is a convex function if and only if
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