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4 marks, −1Mathematics › Concavity, convexity and quasi-concavity › Testing concavity and convexityHardabout 4 min

DSE 2020 Question 49: Concavity, convexity and quasi-concavity

Given nonempty subsets Y1,…,YnY_1,\dots,Y_nY1​,…,Yn​ of R2\mathbb{R}^2R2, let Y∗={∑j=1nyj∣y1∈Y1,…,yn∈Yn}Y^*=\left\{\sum_{j=1}^{n}y_j\mid y_1\in Y_1,\dots,y_n\in Y_n\right\}Y∗={∑j=1n​yj​∣y1​∈Y1​,…,yn​∈Yn​}. Fix p∈R2p\in\mathbb{R}^2p∈R2, and for a nonempty X⊆R2X\subseteq\mathbb{R}^2X⊆R2 let v(p,X)=sup⁡{p⋅x∣x∈X}v(p,X)=\sup\{p\cdot x\mid x\in X\}v(p,X)=sup{p⋅x∣x∈X}. Suppose there is y∗∈Y∗y^*\in Y^*y∗∈Y∗ with p⋅y∗=v(p,Y∗)p\cdot y^*=v(p,Y^*)p⋅y∗=v(p,Y∗), and for every iii there is yi∈Yiy_i\in Y_iyi​∈Yi​ with p⋅yi=v(p,Yi)p\cdot y_i=v(p,Y_i)p⋅yi​=v(p,Yi​). Then

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Given nonempty subsets Y₁,…,Yₙ of ℝ², let Y*={Σⱼ₌₁ⁿyⱼ| y₁∈ Y₁,…,yₙ∈ Yₙ}. Fix p∈ℝ², and for a nonempty X⊆ℝ² let v(p,X)=sup {p· x| x∈ X}. Suppose there is y*∈ Y* with p· y*=v(p,Y*), and for every i there is yᵢ∈ Yᵢ with p· yᵢ=v(p,Yᵢ). Then (A) v(p,Y*)<Σⱼ₌₁ⁿ v(p,Yⱼ) or v(p,Y*)>Σⱼ₌₁ⁿ v(p,Yⱼ) (B) v(p,Y*)=Σⱼ₌₁ⁿ v(p,Yⱼ) (C) v(p,Y*)<Σⱼ₌₁ⁿ v(p,Yⱼ) (D) v(p,Y*)>Σⱼ₌₁ⁿ v(p,Yⱼ)

Also written as: Given nonempty subsets Y_1,...,Y_n of R^2, let Y*={ sum_(j=1)^ny_j| y_1 in Y_1,...,y_n in Y_n}. Fix p in R^2, and for a nonempty X subseteq R^2 let v(p,X)=sup {p* x| x in X}. Suppose there is y* in Y* with p* y*=v(p,Y*), and for every i there is y_i in Y_i with p* y_i=v(p,Y_i). Then

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Checking concavity or convexity from a definition, derivatives or operations that preserve it.

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