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3.3.13 Example with a Concave Function

Consider the exponentiation function, tex2html_wrap_inline34821 , which is a globally concave up function. An example evaluation follows:

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with

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Portions of the preceding evaluation are graphically illustrated by the following figure:

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Jeff TupperMarch 1996