Illumination by Taylor polynomials
Let f(x) be a differentiable function on the real line ℝ, and let P be a point not on the graph of f(x). Define the illumination index of P to be the number of distinct tangents to the graph of f which pass through P. We prove that if f″ is continuous and nonnegative on ℝ, f″≥m>0 outside a closed...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2001-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171201004173 |