Real function/Extrema/Second derivative/Fact

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Criterion for extrema with second derivative

Let denote a real interval,

a twice continuously differentiable function, and an inner point of the interval. Suppose that holds. Then the following statements hold.

  1. If holds, then has an isolated local minimum in .
  2. If holds, then has an isolated local maximum in .