IB skill practice

Analyse parametric curve concavity

Find concavity and local behaviour from parametric derivatives.

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 5

Analyse parametric curve concavity - parametric curve concavity item

Case B14. Use the parametric curve visual to calculate the requested derivative, concavity, or tangent value.

Worked practice: result and interpretation

Calculate the requested result first, then choose the interpretation that follows from it.