Jan 23, 2011 #1 retspool Messages 35 Reaction score 0 Homework Statement In my textbook, the author briefly makes a statement that affine functions are both concave and convex, how is that true? and how can it be proven? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution
Homework Statement In my textbook, the author briefly makes a statement that affine functions are both concave and convex, how is that true? and how can it be proven? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution
Jan 24, 2011 #2 asap9993 Messages 19 Reaction score 0 Isn't an affine function a line? Lines don't have any concavity.
Jan 24, 2011 #3 retspool Messages 35 Reaction score 0 This is exactly how the problem goes let f(x) be a function in Rn. prove that f(x) is both concave and convex if f(x) = cTx for some vector c I thought that the function was a affine function, but i can't prove it
This is exactly how the problem goes let f(x) be a function in Rn. prove that f(x) is both concave and convex if f(x) = cTx for some vector c I thought that the function was a affine function, but i can't prove it