how do second derivatives work?

Question

ik it’s taking the derivative of a derivative but idk how you’re meant to do that

In: Mathematics

Answer 1

Since a derivative is a rate at which something changes, the second derivative is the rate at which that rate changes.

Let’s say you had x^3 as your function. The derivative would be 3x^2, and the second derivative would be the derivative of that, which is 6x. Just follow the same rules.