Convex and lower semi-continuous functions
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A function f is said to be convex if for all x, y and .
Define
We are told to assume f is convex on .
is trivially true when either or (since the rhs of the inequality above is then )
So it remains only to choose in such a way that the convexity condition is satisfied when and is any point in .
So f will be convex provided .
b) A function is lower ...
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