The figure below shows contours of , with values of on the contours omitted.

graph of upward-opening parabolic contours centered on approximately x=1.  the point P is on a contour at about (2,-2) and Q on the same contour at about (-1,1).

If is positive, answer the following questions about the other derivatives of at and .

(a) What is the sign of ?

(b) What is the sign of ?

(c) What is the sign of ?

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