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Let f(x) be a smooth (twice differentiable is good enough) function which is concave downward on the closed interval [a,b]. At which point(s) in the interval is the area between the function and the tangent line the smallest?


Problem by Alberto L Delgado, from the now extinct Bradley Problem of the Week.