Proof of The Second Derivative Test
Suppose we have (the proof for is analogous). Then
Thus, for h sufficiently small we get
which means that if h < 0 so that f is decreasing to the left of x, and that if h > 0 so that f is increasing to the right of x.
Now, by the first derivative test we know that has a local minimum at .
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