Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2009 iii Paper 10 1 c Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-14
Write . Rescaling the parameter in the directional derivative gives for , and handles . For sufficiently small , convexity givesSubtract , divide by , and let . The finite limits from part (b) giveThese are exactly the defining conditions of a sublinear functional. In particular, a directional derivative of a convex function is sublinear; it need not be linear.