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$1.00 Finding the Maximum and Minimum values of a function -- With examples

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How do you find the local maxima and minima of a function? How do you determine which is the absolute maximum and absolute minimum?
 


   
   
   
   
 
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$1.00 Finding the Maximum and Minimum values of a function -- With examples

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Preview: ... br>the derivate is:<br>f'(x) = 2x<br>Set that equal to zero: 2x = 0<br>x = 0 --> The extrema occurs at x = 0.<br><br>To determine whether this is a minimum or maximum, you can either graph the function, or take the derivative at a point to either side of the ext ...

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