Recently I wrote about using the First Derivative (FD) Test to find the intervals where a function is increasing or decreasing. With the FD Test, we can also find the exact value where the function is highest or lowest in an interval (called absolute maxima) or, where it is higher ...
Category: Calculus
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Sometimes it is easy to see exactly where a function has its highest or lowest values just by looking at its graph. Most often, though, the answer requires analytical work. I am starting this new Blog with an example on how to find analytically on what interval(s) a function is increasing ...