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1 Extreme Values of
Function
Calculus
Extreme Values of a function are created when the function changes from
increasing to decreasing or from decreasing to increasing
Extreme value
increasing decreasin
g decreasin increasing
g
Extreme value
Extreme value
Local
Maximum
Local
Minimum
Absolute Minimum
Absolute
Minimum
Local
Maximum
Absolute Maximum
Local Local Local
Maximum Maximum Maximum
Local
Local Local Minimum
Minimum Minimum Local
Minimum
Definitions:
c Absolute Minimum at
c
c
Absolute Maximum at
c
a c b
Local Minimum at
c
a c b
Local Maximum at
c
The number f(c) is called the
maximum value of f on D
f(c)
c d
f(d)
a c b
a c d b
a c d b
a c d b
Exampe5: f ( x) x3 Exampe6: f ( x) x
A
F081
F083
F091
In terms of critical numbers, Fermat’s Theorem can be rephrased
as follows (compare Definition 6 with Theorem 4):
F092
F091
F081
F081
F092
F081
F083
F083
Which table best describes the graph?
a b c d
a 27 a -30 a -22
b 0 b 5 b 0
c 0 c 0 c 0
d -5 d -7 d -9