Practice - Definition
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Practice Questions
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Define a critical point.
💡 Hint: Think about where the slope of the function changes.
What is a local minimum?
💡 Hint: Consider the lowest valley in a hilly terrain.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is a critical point?
💡 Hint: Think about how we identify flat spots or breaks in the graph.
A local maximum is defined as what?
💡 Hint: Visualize a hilltop when the slope changes.
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Challenge Problems
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Given the function f(x) = x^2 - 6x + 8, find the critical points and classify them using the derivative tests. What does this tell us about the graph?
💡 Hint: Check the second derivative at your critical points to understand concavity.
For the function f(x) = 4x - x^2, determine the dimensions that maximize the area of a rectangle given a perimeter. What mathematical principles apply here?
💡 Hint: Utilize your knowledge of optimization through derivatives!
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