Derivative test
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Derivative test
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In calculus, a derivative test uses the derivatives of a function to locate the critical points of a function and determine whether each point is a local maximum, a local minimum, or a saddle point. Derivative tests can also give information about the concavity of a function. The usefulness of derivatives to find extrema is proved mathematically by Fermat's theorem of stationary points.
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Method for finding the extrema of a function
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2023-09-25T18:20:33Z
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