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Calculus: finding relative extrema

By Jack Posted on July 20, 2026 Posted in calculus Tagged with cubic function, quadratic formula, relative extrema, relative maximum, relative minimum

Tutoring calculus, finding relative extrema is important. The tutor continues an example. The following is by my understanding. In my last post I mention finding the derivative of a polynomial: the derivative turned out 6x^2 + 20x -11. As I …

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Calculus: things calculus can do: local extrema

By Jack Posted on July 18, 2026 Posted in calculus Tagged with derivative, polynomial, quadratic, relative extrema

Tutoring calculus, you might hear curiosity about what it’s used for. The tutor mentions local extrema. In high school algebra, one can learn to expect that the graph y=2x^3 +10x^2 -11x -14 might have one relative minimum and one relative …

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Calculus: finding relative extrema

Calculus: things calculus can do: local extrema