This rate of change is not the same as the average rate of change. Average rate of change instantaneous rate of change change in quantity change in time limits. We want to talk about instantaneous rate of change, instantaneous rate of change is a lot like instantaneous velocity only it’s a little more general Instant and Average rate of change
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Category: IB Maths SL
Derivative test
First Derivative Test for Local Extrema. If the derivative changes from positive (increasing function) to negative (decreasing function), the function has a local (relative) maximum at the critical point. Second Derivative Test. 1. If , then has a local minimum at . 2. If , then has a local maximum at . The extremum test gives slightly more general conditions under which […]
