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Unit 5: Analytical Applications of Differentiation

Introduction to Optimization Problems

Turn a "largest" or "smallest" question into a function of one variable on a domain, then find its absolute maximum or minimum with derivatives.

Topic 5.10 · 9 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Calculus AB plan

In this lesson

  1. 01Turning a description into a function
  2. 02The domain decides how you justify
  3. 03Problems that share a structure
  4. 04Worked examples
  5. 05Where students lose points
  6. 06On the exam

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