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Unit 5: Analytical Applications of Differentiation

Using the Second Derivative Test to Determine Extrema

Classify a critical point as a relative maximum or minimum from the sign of the second derivative, and know when a single relative extremum is the absolute one.

Topic 5.7 · 8 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Calculus BC plan

In this lesson

  1. 01The test and why it works
  2. 02When the test can't decide
  3. 03From relative to absolute: the one-critical-point rule
  4. 04Worked examples
  5. 05Where students lose points
  6. 06On the exam

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