FIRST DERIVATIVE TEST to find the max and min (KristaKingMath)

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The first derivative test is the tool you use to test the potential critical points of a function to see whether or not they are actually critical points. You can use the first derivative test to describe the behavior of the function on either side of the critical point. Or, to put it another way, you can use the first derivative test to say whether the function is increasing or decreasing on either side of the critical point.
If you can use the first derivative test to show that the function is increasing on one side of the critical point and decreasing on the other, then by the first derivative test you've proven that the potential critical point is an actual critical point, and therefore that the function has at least a local maximum or local minimum there, if not a global maximum or global minimum.
In order to use the first derivative test, pick values on either side of the critical point, and plug them into the first derivative of the function. If the result is positive, then the function is increasing on that side of the critical point. On the other hand, if the result is negative, then the function is decreasing on that side of the critical point.
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For the book I use, -1, 0, 1 are critical points even before you check withe number line. They define critical points as the values where the derivative is zero or undefined. Then you use the first derivative test to determine if those critical points are relative extrema.

[@kristakingmath]

True! I've seen it done one of two ways: 1) The way your textbook does it, where all values at which the derivative is 0 or undefined are "critical points," and then you use the first derivative test to classify those critical points, or 2) Values at which the derivative is 0 or undefined are "critical numbers" or "potential critical numbers," and then you use the first derivative test to verify where the function actually changes direction, and those "potential critical numbers" that lead to a change in direction are then the "critical points." :)

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[If in question if they didn't mention any range of function then assume it to be (-∞,+∞) excluding points where function is not defined ] I guess if a function rangers from (-∞ ,+∞) As it is open interval i.e, not extream points then, we can't find global Maxima or global minima . In other words we can only say local Maxima and local minima And we can only find all the global & local {max, min} iff the given interval of the function is close i.e, [a,b]

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Thank you, Krista, for the clear explanation :) I just wanted to ask can we draw a conclusion that (0,0) is a local max without looking at the graph ? Because it is not always easy to sketch the graph.

[@kristakingmath]

Yes, you don't need to sketch the graph at all. You can draw the conclusion just from the little line graph that we made, where we put the critical points -1,0,1 on the number line and looked at the behavior of the graph in between those points. The only reason I showed you the graph was to prove to you that our work was correct, but you never need the graph to draw a conclusion about the local extrema.

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Very helpful video thank you!) I have a question.. at the first derivitive test couldn't i just use the interval`s method so if the higher power coefficient is a positive then we start with + at the right side and we swap it to + - + - + -.. from right to left like in this case 4x(x+1)(x-1), we see that highest power coefficient of x is + so we start + , - , + , from right to left -. Just like u did.

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what if your function, f(x), is undefined at certain points? would you include those points where f(x) is undefined in your number line?

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Dear Ms King! I have a very similar problem that I have to work through, the only difference is that my derivative is 4x^3 - 4x + 1. its this +1 on the end that is really confusing me. how would one deal with it?

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u forgot to also states its also a local min/ global min is also the local min

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How do we find the derivative of min(x,y)

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what to do if we have only one critical value? how to plot it on number line?

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