Calculus Tutorial 11

Maximums and Minimums

In this tutorial, we use Calculus to find the maximum value and minimum value of a function f(x).

We first prove Fermat's Theorem, which states that f'(x) = 0 at maximums and minimums, and we use this fact to solve max/min problems.

We also look at more advanced theorems like The Extreme Value Theorem, and The Mean Value Theorem to justify our steps.

* Aimed at students in their final two years of high school.

* Studying mathematics is best done by working through examples and exercises. There are many interactive examples and exercises in this tutorial that must be completed to achieve 100% progress.

* Written by a Maths teacher with 20 years of teaching experience.

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