How to find a local minimum of a graph using the first derivative?

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2023-02-13

How to find a local minimum of a graph using the first derivative?

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For the graph of a function, f ( x )
Find critical numbers for f . These are the values in the domain of f at which f ( x ) = 0 or f ( x ) does not exist.
Test each critical number using either the first (or second) derivative test for local extrema.If c is a critical number for f and if
f ( x ) changes from negative to positive as x values move left to right past c , then f ( c ) is a local minimum for f .
f ( x ) changes from positive to negative as x values move left to right past c , then f ( c ) is a local maximum for f .

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