
2-2 (b) Local maximum and minimum values
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04 2-2 (b) Local maximum and minimum values
Definitions
- is a local maximum value if there is an open interval around in which for all .
- is a local minimum value if there is an open interval around in which for all .
- Together they are called local extrema.
- A local maximum can be smaller than a local minimum elsewhere on the graph, because the comparison is only with nearby points.
Necessary condition
- If has a local extremum at an inner point , then or does not exist.
- The converse is false: has but no extremum at .
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