Global Maximums and Minimums

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In this section we will learn about global or absolute maximums and minimums..

Let's consider some various examples determining global extrema.

Finally we consider some advanced examples. Note: There is a small computatonal error. It should be 0.08 not 0.8 in the computation. This also impacts the value of p(t) which should be 53.499.

At the end of this section you should be able to answer the following questions:

  1. What is the difference between global and local maxima and minima?
  2. Why do we need to consider endpoints when finding global extrema?
  3. Why can we have mutliple places that reach our global extrema?

Check Your Understanding
You should try these problems before reviewing the solutions to to these non-graded practice problems.