Lesson: Second Derivative Test for Local Extrema Mathematics • Third Year of Secondary School

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In this lesson, we will learn how to classify local extrema using the second derivative test.

Students will be able to

classify local extrema as minima or maxima using the second derivative test,
use the first derivative test in case the second derivative test is inconclusive, in order to determine the type of local extrema or whether there is an inflection point.

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