Can someone please explain to me relative maximums and minimums and how to find them (on a graph) in English?

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anonymous · Answer

are you in calculus?

if so take the derivative of the equation of the line, the derivative is the equations slope, where the slope is zero ie: flat there might be a relative maximum or minimum.

anonymous · Answer

there might also be a maximum or minimum at the boundaries of a curve, so check those to

anonymous · Answer

absolute max and min are the highest and lowest points on a curve in a set boundary