Question

What is the maximum number of relative extrema contained in the graph of this function?
f(x)=3x^4-x^2+4x-2

Answer 1

what do you know about extremas?

Answer 2

not very much :(

Answer 3

what does the exponents tell you about extrema?

Answer 4

totally guessing here, but that they are positive?

Answer 5

LOL

Answer 6

where is your textbook?

Answer 7

I don't have a textbook. I am taking this class through an online homeschool and there is no teacher or textbook so I am having to learn on my own which is why I do not really know what Iam doing.

Answer 8

how are you learning them? like using google or your school gives you some online access to some materials to read?

Answer 9

By using google and open study lol

Answer 10

that's not good

Answer 11

who is going to give you diploma later on?

Answer 12

trust me, i know! especially since this is my worst subject. Well I will be in this online home schooling program until january and then i will return back to my high school. i just had major open hip surgery and was in the hospital for a few months so thats why im not at my usual school

Answer 13

in any case, read the contents in this link http://www.coolmath.com/precalculus-review-calculus-intro/precalculus-algebra/12-relative-extrema-minimums-maximums-01.htm
and the succeeding links.
after that if you still need help, tag me

Answer 14

okay thank you so much!

Answer 15

you're welcome. the drawing and stuff is tedious to do so I am referring you to that website for the time being.

Answer 16

i'll check it out right now, thanks again!

Answer 17

@nincompoop I looked at the website and understand what the relative maximums and minimums are, but how do I find those numbers?

Answer 18

http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/CalcI/MinMaxValues.aspx