Question

can someone please tell me whats the difference between absolute min / max and local min/ max?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

\[f(x) = x^4 +x \]

Answer 3

is there a local min ?

Answer 4

suspect you have plotted it and got f'(x)=0 etc, etc

so what do you think?

Answer 5

i think there is a loacl min bc it is the lowest

Answer 6

i graphed this and this is how my graph is