Consider the function y = 3x5 – 25x3 + 60x + 1. Use the first or second derivative test to test the critical points. How many relative maxima did you find?
I got 2 as the relative maxima, is this done correctly?
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Second derivative test to test the critical points
I did most of this in the previous post
Here is a picture of your graph
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=plot+y+%3D+3x%5E5+%E2%80%93+25x%5E3+%2B+60x+%2B+1
Here is a picture of your graph
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=plot+y+%3D+3x%5E5+%E2%80%93+25x%5E3+%2B+60x+%2B+1
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