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Critical Points

Extrema and saddle points

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MaxMinf(x)f′(x)
f(x)=x33x,f(x)=3x23f(x) = x^3-3x, \quad f'(x) = 3x^2-3

Critical points are where f′(x)=0 (green zeros). If f″>0 → local min (green), f″<0 → local max (pink), f″=0 → inflection (orange).