Critical Points - Local Maxima and Minima — IITM BS previous year questions

Critical Points - Local Maxima and Minima is part of Week 8 in Mathematics 1. Prasnya files every IIT Madras BS previous year question from this topic here, split across 3 subtopics, each one with a worked explanation. Take the whole set as a timed mock and you get accuracy, pacing and per-question analysis back.

Subtopics in this topic

Critical point - where f'(x) = 0 or f'(x) is undefined
First derivative test - sign change of f' around a critical point
Second derivative test - f''(c) > 0 implies local min; f''(c) < 0 implies local max

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