Consider the function on the interval . Find the critical points of and use the First Derivative Test to classify these points. Then, determine the absolute maximum and minimum values of on the specified interval (if there are any).
Consider the function . Determine intervals where is increasing and decreasing, and the intervals on which the curve is concave up and concave down.
Find all critical points and domain endpoints for the function .
A ball is thrown vertically upward from the ground. The height of the ball, in meters, seconds after it has been thrown, is given by . Given that and , calculate the maximum height reached by the ball.
Determine the intervals on which the function is increasing or decreasing, given its derivative .
For the following cubic function, how many local extreme values (local minima or maxima) does have?