Consider the function $f(x) = x^3 - 6x^2 + 9x$ for all real numbers.
c. State whether each stationary point from part (b) is a local maximum or a local minimum.
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Continues the study of functions, algebra, calculus, and introduces probability and statistics.
Covers graphical treatment of limits, continuity and differentiability of functions of a single real variable, and differentiation, anti-differentiation and integration of these functions. This material is to be linked to applications in practical situations.
application of differentiation to graph sketching and identification of key features of graphs, including stationary points and points of inflection, and intervals over which a function is strictly increasing or strictly decreasing
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