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AP Calculus BC›Unit 2: Differentiation›Applications of Derivatives

Optimization

Optimization problems ask for the biggest or smallest possible value. Write the quantity as a function of one variable, find its critical points, and justify the extremum.

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Constraint to one variableCandidates testJustifying with the first derivative

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Unit 2: Differentiation

The Power Rule
Product and Quotient Rules
Chain Rule
Implicit Differentiation
Derivatives of Inverse Functions
Related Rates
Mean Value Theorem
Optimization

L'Hôpital's Rule

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