Vocabulary
Local Maximum- the y-coordinate of a turning point of a function if the point is higher than all nearby points.
Local Minimum- the y coordinate of a turning point of a function if the point is lower than all nearby points.
Local Minimum- the y coordinate of a turning point of a function if the point is lower than all nearby points.
Essential Information
Turning Points
One important characteristic of graphs of polynomial functions is that they have turning points corresponding to local maximums and minimum values.
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