Lesson #73


Quote of the Day:
"By the end of the first month of the 1995 session, each 
    senator will have made more money than any person who 
    works 40 hours a week at minimum wage for the entire 
    year."   -- Bill Clinton

Objectives:
The student will learn to solve for absolute extrema.

1. Draw pictures on the board and discuss the concept:
        

2. To find the absolute maximum and absolute minimum 
   points:
     (A) First, determine the x-coordinates of the relative 
         maximum and minimum points (the critical points).
     (B) Then substitute the x-coordinates of the endpoints 
         and the x-coordinates of the critical points in 
         the original function.
     (C) The largest y-value is the absolute maximum point 
         and the smallest y-value is the absolute minimum 
         point.  

3. Example:    
        

4. Song about MAXIMA and minima
 
5. Assignment:
      p. 307 (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Lesson #73 Absolute Maximum and Minimum

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