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What is the maximum number of relative extrema contained in the graph of this function?

What is the maximum number of relative extrema contained in the graph of this function-example-1

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The answer is 3.

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Answer: The maximum number of relative (local) extrema is 3.

Explanation: the polynomial is of 4th degree. Its derivative is a polynomial of a 3rd degree, which may have up to 3 roots (tied to extrema of the original polynomial). If all 3 roots are real each with multiplicity of 1, then the original polynomial will show 3 relative extrema.


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