- IB
- SL 5.8—Testing for max and min, optimisation. Points of inflexion
Question Type 1: Finding the stationary points of specific functions by setting first derivatives to 0
Question Type 2: Checking whether the first order conditions constitute to a local minimum or maximum
Question Type 3: Working with shapes to find the largest (or smallest) area (or volume) of specific 2D (or 3D) shapes
Question Type 4: Working with more complex, 3D shapes that are harder to optimize
Question Type 5: Classifying whether specific functions have points of inflexions or not by checking the conditions on which they occur
Question Type 6: Finding the regions of the function in which it is concave up and concave down with technology
Question Type 7: Finding the regions of concavity without technology