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29 March, 20:02

What is the maximum number of relative extrema a polynomial function can have?

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  1. 29 March, 20:04
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    Relative extrema occur where the derivative is zero (at least for your polynomial function). So taking the derivative we get

    20 x3 - 3 x2 + 6=0

    This is a 3rd degree equation, now if we are working with complex numbers this equation is guaranteed to have 3 solutions by the fundamental theorem of algebra. But the number of real roots are 1 which can be found out by using Descartes' rule of signs. So the maximum number of relative extrema are 1.
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