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[ap-calculus] Double Derivatives
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Oct 23, 2012 10:30 PM
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RE: [ap-calculus] Double Derivatives
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Oct 23, 2012 8:37 PM
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From: Debbie Bricker [mailto:DBricker@cathedralcatholic.org] Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 16:13 To: AP Calculus Subject: [ap-calculus] Double Derivatives
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In using the second derivative test for extrema, you may get the second derivative to equal zero when plugging in a critical number and the test then fails. Will this point then be a POI?
Debbie
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