Application To Optimization
See also: maxima and minimaAs a corollary, global extrema of a function f on a domain A occur only at boundaries, non-differentiable points, and stationary points. If is a global extremum of f, then one of the following is true:
- boundary: is in the boundary of A
- non-differentiable: f is not differentiable at
- stationary point: is a stationary point of f
Read more about this topic: Fermat's Theorem (stationary Points)
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