Finding Critical Numbers

This calculus video tutorial explains how to find the critical numbers of a function. These include trig functions, absolute value functions, rational functions, fractions, square roots and more. To find the critical number, find the first derivative of the function, set it equal to zero, and solve for x. If you have a fraction as a derivative, set the numerator and denominator of the fraction equal to zero and solve. Critical numbers occur when f'(c) = 0 or when f'(c) does not exist as in the case of a cusp. This calculus video contains plenty of examples and practice problems.

Introduction to Limits:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNstP0ESndU

Derivatives - Fast Review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yfh5cf4-0w

Introduction to Related Rates:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9mVUo-bhM8

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Extreme Value Theorem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx2lPZlnWfs

Finding Critical Numbers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp9EbV3COVA

Local Maximum & Minimum:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCq3sRzsJfs

Absolute Extrema:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wrXDw5ETh4

Rolle's Theorem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHym1ARc2cE

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Mean Value Theorem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL2RobwU_M4

Increasing and Decreasing Functions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dyl7jPlJXOM

First Derivative Test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5wlKltW7pM

Concavity & Inflection Points:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhqNbQi9QPk

Second Derivative Test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8GAsYkZlpE

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L'Hopital's Rule:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh48aOvWcxw

Curve Sketching With Derivatives:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTVNUdL7sWs

Newton's Method:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5e2cULI3H8

Optimization Problems:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx8RcYcYVuU

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