Candidates Test (closed interval method): To find absolute extrema on [a, b]: evaluate f at all critical points in (a, b) and at the endpoints a and b; the largest value is the absolute max, the smallest is the absolute min.
How to apply it: Apply the Candidates Test whenever finding absolute extrema on a closed interval.
Course: AP Calculus AB · Unit: Analytical Applications of Differentiation
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