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The absolute extrema of a differentiable function on [a, b] occur only at
ACritical points alone
BOnly the end points
CCritical or end points
DPoints of inflexion
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Critical or end points
An interior extremum needs a zero derivative, so only critical points and the two ends can be extrema.
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