alleryStart learning →For a differentiable function, local extrema in the interior of the domain occur at
AVertical asymptotes
BCritical points
CZeros of the function
DInflection points
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Critical points
Fermat's theorem says interior local extrema force a zero derivative, which makes them critical points.
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