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For a differentiable function, interior local extrema occur only at

Ainflection points only
Bpoints where f = 0
Cthe end points only
Dcritical points
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. critical points
Fermat's theorem states that interior local extrema must lie at critical points.
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