Stage 36 · Limits, Derivatives & Their Applications
36.5.6 Sketching the Graph of a Function
36.5 The Derivative as a Spotlight: Studying How Functions Behave
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36.5.6 Sketching the Graph of a Function
Core ideaCombine the rises, the falls, and the extrema, then connect the dots to trace the curve's true path.
Module goal. Read a function's rise and fall from the sign of its derivative, pin down its peaks, valleys, and extremes, and see the shape of a curve at a glance.