Explain why a cubic function which is defined for all real numbers has either exactly zero or exactly two extrema. Submit Question
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Extrema are the maximum or minimum points of a function. In a cubic function, the graph can either have a single hump or two humps. If the cubic function has a single hump, then it must have a maximum point at the top of the hump. This is because the function is Show more…
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