IB skill practice

Analyse increasing and decreasing intervals

Use derivatives to classify stationary points and describe increasing or decreasing behaviour.

Paper 2 6 marks Difficulty 2

Stationary point classification

For \(f(x)=-3(x - 3)^{2} - 2\), find the stationary point and classify it as a maximum or minimum.

Worked practice: stationary point

Find the stationary coordinates and classify the turning point from the graph shape.