College Algebra and Trigonometry (4th Edition)
College Algebra and Trigonometry (4th Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780134696478
Author: J. S. Ratti, Marcus S. McWaters, Leslaw Skrzypek
Publisher: PEARSON
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Have you ever seen a bridge in the shape of a parabola? Where is its maximum on the bridge? The maximum of that bridge is the highest point on that bridge. The process of finding the maximum of the bridge here is called the maximization.
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