A 4th degree polynomial will have at most 3 extreme values. Since the degree is even, there will be one global extreme, with possible multiplicity. The remainder, if any, will be local extremes that may be coincident with each other and/or the global extreme.
(The number of extremes corresponds to the degree of the derivative, which is 1 less than the degree of the polynomial.)
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The surface area of a square pyramid is the sum of the area of the squared base + 4 times the area of each triangular face, therefore:
where:
is the area of the base, where
L is the length of the base
is the area of each triangular face, where
h is the height of the face
Substituting,
For the model in this problem,
L = 12
h = 8
Therefore, the surface area here is: