11 Nov 2021
Problem 39
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Section 4.2: Maximum and Minimum Values
Chapter 4: Applications of Differentiation
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11 Nov 2021
Given information
In math, to compare means to inspect the contrasts between numbers, amounts or qualities to choose if it is more prominent than, more modest than or equivalent to another amount. Here, for example, we are contrasting numbers. By contrasting, we can characterize or discover by how much a number is more prominent or more modest.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
is continuous on as composition of continuous functions so from theorem 3 we know that if is min or max on ,
is either a critical point or an endpoint.
Now, it is enough to check all critical points and endpoints.