Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.1 - Maximum and Minimum Values - 4.1 Exercises - Page 285: 78

Answer

$g$ has a local maximum value at $c$.

Work Step by Step

Suppose $f$ has a local minimum value at $c$. Then there is some number $\epsilon \gt 0$ such that $f(c) \leq f(x)$ for all values of $x$ where $c-\epsilon \lt x \lt c+\epsilon$. That is, $f(c) \leq f(x)$ for all values of $x$ that are near $c$. Let $g(x) = -f(x)$ Choose any number $x$ that is near $c$. That is, choose any number $x$ such that $c-\epsilon \lt x \lt c+\epsilon$. Then: $f(c) \leq f(x)$ $-f(c) \geq -f(x)$ $g(c) \geq g(x)$ Then, $g$ has a local maximum value at $c$.
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