Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - 3.1 Exercises - Page 169: 67

Answer

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Work Step by Step

If $f$ has a maximum at $x=c$, then for every $x$ in the interval $I$ we have $f(c)\geq f(x)$ We multiply by $-1$: $-f(c)\leq -f(x)$ for all $x\in I$. Thus $-f$ attains a minimum at $x=c$.
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