Calculus with Applications (10th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Graphs and the Derivative - Chapter Review - Review Exercises - Page 297: 28

Answer

f(x) is increasing on $(-\infty, \frac{1}{3})$ and decreasing on $(\frac{1}{3},+\infty)$. On $(-\infty,+\infty)$ f(x) achieves a maximum value of -14/3 at x=1/3

Work Step by Step

$f(x) =-3x^{2}+2x-5$ $f'(x)=-6x+2$ $f'(x)=0 \rightarrow -6x+2=0 \rightarrow x=\frac{1}{3}$ Thus, f(x) is increasing on $(-\infty, \frac{1}{3})$ and decreasing on $(\frac{1}{3},+\infty)$ On $(-\infty,+\infty)$ f(x) achieves a maximum value of -14/3 at x=1/3
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