Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 3: Derivatives - Section 3.5 - Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions - Exercises 3.5 - Page 143: 68

Answer

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Work Step by Step

See graph; it appears there is a maximum of the slope function $y'=-csc^2x$ at $x=\pi/2$, which gives $y'=-csc^2(\pi/2)=-1$, and it appears that there is no minimum of the slope function. The derivative will never be positive and $y'=-csc^2x\leq-1$
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