Answer
An absolute minimum at $x=b$, an absolute maximum at $x=c$
Work Step by Step
An absolute minimum at $x=b$, an absolute maximum at $x=c$. Theorem 1 guarantees the existence of such extreme values because $f$ is continuous on $[a, b]$
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