Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 4: Applications of Derivatives - Section 4.1 - Extreme Values of Functions - Exercises 4.1 - Page 191: 19

Answer

An absolute maximum at $\pi/2$, and an absolute minimum at $x=3\pi/2$. Th. 1 does not apply, so the answer is not inconsistent with it.

Work Step by Step

See image for the graph of $y=f(x)$. The point ($\pi/2,3$) is on the graph and its y-coordinate is greater than any other on the graph. So, $y=f(x)$ has an absolute maximum at $x=\pi/2$. The point ($3\pi/2,-3$) is on the graph and its y-coordinate is lower than any other on the graph. So, $y=f(x)$ has an absolute minimum at $x=3\pi/2$. Theorem 1 demands that "$f$ is continuous on a closed interval $[a, b]$,...", so it does not apply here (the domain here is an open interval). Thus, there are no inconsistencies.
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