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: 5

Answer

An absolute minimum at $x=a$ and an absolute maximum at $x=c$ .

Work Step by Step

An absolute minimum at $x=a$ and an absolute maximum at $x=c$. Note that $y=g(x)$ is not continuous but still has extrema. When the hypothesis of Theorem 1 is satisfied then extrema are guaranteed, but when the hypothesis is not satisfied, absolute extrema may or may not occur.
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