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: 9

Answer

Absolute maximum at $x=0.$ No absolute minima.

Work Step by Step

The graph of $f$ contains points $(x,f(x)).$ The point ($0,5$) has a higher y-coordinate than any other point on the graph. $f$ has an absolute maximum at $x=0.$ We can not find a point on the graph such that its y-coordinate is smaller (or equal) than any other y-coordinate (because (2,0) is excluded from the graph). Whichever $x$ we choose in the (left) vicinity of $x=2$, we can find $c=2-\displaystyle \frac{2-x}{2}$, which is closer to 2, so the value of $f(c)$ will be smaller than $f(x)$. There are no absolute minima.
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