Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 4: Applications of Derivatives - Section 4.3 - Monotonic Functions and the First Derivative Test - Exercises 4.3 - Page 203: 43

Answer

$(a)$ Local maximum: $(1,1)$ local minimum: $(2,0).$ $(b)$ Absolute maximum: none. Absolute minimum: $(2,0).$ $(c)$

Work Step by Step

$g(x)=x^{2}-4x+1,\quad x\in[1,\infty)$ $g'(x)=2x-4=2(x-2)$ $g$ and $g'$ are defined on $[1,\infty).$ $g'(x)=0$ for $ x=2$: critical point. $g'(1.5)=-1\lt 0$ $g'(3)=1\gt 0$ $g(1)=1,\quad g(2)=0$ $g':\quad \begin{array}{llllll} 1 & & 2 & & \infty & \\ [ & -- & | & ++ & ) & \\ \hline 1 & \searrow & & \nearrow & & \\ & & 0 & & & \\ & & & & & \end{array}$ $(a)$ Local maximum: $(1,1)$ local minimum: $(2,0).$ $(b)$ Absolute maximum: none. Absolute minimum: $(2,0).$ $(c)$ See graph.
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