University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321999584
ISBN 13: 978-0-32199-958-0

Chapter 4 - Practice Exercises - Page 276: 3

Answer

There are no absolute maximum and absolute minimum values. Critical points $x=1,\frac{11}{3}$

Work Step by Step

Differentiate and equate it 0 then obtain critical points. $f'(x)=\frac{-4x+4}{(11-3x)^\frac{2}{3}}$ $\begin{aligned}-4x+4&=0\\-4x&=-4\\x&=1\end{aligned}$ $\begin{aligned} \sqrt[3]{\left(11-3x\right)^2}\neq 0\\\left(\sqrt[3]{\left(11-3x\right)^2}\right)^3&>0^3\\121-66x+9x^2&>0\\\left(3x\right)^2-66x+11^2&>0\\\left(3x\right)^2-2\cdot \:3x\cdot \:11+11^2&>0\\\left(3x-11\right)^2&>0\\3x-11&>0\\x&>\frac{11}{3}\\x&=\frac{11}{3}\end{aligned}$ There is no global extrema since the function increases without bound as $x\rightarrow\infty$ and it decreases as $x\rightarrow- \infty$.
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