University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.3 - Monotonic Functions and the First Derivative Test - Exercises - Page 229: 56

Answer

$(a)$ Local maximum: $(1,\displaystyle \frac{1}{3})$ local minimum: $(0,0).$ $(b)$ Absolute maximum: none. Absolute minimum: $(0,0)$ $(c)$ see graph

Work Step by Step

$g(x)=\displaystyle \frac{x^{2}}{4-x^{2}},\quad x\in(-2,1]$ $g'(x)=\displaystyle \frac{2x(4-x^{2})-x^{2}(-2x)}{(4-x^{2})}=\frac{8x}{(2-x)^{2}(2+x)^{2}}$ $g'(x)$ is undefined for $ x=\pm 2\qquad$ ... not critical points (not in the domain). $g'(x)=0$ for $ x=0\qquad$ ... critical point. $\left[\begin{array}{ccccccc} interval & ( & (-2,0) & & (0,1) & ]\\ t & -2 & -1 & 0 & 0.5 & 1\\ f'(t) & & -0.89 & & 0.284 & \\ f(t) & & \searrow & 0 & \nearrow & 1/3\\ & & & & & \end{array}\right]$
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