Calculus : The Classic Edition (with Make the Grade and Infotrac)
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Chapter 4.9, Problem 1E
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To calculate:The extrema of the function f(x)=x2+6x8 on the interval [1,6] .

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Answer to Problem 1E

The function f(x)=x2+6x8 has maximum value as 1 at the point (3,0)and the minimum value as 8at the point (6,0) on the interval [1,6] .

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The function f(x)=x2+6x8 and the interval [1,6] .

Formula used:

If a function g is defined on the set S which is a set of real numbers, and if a is any number in the set S , then g(a) is the maximum value of g on S if g(x)g(a) for each x in S and g(a) is the minimum value of g on S if g(x)g(a) for each x in S .

The maximum and minimum values are called extrema of the function g .

Calculation:

Consider the function f(x)=x2+6x8 and the interval [1,6] .

Sketch the graph of the function f(x)=x2+6x8 on the coordinate axes.

  Calculus : The Classic Edition (with Make the Grade and Infotrac), Chapter 4.9, Problem 1E

Observe that graph is a downward parabola.

Recall if a function g is defined on the set S which is a set of real numbers, and if a is any number in the set S , then g(a) is the maximum value of g on S if g(x)g(a) for each x in S and g(a) is the minimum value of g on S if g(x)g(a) for each x in S .

The maximum and minimum values are called extrema of the function g .

From the graph it is clear that function has maximum value at the point (3,0) . Evaluate the value of the function at the point.

  f(3)=x2+6x8=(3)2+6(3)8=9+188=1

The maximum value is 1. This can be observed from graph also that for anyx lying between [1,6] , the condition f(x)f(3) holds true.

From the graph it is clear that function has minimum value at the point (6,0) . Evaluate the value of the function at the point.

  f(6)=x2+6x8=(6)2+6(6)8=36+368=8

The minimum value is 8 .This can be observed from graph also that for anyx lying between [1,6] , the condition f(x)f(6) holds true.

Thus, the function f(x)=x2+6x8 has maximum value as 1 at the point (3,0) and the minimum value as 8 at the point (6,0) on the interval [1,6] .

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