What is the absolute minimum value of on the closed interval ?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A.
- Step 1: Critical points: . In , critical point is .
- Step 2: Test endpoints and critical point: , , .
- Step 3: The absolute minimum is .
Answer
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Why not the others: is the endpoint value at ; is the maximum value at the boundary ; and represents an arithmetic evaluation error.
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