Kuta Software - Infinite Calculus

Name___________________________________

Absolute Extrema

Date________________ Period____

For each problem, find all points of absolute minima and maxima on the given closed interval.
1) y = x 3 6 x 2 9 x + 3; [3, 1]

2) y =

y
8

8
; [0, 5]
x +4
2

8 x

8 x

3) y = x 3 + 6 x 2 + 9 x + 3; [4, 0]

x2
5) y =
; [3, 6]
3x 6

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4) y = x 4 3 x 2 + 4; [1, 1]

2
3

6) y = ( x + 2) ; [4, 2]

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For each problem, find all points of absolute minima and maxima on the given interval.
7) y = x 3 3 x 2 3; (0, 3)

1
3

8) y = (5 x + 25) ; [2, 2]

y
8

y
8

2
8

8 x

8 x

9) y = x 3 3 x 2 + 6; [0, )

11) y =

4
; (5, 2]
2
x +2

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10) y = x 4 2 x 2 3; (0, )

1
14
12) y = ( x + 1) 3 + ( x + 1) 3 ; (5, 0)
6
3

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Kuta Software - Infinite Calculus

Name___________________________________

Absolute Extrema

Date________________ Period____

For each problem, find all points of absolute minima and maxima on the given closed interval.
1) y = x 3 6 x 2 9 x + 3; [3, 1]

2) y =

y
8

8
; [0, 5]
x +4
2

8 x

8 x

Absolute minimum: (3, 3)

Absolute maximum: (1, 7)

( )

8
29
(
Absolute maximum: 0, 2)
Absolute minimum: 5,

3) y = x 3 + 6 x 2 + 9 x + 3; [4, 0]

4) y = x 4 3 x 2 + 4; [1, 1]

Absolute minima: (4, 1), (1, 1)

Absolute maxima: (0, 3), (3, 3)

x2
5) y =
; [3, 6]
3x 6

Absolute minima: (1, 2), (1, 2)

Absolute maximum: (0, 4)

2
3

6) y = ( x + 2) ; [4, 2]
Absolute minimum: (2, 0)
3
Absolute maximum: (4, 4 )

( )

8
Absolute minimum: 4,
3
Absolute maxima: (3, 3), (6, 3)

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For each problem, find all points of absolute minima and maxima on the given interval.
7) y = x 3 3 x 2 3; (0, 3)

1
3

8) y = (5 x + 25) ; [2, 2]

y
8

y
8

2
8

8 x

8 x

Absolute minimum: (2, 7)

No absolute maxima.

9) y = x 3 3 x 2 + 6; [0, )

Absolute minimum: (2, 15 )

3
Absolute maximum: (2, 35 )

10) y = x 4 2 x 2 3; (0, )

Absolute minimum: (2, 2)

No absolute maxima.

11) y =

Absolute minimum: (1, 4)

No absolute maxima.

4
; (5, 2]
2
x +2

1
14
12) y = ( x + 1) 3 + ( x + 1) 3 ; (5, 0)
6
3

No absolute minima.

Absolute minimum: (3, 4 2 )

No absolute maxima.

( )

Absolute maximum: 2,

2
3

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