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I have spent an hour trying to do this... please help.

Note: ^ means to the power of

f:x --> e^(1-x^2)

The minimum values of f(x), as x varies between 0 and 2, are m and M respectively.

Show that M-m = 2.67





So far i have differentiatied f:x to give me -2xe^1-x^2
dy/dx must = 0 fo a stationary points and so i know that when x = 0 there is a stationary point, but where is the other??

2007-10-19 08:17:37 · 3 answers · asked by C4 Snake 3 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

Forgot to add.. 0=

2007-10-19 08:20:33 · update #1

3 answers

There is no other stationary point (df/dx = 0). so you know that the min/max are the ends of the range.
for x=0, f(x)= e^1 = e = 2.72
for x=2, f(x) is about 0.05
the change in value is 2.72-.05 = 2.67

2007-10-19 09:59:27 · answer #1 · answered by Piglet O 6 · 0 0

The theorem says that the maximum and minimum values occur either at a critical point or at one of the endpoints of the interval. For a problem like this, you will always need to evaluate the function at both endpoints and consider those as possibilities for extrema.

2007-10-19 09:38:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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2016-12-15 04:03:20 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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