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Chapter 5
6
( ) =
x
3. Let
f x
e
x .
(a) At what x-values does f have relative extrema?
( )
( )
x
=
x
=
+1
f
x
e
1
f
x
e
1
=
+1
x
0
=
x
0
e
1
+1 Justify extrema
x
=
e
1
=
x
0
( )
( )
′ −
<
>
=
Since
f
1
0
and
f
1
0
, a relative minimum occurs at
x
0
.
1
( )
′ f
(b) Which expression has the least value:
f x dx or
( )
1
? Justify
1
your answer.
( )
′ f
1
+1
1
1
= −
f x dx
( )
e
2.350
e
+2 Supporting work
1
( )
= − ≈
f
1
e
1 1.718
( )
′ f
has the least value.
1
a
a
2
a
( )
=
=
a
(c) Given
f x dx
( )
f a , find a .
+1
f x dx
( )
e
1
2
0
0
( )
=
a
+ 1
f a
e
1
( )
a
a
=
a
a
f a
e
1
=
+1
a
0
( )
x
=
=
f x dx
( )
e
x dx
f x dx
( )
f a
0
0
0
a
2
a
2
x
a
− =
a
e
1
e
1
x
=
e
2
2
0
2
a
=
2
0
a
=
a
e
1
2
2
=
a
0

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