Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - 3.1 Exercises - Page 169: 66

Answer

False

Work Step by Step

$g(x) = f(x-k)$, where $k$ is a constant, would shift the graph of $f$ to the left or right, making the critical numbers of $g$ different than those of $f$. Example: $f(x)=\frac{1}{x}$ Critical number: $0$ $g(x)=\frac{1}{x-7}$ Critical number: $7$ The given statement is false.
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