Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Applications of the Derivative - 4.1 Maxima and Minima - 4.1 Exercises - Page 245: 81

Answer

(a) Local minimum at $x=-c$. (b)Local maximum at $x=-c$.

Work Step by Step

(a). Because of the symmetry about the $y$-axis for an even function, a minimum at $x = c$ will correspond to a minimum at $x =−c$ as well. (b). Because of the symmetry about the origin, a minimum at $x = c$ will correspond to a maximum at $x = −c$. It is helpful to think about the symmetry about the origin as being the result of flipping about the $y$-axis and then flipping about the $x$-axis.
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