Showing posts with label Absolute Minimum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Absolute Minimum. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Solving Online Absolute Minimum

Learn solving absolute minimum online:

The function f given by f(x) = x, x (0,1) has neither a maximum nor  a minimum value. If we replace (0,1) by the closed interval [0,1], then the function has a maximum value 1=f(1) and the minimum value 0 = f(0). This reveals the emphasis to be put on the interval on which the given function is defined. We could also note that, in the interval [0,1], f has neither a point of local maxima nor a point of local minima and so f has neither a local maximum value nor a local minimum value even though maximum and minimum values of f exists.

The maximum value 1 of f at x = 1 is called the absolute maximum value (greatest value ) of f on [0,1] and the minimum value 0 of f at x = 0 is called the absolute minimum value (least value) of f on [0,1].

Learn Theorems Used in Solving Absolute Minimum Online:

Let f be a continuous function on an interval I = [a,b]. Then, f has the absolute maximum value and f attains it at least once in I. Also, f has the absolute value and attains it at least once in I.

Let f be a differentiable function on I and let x0 be any interior point of I. then

1. If f attains its absolute maximum value at x0, then f ‘ (x0) = 0

2. If f attains its, then  absolute minimum value at x0, then f ‘ (x0) = 0

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Learn Rules in Solving Absolute Minimum Online:

We use the following rules to find the absolute maximum and minimum values of a function in a given interval.

Find all the points where f ’ takes the value zeros.
Take the endpoints of the interval
At all these points calculate the values of f.
Take the maximum and minimum values of f out of the values calculated in step 3. These will be the absolute maximum or minimum values.