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Exercise 10

Avg difficulty 2.5

Let s(t)=3sin⁡(2(t−π6))+5s(t) = 3\sin(2(t-\frac{\pi}{6})) + 5. Find the exact absolute maximum and minimum of ss on the provided intervals by testing the endpoints and finding and evaluating all relevant critical numbers of ss.

  1. [π6,7π6][\frac{\pi}{6}, \frac{7\pi}{6}]

  2. [0,π2][0, \frac{\pi}{2}]

  3. [0,2π][0, 2\pi]

  4. [π3,5π6][\frac{\pi}{3}, \frac{5\pi}{6}]

Boelkins, Active Calculus, §3.5 Global optimization, Exercise 10

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