SOLUTION: Find the global maximum and minimum for the function on the closed interval. 18x^1/3 -6x on the interval -1 less or equal to x less or equal to 8 Enter the exact answers. En

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Question 1069395: Find the global maximum and minimum for the function on the closed interval.
18x^1/3 -6x
on the interval -1 less or equal to x less or equal to 8
Enter the exact answers. Enter the values for x in increasing order.

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Graphing,
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Using calculus,


Setting the derivative to zero,




Since the second derivative is negative, when , this value is a maximum.
Find the minimum value by checking the endpoints.



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