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Find with proof the absolute maximum and minimum values of
f(x) = x^4 + 2x^2 - 4 on the interval [0,3].

There's a hint saying that you can prove this using the mean value theorem.

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To find the absolute maxima and minima of the function

f(x) = x^4 + 2x^2 - 4 on the interval [0,3].

We first take the derivative

f'(x) = 4x^3+4x

and find the roots of the derivative which are

4x(x^2+1) =0

x=0 and x^2 =-1

x=0 , x= +/- i

These are the only critical points of f. We consider the following table of the endpoints and the ...

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