Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Calculus of a Single Variable, Chapter 3, 3.3, Section 3.3, Problem 46

You need to find the relative extrema of the function, hence, you need to remember that the roots of the equation f'(x) = 0 are the extrema of the function.
You need to find the first derivative of the function:
f'(x) = cos x + sqrt3*sin x
You need to solve for x the equation f'(x) = 0 :
cos x + sqrt3*sin x = 0
You need to divide by cos x , both sides:
1 + sqrt 3*(sin x)/(cos x) = 0
Replace tan x for (sin x)/(cos x):
1 + sqrt 3*tan x = 0 => sqrt 3*tan x = -1 => tan x = -1/sqrt3
You need to remember that tan x is negative for x in (pi/2,pi) and x in (3pi/2,2pi).
x in (pi/2,pi) => x = pi - pi/6 => x = (5pi)/6
x in (3pi/2,2pi) => x = 2pi - pi/6 => x = (11pi)/6
Hence, the relative extrema of the function are the points ((5pi)/6 , f((5pi)/6 )) and ((11pi)/6, f((11pi)/6)).

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