
2-2 (e) Finding unknown constants from extrema
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07 2-2 (e) Finding unknown constants from extrema
Idea
- Use the facts "the point lies on the curve" and " at the extremum" to build equations.
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Example 15: The curve has a local maximum at . Find and .
Solution:
- The point lies on the curve: .
- Critical point: , so .
- From the first equation ; then , so and .
- Check: is positive just before and negative just after, so is indeed a maximum.
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