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Find the greatest and the least values of the following functions.
y=x48x29 on the interval [-1, 1].

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y=x48x29
dydx=4x316x
x=2,0,2
d2ydx2=12x216
(d2ydx2)x=2,2=32>0,Hence f(2)=f(20)=25 is the minimum
(d2ydx2)x=0=16<0,Hence f(0)=9 is the maximum
yx=1=16 is the minimum in the interval [1,1]

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