Find the location of the local extrema of the following function. \( f(x)=3-x^{\frac{2}{9}} \)
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To find the local extrema of the function \( f(x) = 3 - x^{\frac{2}{9}} \), we first need to determine its critical points by taking the derivative and setting it to zero. The derivative is: \[ f'(x) = -\frac{2}{9} x^{-\frac{7}{9}}. \] Setting the derivative equal to zero gives us: \[ -\frac{2}{9} x^{-\frac{7}{9}} = 0. \] However, this expression can never be zero, which means there are no critical points from this equation. The derivative is defined for all \( x > 0 \) and is undefined for \( x \leq 0 \). Thus, let's analyze the behavior of the function as \( x \) approaches 0 and as \( x \) increases: - As \( x \to 0^+ \), \( f(x) \to 3 \). - As \( x \to \infty \), \( f(x) \to -\infty \). In fact, since the derivative \( f'(x) \) is negative for \( x > 0 \), the function is decreasing throughout its domain. The only potential local extremum occurs at \( x = 0 \), where the function achieves its maximum value of \( f(0) = 3 \). So, the local extremum is at \( x = 0 \) with a maximum value of 3. In summary, the local maximum occurs at \( (0, 3) \).
