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 the derivative \( f'(x) \). The derivative is given by: \[ f'(x) = -\frac{2}{9}x^{-\frac{7}{9}}. \] Setting the derivative \( f'(x) = 0 \) gives no real solutions since the expression will never equal zero for real \( x \) (it can only be zero if multiplied by zero, which isn't the case here). However, we will analyze the behavior at the endpoints and where the derivative is undefined. The derivative is undefined at \( x = 0 \). Evaluating the function at 0, we find: \[ f(0) = 3 - 0^{\frac{2}{9}} = 3. \] To confirm that this is a local maximum, we can test the intervals around \( x = 0 \): - For \( x < 0 \), \( f'(x) \) is positive because we are squaring a negative number, thus \( f(x) \) is increasing. - For \( x > 0 \), \( f'(x) \) is negative, indicating \( f(x) \) is decreasing. Therefore, \( x = 0 \) is a local maximum, and the location of the local extrema is at \( x = 0 \) with \( f(0) = 3 \). In conclusion, the local extremum occurs at \( x = 0 \) and is a maximum point where \( f(0) = 3 \).