Solve the Problem
A) Local Maximum $9.20$ ; Local Minimum $1.06$

question 334

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Estimate graphically the local maximum and local minimum of $\mathrm { f } ( \mathrm { x } ) = 0.02 \mathrm { x } ^ { 5 } - 0.04 \mathrm { x } ^ { 4 } - 0.06 \mathrm { x } ^ { 3 } + 1.46 \mathrm { x } ^ { 2 } + 1$ .

• A) Local maximum: \(9.20\); local minimum: \(1.06\)
• B) Local maximum: \(- 2.79\); local minimum: 0
• C) Local maximum: 8.65; local minimum \(0.91\)
• D) Local maximum: 7.86; local minimum: 1

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