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Problem 3.1: On the graph below, find the local and absolute extrema on the interval [a, b]
 
Problem 3.2: Find the critical points of f (x) = x3 + x2
 
Problem 3.3: Does f (x) = x3 + x2 have an absolute maximum?
 
Problem 3.4: The Extreme Value Theorem doesn't apply to continuous functions on open intervals, but could such a function have both an absolute minimum and an absolute maximum on that open interval?
 
Problem 3.5: Do absolute extrema always count as local extrema?
 
 
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