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    To find the absolute extrema of the function f(x) = 2x/(x^2 + 1) on the interval [-2, 2], we take the derivative of f(x) and set it equal to 0 to find critical points. We then test the critical points and endpoints in the original function to determine the maximum and minimum values.

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    To find the absolute extrema of the function f(x) = 2x/(x^2 + 1) on the interval [-2, 2], we take the derivative of f(x) and set it equal to 0 to find critical points. We then test the critical points and endpoints in the original function to determine the maximum and minimum values.

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    To find the absolute extrema of the function f(x) = 2x/(x^2 + 1) on the interval [-2, 2], we take the derivative of f(x) and set it equal to 0 to find critical points. We then test the critical points and endpoints in the original function to determine the maximum and minimum values.

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    Example:

    Find the absolute extrema of


    𝟐𝒙
    𝒇 (𝒙) =
    𝒙𝟐 +𝟏
    on the interval [−𝟐, 𝟐].

    Disclaimer: As a mathematician, I do care about the finer hypotheses that goes into what I am about to say, so for my own sanity, I must say that there
    will be a tacit assumption that the functions you are dealing with are “nice enough.” This usually means that your functions are differentiable (but just to
    be safe, let’s further say that this derivative is also continuous). Of course just assuming your functions are twice-differentiable should be sufficient.

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