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Problem Set 2
(One Variable Calculus)
(1) Exercises from the textbook: 3.1, 3.9, 4.1, 4.3
(2) Provide examples to show that the Weierstrass Theorem establishes sufficient but
not necessary conditions for the existence of a global max and min. Specifically, give an
example of each of the following:
• a continuous function defined on an open interval that has a global max and min.
• a function that is not continuous but has a global max and min.
• a function defined on a closed but unbounded interval that has a global max and min
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