Absolute Extrema on a Closed Interval

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Absolute Extrema on a Closed Interval

If $$f(x)$$ is continuous on:

$$[a,b]$$

then $$f(x)$$ attains both an absolute maximum and an absolute minimum on $$[a,b]$$.

Usage

- Used in optimization problems involving continuous functions on closed intervals.

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