I believe stationary points are values where the derivative is zero, right?
Find the derivative, set it to zero or undefined to find critical points, then make a sign chart to find the max and mins:
f'(x) = cos(x) - sin(x)
--> there are NO values for which f'(x) is undefined, so just set this to zero
cos(x) - sin(x) = 0
-->
cos(x) = sin(x)
Find points where the sine and cosine have the SAME value...go to your unit circle and find the points where the x and y value are the same...well that's easy, it's just at the 45° (π/4) angles:
So there are four candidates:
π/4
π - π/4 = 3π/4
π + π/4 = 5π/4
2π - π/4 = 7π/4
However, the last two AREN'T in our rang
Find the derivative, set it to zero or undefined to find critical points, then make a sign chart to find the max and mins:
f'(x) = cos(x) - sin(x)
--> there are NO values for which f'(x) is undefined, so just set this to zero
cos(x) - sin(x) = 0
-->
cos(x) = sin(x)
Find points where the sine and cosine have the SAME value...go to your unit circle and find the points where the x and y value are the same...well that's easy, it's just at the 45° (π/4) angles:
So there are four candidates:
π/4
π - π/4 = 3π/4
π + π/4 = 5π/4
2π - π/4 = 7π/4
However, the last two AREN'T in our rang
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