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Question Number 133782 by bramlexs22 last updated on 24/Feb/21

Find maximum and minimum   value of function y=cos^2 x +cos x +3   on interval 0≤x≤(π/2)

$$\mathrm{Find}\:\mathrm{maximum}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{minimum}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{value}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{function}\:\mathrm{y}=\mathrm{cos}\:^{\mathrm{2}} \mathrm{x}\:+\mathrm{cos}\:\mathrm{x}\:+\mathrm{3}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{on}\:\mathrm{interval}\:\mathrm{0}\leqslant\mathrm{x}\leqslant\frac{\pi}{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$

Answered by bobhans last updated on 24/Feb/21

 y=(cos x+(1/2))^2 +((11)/4)  we know 0≤cos x≤1 on interval 0≤x≤(π/2)  so (1/2)≤cos x+(1/2)≤(3/2) and    (1/4)≤(cos x+(1/2))^2 ≤(9/4) ; thus   (1/4)+((11)/4)≤(cos x+(1/2))^2 +((11)/4)≤(9/4)+((11)/4)  ⇔ 3 ≤ y ≤ 5 ⇒ { ((max value = 5)),((min value = 3)) :}

$$\:{y}=\left(\mathrm{cos}\:{x}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +\frac{\mathrm{11}}{\mathrm{4}} \\ $$$${we}\:{know}\:\mathrm{0}\leqslant\mathrm{cos}\:{x}\leqslant\mathrm{1}\:{on}\:{interval}\:\mathrm{0}\leqslant{x}\leqslant\frac{\pi}{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$${so}\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\leqslant\mathrm{cos}\:{x}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\leqslant\frac{\mathrm{3}}{\mathrm{2}}\:{and}\: \\ $$$$\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}\leqslant\left(\mathrm{cos}\:{x}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \leqslant\frac{\mathrm{9}}{\mathrm{4}}\:;\:{thus}\: \\ $$$$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{4}}+\frac{\mathrm{11}}{\mathrm{4}}\leqslant\left(\mathrm{cos}\:{x}+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +\frac{\mathrm{11}}{\mathrm{4}}\leqslant\frac{\mathrm{9}}{\mathrm{4}}+\frac{\mathrm{11}}{\mathrm{4}} \\ $$$$\Leftrightarrow\:\mathrm{3}\:\leqslant\:{y}\:\leqslant\:\mathrm{5}\:\Rightarrow\begin{cases}{{max}\:{value}\:=\:\mathrm{5}}\\{{min}\:{value}\:=\:\mathrm{3}}\end{cases} \\ $$$$ \\ $$

Commented by bramlexs22 last updated on 24/Feb/21

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