Let and The function increases on the interval , and decreases on the interval . Let be the largest value of , and be the smallest value of . Find .
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Lemma : Let f be a positive and continuous function on the interval [ a , b ] . Then n → ∞ lim ( ∫ a b [ f ( x ) ] n d x ) n 1 = M where M is its maximum value on the interval [ a , b ] .
Proof : Let c be any number between 0 and M . Since f is continuous, there exist α c and β c such that α c ≤ x ≤ β c ⇒ f ( x ) ≥ c Therefore, c n ( β c − α c ) ≤ ∫ α c β c [ f ( x ) ] n d x ≤ ∫ a b [ f ( x ) ] n d x ≤ M n ( b − a ) c ( β c − α c ) n 1 ≤ ( ∫ a b [ f ( x ) ] n d x ) n 1 ≤ M ( b − a ) n 1 c ≤ n → ∞ lim ( ∫ a b [ f ( x ) ] n d x ) n 1 ≤ M As c is any number between 0 and M , we can conclude that n → ∞ lim ( ∫ a b [ f ( x ) ] n d x ) n 1 = M
By the lemma, we can know that g ( t ) is the maximum value of f ( x ) on the interval [ t − 1 , t + 1 ] . Since f ′ ( x ) = − x 2 0 1 9 e − x ( x − 2 0 2 0 ) , f attains its maximum value at 2 0 2 0 . Therefore a 0 = 2 0 1 9 , b 0 = 2 0 2 1 , and a 0 + 2 b 0 = 6 0 6 1 .