If the range of the function f(x) = is , find a+b+c , where a,b,c are Integers and c is square free
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The minimum and maximum of a differentiable function occur either at the endpoints of its domain or where the derivative equals zero. The domain of f ( x ) is { x ∣ − 1 ≤ x ≤ 3 } . f ′ ( x ) = 2 x + 1 1 − 2 3 − x 1 , which is defined on the interval ( − 1 , 3 ) . There is one solution to f ′ ( x ) = 0 , namely, x = 2 . That gives us 3 points to check: the points corresponding to x = − 1 , 2 , 3 . The minimum = 2, which occurs at x = − 1 , 3 . The maximum = 2 2 , which occurs at x = 2 .