This function is defined on and is differentiable on
Its derivative is
The derivative doesn't exist at It is zero where
so at
It is an even function and it is obviously increases for positive x and decreases for negative x. Hence it is positive on
and negative on
and the function
increases and decreases respectively.
This way we can determine the maximum and minimum of
is a local (one-sided) minimum,
is a local one-sided maximum,
is the local maximum and
is a local minimum.
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