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6-63.

Write the first and second derivatives for the function below and use them to test for extrema over the given interval. Remember to check the endpoints!

$y = 2 \sin(x) + 3 \cos(x) \text{ over } [0, π]$

This problem is asking you to find EXTREME VALUES on a closed domain.
Extreme values (global maxima and global minima) can exist where $y' = 0$ or where $y' =$ DNE.

Locate extrema candidates where $y' = 0$. Remember to only consider candidates within the given domain: $[0, π]$.
$y' = 2\cos(x) − 2\sin(x) = 2(\cos(x) − \sin(x))$
$0 = 2(\cos(x) − \sin(x))$
$\cos(x) = \sin(x)$

$x=\frac{\pi}{4}$

Locate more extrema candidates where $y' =$ DNE. In other words, where is $y$ non-differentiable? Are there endpoints, jumps, holes, cusps, or vertical tangents? If so, these are extrema candidates. There are endpoint candidates at $x = 0$ and $x = π$.

Three extrema candidates have been identified.

$x=0,\ x=\frac{\pi}{4}\text{, and }x=\pi.$

Test each candidate to see who has the most extreme (highest and lowest) $y$-values.
The 'winners' are the global max and the global min.

$y(0) =$ _________

$y\left (\frac{\pi}{4} \right )=\underline{\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ }$

$y(π) =$ _________