You need to determine the critical values of the function over interval [-3,4], hence you need to solve the equation f'(x) = 0 such that:
`f'(x) = 7x^6*e^(3x) + 3x^7*e^(3x)`
You need to solve the equation f'(x) = 0 such that:
`7x^6*e^(3x) + 3x^7*e^(3x) = 0`
You need to factor out `x^6*e^(3x)` such that:
`x^6*e^(3x) (7 + 3x)=0 `
Since e^(3x)!=0,then you should solve `x^6 = 0` and `7 + 3x = 0` such that:
`x^6 = 0 =gt x = 0`
`7 + 3x = 0 =gt 3x = -7 =gt x = -7/3`
You need to select a value for x in interval `[-3,0]` such that:
`x = -1 =gt f'(-1) = (-1)^(6)*(1/e^3)(7 - 3) = 4/e^3 gt 0`
You need to select a value for x in interval `[-3,-7/3] ` such that:
`x = -3 =gt (-3)^6*(1/e^9)* (7 - 9) lt 0`
You need to select a value for x in interval `[0,4]` such that:
`x = 1 =gt 1^6*e^(3) (7 + 3)gt0 `
Hence, the function reaches its absolute minimum at `x= -7/3` .
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