Abs Function Extrema
1. **Problem statement:** Find all local extrema, the global maximum, and the global minimum of the function \(f(x) = 4 - |x - 3|\) on the domain \([-5, 5]\).
2. **Understand the function:** The function is \(f(x) = 4 - |x - 3|\). This is a V-shaped graph shifted right by 3 and vertically shifted up by 4.
3. **Find critical points:** The absolute value function \(|x - 3|\) is not differentiable at \(x = 3\), so this is a candidate for a local extremum.
4. **Analyze intervals:**
- For \(x < 3\), \(|x - 3| = 3 - x\), so \(f(x) = 4 - (3 - x) = 1 + x\).
- For \(x > 3\), \(|x - 3| = x - 3\), so \(f(x) = 4 - (x - 3) = 7 - x\).
5. **Check derivatives on each interval:**
- For \(x < 3\), \(f'(x) = 1\) (positive slope).
- For \(x > 3\), \(f'(x) = -1\) (negative slope).
6. **Determine local extrema:**
- At \(x = 3\), the slope changes from positive to negative, indicating a local maximum.
7. **Evaluate function at critical point and endpoints:**
- \(f(3) = 4 - |3 - 3| = 4 - 0 = 4\) (local maximum).
- \(f(-5) = 4 - |-5 - 3| = 4 - 8 = -4\).
- \(f(5) = 4 - |5 - 3| = 4 - 2 = 2\).
8. **Global extrema:**
- The global maximum is \(4\) at \(x = 3\).
- The global minimum is \(-4\) at \(x = -5\).
**Final answer:**
- Local maximum at \(x = 3\) with value \(4\).
- Global maximum is \(4\) at \(x = 3\).
- Global minimum is \(-4\) at \(x = -5\).