# Find the Local Maxima and Minima y=cos(x)

Write as a function.
The derivative of with respect to is .
Find the second derivative of the function.
Since is constant with respect to , the derivative of with respect to is .
The derivative of with respect to is .
To find the local maximum and minimum values of the function, set the derivative equal to and solve.
Multiply each term in by
Multiply each term in by .
Multiply .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
The exact value of is .
The sine function is positive in the first and second quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the reference angle from to find the solution in the second quadrant.
Subtract from .
The solution to the equation .
Evaluate the second derivative at . If the second derivative is positive, then this is a local minimum. If it is negative, then this is a local maximum.
Evaluate the second derivative.
The exact value of is .
Multiply by .
is a local maximum because the value of the second derivative is negative. This is referred to as the second derivative test.
is a local maximum
Find the y-value when .
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Simplify the result.
The exact value of is .
Evaluate the second derivative at . If the second derivative is positive, then this is a local minimum. If it is negative, then this is a local maximum.
Evaluate the second derivative.
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because cosine is negative in the second quadrant.
The exact value of is .
Multiply by .
Multiply by .
is a local minimum because the value of the second derivative is positive. This is referred to as the second derivative test.
is a local minimum
Find the y-value when .
Replace the variable with in the expression.
Simplify the result.
Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because cosine is negative in the second quadrant.
The exact value of is .
Multiply by .
These are the local extrema for .
is a local maxima
is a local minima
Find the Local Maxima and Minima y=cos(x)

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