Local extrema of an odd function with a sine term and the area enclosed with the segment to the minimum point

Local extrema of an odd function with a sine term and the area enclosed with the segment to the minimum point

IB Year 6 | Grade 12
7 marks

Let \(\mathrm{g}(x)=x^3-5x+4\sin x\), where \(x\in\mathbb{R}\).

On the graph of \(y=\mathrm{g}(x)\), the point \(A\) is a local maximum and the point \(B\) is a local minimum. The origin \(O\) lies on the line through \(A\) and \(B\).

The region \(R\), labelled in the diagram, lies between the graph and the line segment \([OB]\).

  1. Find the coordinates of \(A\) and of \(B\).[2]
  2. Find the area of \(R\).[5]

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Answer:(a) \(A(-0.936,\ 0.639)\), \(B(0.936,\ -0.639)\) (b) \(0.0712\)

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