Determine whether the following function has a maximum, a minimum, or neither. If it has either a maximum or a minimum, find what that value is and where it occurs.Reduce all fractions to lowest terms.f(x) = - 4x^2 – 32x - 60

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Given the function;

[tex]f(x)=-4x^2-32x-60[/tex]

The maximum value of a function is the place where a function reaches its highest point, or vertex, on a graph. If a quadratic function has a negative "a" term, it will also have a maximum value.

Thus, the function has a maximum value.

Also;

[tex]\begin{gathered} f^{\prime}(x)=(-4\times2)x^{2-1}-(32\times1)x^{1-1} \\ f^{\prime}(x)=-8x-32 \end{gathered}[/tex]

At maximum value, the derivative is zero. Thus;

[tex]\begin{gathered} -8x-32=0 \\ -8x=32 \\ x=\frac{32}{-8} \\ x=-4 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Then,

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