find the local and/or absolute extrema for the function over the specified domain.

Minimum 8 at x=0, Maximum value: 24 at x=4

Step-by-step explanation:

Retrieving data from the original question:

1) Calculating the first derivative

2) Now, let's work to find the critical points

Set this

0, belongs to the interval. Plug it in the original function

3)  Making a table x, f(x) then compare

x|  f(x)

-1 | f(-1)=9  

0 | f(0)=8   Minimum

4 | f(4)=24 Maximum

4) The absolute maximum value is 24 at x=4 and the absolute minimum value is 8 at x=0.    

The question is somewhat poorly posed because the equation doesn't involve θ at all. I assume the author meant to use x.

sec(x) = csc(x)

By definition of secant and cosecant,

1/cos(x) = 1/sin(x)

Multiply both sides by sin(x) :

sin(x)/cos(x) = sin(x)/sin(x)

As long as sin(x) ≠ 0, this reduces to

sin(x)/cos(x) = 1

By definition of tangent,

tan(x) = 1

Solve for x :

x = arctan(1) + nπ

x = π/4 + nπ

(where n is any integer)

In the interval 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π, you get 2 solutions when n = 0 and n = 1 of

x = π/4   or   x = 5π/4