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Consider the function $f(x)=3 x^{2}-6 x+9,0 \leq x \leq 8$
The absolute maximum of $f(x)$ (on the given interval) is at $x=$
and the absolute minimum of $f(x)$ (on the given interval) is at $x=$

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Final Answer: The absolute maximum of \(f(x)\) on the interval \([0, 8]\) is at \(x=\boxed{8}\) and the absolute minimum of \(f(x)\) on the interval \([0, 8]\) is at \(x=\boxed{1}\).

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Step 1 :Consider the function \(f(x)=3 x^{2}-6 x+9\), for \(0 \leq x \leq 8\)

Step 2 :The absolute maximum of \(f(x)\) (on the given interval) is at \(x=\)

Step 3 :And the absolute minimum of \(f(x)\) (on the given interval) is at \(x=\)

Step 4 :To find the absolute maximum and minimum of the function \(f(x)\) on the interval \([0, 8]\), we need to find the critical points of the function and evaluate the function at these points and at the endpoints of the interval.

Step 5 :The critical points of a function are the points where the derivative of the function is zero or undefined.

Step 6 :In this case, the derivative of \(f(x)\) is \(f'(x) = 6x - 6\), which is never undefined.

Step 7 :We can set \(f'(x) = 0\) to find the critical points.

Step 8 :The critical point of the function is at \(x=1\).

Step 9 :Now, we need to evaluate the function at this point and at the endpoints of the interval, \(x=0\) and \(x=8\), to find the absolute maximum and minimum.

Step 10 :The absolute maximum of \(f(x)\) on the interval \([0, 8]\) is at \(x=8\) and the absolute minimum of \(f(x)\) on the interval \([0, 8]\) is at \(x=1\).

Step 11 :Final Answer: The absolute maximum of \(f(x)\) on the interval \([0, 8]\) is at \(x=\boxed{8}\) and the absolute minimum of \(f(x)\) on the interval \([0, 8]\) is at \(x=\boxed{1}\).

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