Problem

Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of the function, subject to the given constraints.
\[
k(x, y)=-x^{2}-y^{2}+4 x+4 y ; 0 \leq x \leq 3, y \geq 0, \text { and } x+y \leq 6
\]
The minimum value of $k$ is
(Simplify your answer.)
The maximum value of $k$ is
(Simplify your answer.)

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Thus, the minimum value of \(k\) is \(\boxed{-8}\) and the maximum value of \(k\) is \(\boxed{2}\)

Steps

Step 1 :We can write the expression as \(k(x, y) = -(x^{2} - 4x + 4) - (y^{2} - 4y + 4)\)

Step 2 :This simplifies to \(k(x, y) = -(x - 2)^{2} - (y - 2)^{2} + 4\)

Step 3 :Since \(x\) and \(y\) are both non-negative and their sum is less than or equal to 6, the minimum value of \(x - 2\) and \(y - 2\) is -2 and the maximum is 1.

Step 4 :Substituting these values into the equation, we find that the minimum value of \(k(x, y)\) is \(-((-2)^{2} + (-2)^{2} + 4) = -8\) and the maximum value is \(-(1^{2} + 1^{2} - 4) = 2\)

Step 5 :Thus, the minimum value of \(k\) is \(\boxed{-8}\) and the maximum value of \(k\) is \(\boxed{2}\)

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