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    Critical Points

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    The document provides three examples of finding the critical points of functions. For each function f(x), it takes the derivative f'(x), sets it equal to 0, and solves for x. The critical points are the values of x that satisfy f'(x) = 0. In the first example, the function is f(x) = x^2 - 10x + 2 and it has one critical point at x = 5. In the second example, the function is f(x) = -3x^3 + 16x + 6 and it has two critical points at x = ±4/3. In the third example, the function is f(x) = 4x^3 + (6/

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    The document provides three examples of finding the critical points of functions. For each function f(x), it takes the derivative f'(x), sets it equal to 0, and solves for x. The critical points are the values of x that satisfy f'(x) = 0. In the first example, the function is f(x) = x^2 - 10x + 2 and it has one critical point at x = 5. In the second example, the function is f(x) = -3x^3 + 16x + 6 and it has two critical points at x = ±4/3. In the third example, the function is f(x) = 4x^3 + (6/

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    The document provides three examples of finding the critical points of functions. For each function f(x), it takes the derivative f'(x), sets it equal to 0, and solves for x. The critical points are the values of x that satisfy f'(x) = 0. In the first example, the function is f(x) = x^2 - 10x + 2 and it has one critical point at x = 5. In the second example, the function is f(x) = -3x^3 + 16x + 6 and it has two critical points at x = ±4/3. In the third example, the function is f(x) = 4x^3 + (6/

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    Topic: Critical points

    Question: Find the critical points of the function.

    f (x) = x 2 − 10x + 2

    Answer choices:

    1
    A x=
    5

    B x=5

    C x =−5

    1
    D x=−
    5

    404
    Solution: B

    Critical points of a function f (x) exist where the derivative of the function is
    equal to 0. To solve for critical points, we take the derivative of our
    function, set the derivative equal to 0, and then solve for x. It is possible for
    a function to have zero, one or multiple critical points.

    Let’s start by taking the derivative of our function f (x) = x 2 − 10x + 2.

    f ′(x) = 2x − 10

    Now we can set the derivative equal to 0 and solve for x.

    2x − 10 = 0

    2x = 10

    x=5

    The function f (x) = x 2 − 10x + 2 has one critical point at x = 5.

    405
    Topic: Critical points

    Question: Find the critical points of the function.

    f (x) = − 3x 3 + 16x + 6

    Answer choices:

    16
    A x=±
    9

    9
    B x=±
    16

    3
    C x=±
    4

    4
    D x=±
    3

    406
    Solution: D

    Critical points of a function f (x) exist where the derivative of the function is
    equal to 0. To solve for critical points, we take the derivative of our
    function, set the derivative equal to 0, and then solve for x. It is possible for
    a function to have zero, one or multiple critical points.

    Let’s start by taking the derivative of our function f (x) = − 3x 3 + 16x + 6.

    f ′(x) = − 9x 2 + 16

    Now we can set the derivative equal to 0 and solve for x.

    −9x 2 + 16 = 0

    −9x 2 = − 16

    16
    x2 =
    9

    16
    x=±
    9

    4
    x=±
    3

    4
    The function f (x) = − 3x 3 + 16x + 6 has two critical points at x = ± .
    3

    407
    Topic: Critical points

    Question: Find the critical points of the function.

    6 3
    f (x) = 4x +
    x

    Answer choices:

    A x=± 2

    2
    B x=±
    2
    4
    8
    C x=±
    2

    x=±
    4
    D 2

    408
    Solution: C

    Critical points of a function f (x) exist where the derivative of the function is
    equal to 0. To solve for critical points, we take the derivative of our
    function, set the derivative equal to 0, and then solve for x. It is possible for
    a function to have zero, one or multiple critical points.

    6
    Let’s start by taking the derivative of our function f (x) = 4x 3 + .
    x

    6
    f ′(x) = 12x 2 −
    x2

    12x 4 − 6
    f ′(x) =
    x2

    Now we can set the derivative equal to 0 and solve for x.

    12x 4 − 6
    =0
    x2

    12x 4 − 6 = 0

    12x 4 = 6

    4 6
    x =
    12

    1
    x4 =
    2

    1
    x=± 4

    409
    1
    x=± 4
    2

    In order to rationalize the denominator, we’ll rewrite the critical points as

    1
    x=± 1
    24
    3
    Then we’ll multiply both the numerator and denominator by 2 4 so that the
    denominator will become 2 when the exponents are added together.
    3

    24 ( 24 )
    1 24
    x=± 1 3

    3
    24
    x=± 1 3
    24+4
    3
    24
    x= ±
    2
    1

    (2 )
    3 4

    x=±
    2
    1
    84
    x=±
    2
    4
    8
    x=±
    2
    4
    6 8
    3
    The function f (x) = 4x + has two critical points at x = ± .
    x 2

    410

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