SOLUTION: f(x) = (a/x) + (x^2/b) If a = 86 and b = 6, then what, to 2 decimal places, is the value of the x-coordinate of the critical point of f?

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Question 1021869: f(x) = (a/x) + (x^2/b)
If a = 86 and b = 6, then what, to 2 decimal places, is the value of the x-coordinate of the critical point of f?

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!




Take the cube root of both sides for the solution.

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