SOLUTION: find the maximum point of the curve y = x 3 -x 2 -5x

Question 1123726: find the maximum point of the curve y = x 3 -x 2 -5x
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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If you are familiar with the general shape of a cubic function, you expect that the maximum point is on the left of the other extreme point. That will be for this example, .

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