SOLUTION: Can someone explain to me why 0 is not considered a critical point in the function {{{ 2x^2 + 32/x }}} ?

Question 1153792: Can someone explain to me why 0 is not considered a critical point in the function ?
Answer by AnlytcPhil(1806) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

0 is A CRITICAL NUMBER FOR the function 
 
which has domain
.

It is improper to call 0 "a critical point in the function".  First of all, zero
is a NUMBER, not a POINT, and also, zero CANNOT be said to be "in the function".

Edwin

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