document.write( "Question 1180983: F(x) =2x^2 - 3x^(4/3)
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\"F%28x%29+=2x%5E2+-+3x%5E%284%2F3%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a) find critical points\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "critical points are points where the function is defined and its first derivative is zero or undefined\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " find \"F\"'\"%28x%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28d%2Fdx%29%282x%5E2+-+3x%5E%284%2F3%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"2%28d%2Fdx%29%28x%5E2%29+-+3%28d%2Fdx%29%28x%5E%284%2F3%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"2%2A2x+-+3%284%2F3%29%28x%5E%284%2F3-1%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"4x+-+4%28x%5E%284%2F3-3%2F3%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"4x+-+4%28x%5E%281%2F3%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= \"4+%28x+-+x%5E%281%2F3%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"F\"'\"%28x%29=4+%28x+-+x%5E%281%2F3%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "set it equal to zero:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4+%28x+-+x%5E%281%2F3%29%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+-+root%283%2Cx%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+root%283%2Cx%29\"..........raise to powe of \"3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E3+=x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E3+-x=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%5E2+-1%29x=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solutions:
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2+-1=0\"=>\"x%5E2=1\"=>\"x=sqrt%281%29\"=>\"x=1\" or \"x=-1\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b) find inflection points\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " inflection points are points where the second derivative is zero or undefined\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"F\"''\"%28x%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28d%2Fdx%29%284%28x-x%5E%281%2F3%29%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"4%28d%2Fdx%29%28x-x%5E%281%2F3%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"4%28d%2Fdx%29%28x%29+-+4%28d%2Fdx%29%28x%5E%281%2F3%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"4-+4%281%2F3%29%28x%5E%281%2F3-1%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"4-+%284%2F3%29%28x%5E%28-2%2F3%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"4-+%284%2F3%29%281%2Fx%5E%282%2F3%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "set it equal to zero\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4-+%284%2F3%29%281%2Fx%5E%282%2F3%29%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4=%284%2F3%29%281%2Fx%5E%282%2F3%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2F%284%2F3%29=1%2Fx%5E%282%2F3%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3=1%2Fx%5E%282%2F3%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"root%283%2Cx%5E2%29=1%2F3\"...........raise to power of \"3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2=1%2F27\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=sqrt%281%2F%283%2A9%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=1%2F%283sqrt%283%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=1%2F%283sqrt%283%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=-1%2F%283sqrt%283%29%29\"\r
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