SOLUTION: What is the approximate local minima and maxima for the polynomial f(x) = 2x3 − 3x − 1?

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Question 1136676: What is the approximate local minima and maxima for the polynomial f(x) = 2x3 − 3x − 1?
Answer by ikleyn(52880) About Me  (Show Source):
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Take the derivative and equate it to zero - then find the roots of the quadratic equation.

Exactly, as your teachers teach you in Calculus.


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