
Tabitha D. answered 01/04/20
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f(x) = 2x + sin(2x)
f’(x) = 2 + 2cos(2x)
Set equal time 0 to find the x-coordinate:
0 = 2 + 2cos(2x)
-2 = 2cos(2x)
-1 = cos(2x)
cos-1(-1) = π
So 2x = π
So x = π/2
x = 3π/2 also works. Cos(2(3π/2)) = cos(3π) = cosπ = -1
Arianna P.
Thank you!01/04/20