
Donald W. answered 03/11/22
Experienced and Patient Tutor for Math and Computer Science
Critical numbers are where the function's tangent lines are horizontal. That means we need to find the points where the derivative is equal to 0. So let's first find the derivative:
f'(x) = 6x - 8
Now set it to zero and find x:
6x - 8 = 0
x = 8/6 = 4/3
So 4/3 is the critical point of this function.