I believe that there is also a critical point at (0,0). Derivative is undefined.
J. M.
asked 11/14/23Finding critical points
Find all critical points for the function f(x)=x^2 + 54/x
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Mark M. answered 11/14/23
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f(x) = x2 + 54x-1
f'(x) = 2x - 54x-2 = 2x - 54 / x2 = (2x3 - 54) / x2
f'(x) = 0 when 2x3 = 54. So, x3 = 27. Therefore, x = 3.
Critical point: (3, f(3)) = (3, 27)
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