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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the critical points of the function f(x) = x3 - 2x2

hero (hero):

Find f'(x), set it equal to zero, then solve for x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

take the derivative, set = 0 and solve

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hi

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hello. so would it be 3x^2-4x=0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[f'(x)=3x^2-4x=0\]Thus,\[x=4/3\]The value of y at x=4/3 is:\[f(4/3)=(4/3)^3-2(4/3)^2=-32/27\]The only critical point is (4/3,-32/27)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no not really

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[f'(x)3x^2-4x\] \[3x^2-4x=0\] \[x(3x-4)=0\] \[x=0\] \[x=\frac{4}{3}\] are the two critical numbers

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oooops...yeah good call :)

hero (hero):

Satellite he had the right said up and you said it was wrong

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think he was responding to my reply. I missed a critical number i.e., x=0 in my solution :(

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