Find a local minimum and two local maxima of the graph of the following function.
y= -x^4-4x^3-4x^2
The function has a local minimum at ____
The two local maxima are_____

Question

Find a local minimum and two local maxima of the graph of the following function.
y= -x^4-4x^3-4x^2
The function has a local minimum at ____
The two local maxima are_____

tpaulus · Answer

Take the first derivative, set it equal to zero, and find your critical values. Do you know Calculus?

anonymous · Answer

No I do not

cwrw238 · Answer

you need to know differential calculus to do this problem

cwrw238 · Answer

or you can draw a graph and read them off the graph

tpaulus · Answer

use desmos graphing calculator, it will tell you what you need... https://www.desmos.com/calculator

cwrw238 · Answer

thats a pretty good facility - i just checked it out

tpaulus · Answer

There is a local maximum when x=0 or when x= -2

anonymous · Answer

Thank-you