Question

Relative extrema? f(x)=1/4(x+2)(x-1)^2

Answer 1

secondddd derivative test go

Answer 2

You need to find a few derivatives. Can you do that?

Answer 3

or hassean theorem.

Answer 4

hassean theorem?

Answer 5

only if you have many variables - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessian_matrix

Answer 6

Would this be a derivative? 3x^2-3/4 ?

Answer 7

Or 3x/2 and 3/2?

Answer 8

Lol. bringing in matrices would probably make this problem much tougher than it really is..

Answer 9

@abb0t haha I think I solved it... just need two last problems to go but, it has to do with polynomials. thanks though, you sorta lead me to it.

Answer 10

extrema occur at \(x=\pm1\)