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OpenStudy (mony01):

Find max and min

OpenStudy (mony01):

\[f(x)=x ^{2}e ^{\frac{ -x }{ 2}}\] [-1,8]

OpenStudy (tkhunny):

Have you considered a 1st Derivative?

OpenStudy (mony01):

how would i find the derivative of e^-x/2

OpenStudy (tkhunny):

You would use the chain rule. \(\dfrac{d}{dx}e^{x} = e^{x}\) \(\dfrac{d}{dx}e^{2x} = 2e^{2x}\) \(\dfrac{d}{dx}e^{(-½)x} = (-½)e^{(-½)x}\)

OpenStudy (mony01):

so it would be (2x)(-1/2)e^(-1/2)x

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