HOW DO YOU SOLVE TO GET 6
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Derivatives are found with the difference quotient
f(x) = x^3 - 3x^2 + 2
f(x + h) = (x + h)^3 - 3 * (x + h)^2 + 2 = x^3 + 3x^2 * h + 3x * h^2 + h^3 - 3x^2 - 6xh - 3h^2 + 2
(f(x + h) - f(x)) / h =>
(x^3 + 3x^2 * h + 3x * h^2 + h^3 - 3x^2 - 6xh - 3h^2 + 2 - x^3 + 3x^2 - 2) / h =>
(3x^2 * h + 3x * h^2 + h^3 - 6xh - 3h^2) / h =>
3x^2 + 3xh + h^2 - 6x - 3h
Now, let h go to 0
3x^2 + 3x * 0 + 0^2 - 6x - 3 * 0 =>
3x^2 - 6x
So the derivative of x^3 - 3x^2 + 2 is 3x^2 - 6x
3x^2 - 6x = 6
x^2 - 2x = 2
x^2 - 2x - 2 = 0
x = (2 +/- sqrt(4 + 4 * 2)) / 2
x = (2 +/- 2 * sqrt(1 + 2)) / 2
x = 1 +/- sqrt(3)
I don't know if that's what you're asking, but the derivative of x^3 - 3x^2 + 2 is 6 only when x = 1 +/- sqrt(3)
f(x) = x^3 - 3x^2 + 2
f(x + h) = (x + h)^3 - 3 * (x + h)^2 + 2 = x^3 + 3x^2 * h + 3x * h^2 + h^3 - 3x^2 - 6xh - 3h^2 + 2
(f(x + h) - f(x)) / h =>
(x^3 + 3x^2 * h + 3x * h^2 + h^3 - 3x^2 - 6xh - 3h^2 + 2 - x^3 + 3x^2 - 2) / h =>
(3x^2 * h + 3x * h^2 + h^3 - 6xh - 3h^2) / h =>
3x^2 + 3xh + h^2 - 6x - 3h
Now, let h go to 0
3x^2 + 3x * 0 + 0^2 - 6x - 3 * 0 =>
3x^2 - 6x
So the derivative of x^3 - 3x^2 + 2 is 3x^2 - 6x
3x^2 - 6x = 6
x^2 - 2x = 2
x^2 - 2x - 2 = 0
x = (2 +/- sqrt(4 + 4 * 2)) / 2
x = (2 +/- 2 * sqrt(1 + 2)) / 2
x = 1 +/- sqrt(3)
I don't know if that's what you're asking, but the derivative of x^3 - 3x^2 + 2 is 6 only when x = 1 +/- sqrt(3)
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Did they tell you to find the derivative of this equation at a specific point?
The derivative of the equation you gave us is 3x^2-6x.
The derivative of the equation you gave us is 3x^2-6x.
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x^3-3x^2+2
derivative should be 3x^2-6x
derivative should be 3x^2-6x
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3x^2 -6x is the derivative. So for that to equal 6 they must be talking bout at a certain point. So solve 3x^2-6x-6.