Let f(x) = e^(x³ - 2x² - 4x + 5). Then f has a local minimum at x = ?
(I'm thinking 2 for this one, but I'm not sure if it's -2)
(I'm thinking 2 for this one, but I'm not sure if it's -2)
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f '(x) tells you the slope at any point (x,y) along the graph of f(x). Notice that a min/max usually occurs where the slope is 0 or where a horizontal tangent occurs. Therefore, the first step is to set f '(x) = 0.
f '(x) = (3x^2 - 4x - 4)*e^(x^3 - 2x² - 4x + 5)
Note that e^(x^3 - 2x² - 4x + 5) can never be 0, so:
3x² - 4x - 4 = 0
3x² - 6x + 2x - 4 = 0
3x(x - 2) + 2(x - 2) = 0
(3x + 2)(x - 2) = 0
x = -2/3, 2
Now to perform the first derivative test to check for minimum:
x = -2/3:
Point to the left: -0.7, Sign: Negative
Point to the right: -0.65, Sign: Negative
Neither a min nor a max.
x = 2:
Point the left: 1.5, Sign: Negative
Point to the right: 2.5, Sign: Positive
Minimum occurs at x = 2.
f '(x) = (3x^2 - 4x - 4)*e^(x^3 - 2x² - 4x + 5)
Note that e^(x^3 - 2x² - 4x + 5) can never be 0, so:
3x² - 4x - 4 = 0
3x² - 6x + 2x - 4 = 0
3x(x - 2) + 2(x - 2) = 0
(3x + 2)(x - 2) = 0
x = -2/3, 2
Now to perform the first derivative test to check for minimum:
x = -2/3:
Point to the left: -0.7, Sign: Negative
Point to the right: -0.65, Sign: Negative
Neither a min nor a max.
x = 2:
Point the left: 1.5, Sign: Negative
Point to the right: 2.5, Sign: Positive
Minimum occurs at x = 2.
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f(x) = e^(x^3 - 2x^2 - 4x + 5)
f'(x) = e^(x^3 - 2x^2 - 4x + 5) • (3x^2 - 4x - 4) = 0
3x^2 - 4x - 4 = 0
(3x + 2)(x - 2) = 0
3x + 2 = 0 or x - 2 = 0
3x = -2.............x = 2
x = -2/3
The local minimum occurs at x = 2.
f'(x) = e^(x^3 - 2x^2 - 4x + 5) • (3x^2 - 4x - 4) = 0
3x^2 - 4x - 4 = 0
(3x + 2)(x - 2) = 0
3x + 2 = 0 or x - 2 = 0
3x = -2.............x = 2
x = -2/3
The local minimum occurs at x = 2.
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f'(x) = (3x^2 - 4x - 4)*e^(x^3 - 2x^2 - 4x + 5)
3x^2 - 4x - 4 = 0
(3x + 2)(x - 2) = 0
The local minimum is x=2.
3x^2 - 4x - 4 = 0
(3x + 2)(x - 2) = 0
The local minimum is x=2.