Calculus WorksheetCritical Point Examples Example 1: Find the critical points of the function f(x) = x2/3. Solution: The given function is f(x) = x2/3. Its derivative is, f '(x) = (2/3) x-1/3 = 2 / (3x1/3) Setting f'(x) = 0, we get 2 / (3x1/3) = 0 ⇒ 2...
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Vocabulary Critical Points – points on a graph in which a line drawn tangent to the curve is horizontal or vertical Maximum Minimum Point of Inflection Maximum When the graph of a function is increasing to the left of x = c and decreasing to the right of x = c. Minimum When the graph...