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#1 2007-11-24 07:39:25
- tony123
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maximum?
For what real values of x will the value of the expression
be a maximum?
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#2 2007-11-24 09:25:30
- mathsyperson
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Re: maximum?
For the expression to be a maximum, it must be a critical point.
For that to happen, its derivative must be 0.
Now you check to see which of those critical points is a maximum, and you're done.
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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