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Finding Critical Values

Author: ShaNisaa RaSun

The following problem is solved in this video. It is recommended that you try to solve the problem before watching the video. You can click "Answer" to reveal the answer to the problem.

Problem: Find the critical values of the following functions, if they exist.

  1. \(f(x)=x^5-5x^4-20x^3+100\)
  2. \(f(x)=\dfrac{x^3}{x^2-9}\)

  1. \(x=-2,0,6\)
  2. \(x=-\sqrt{27},0,\sqrt{27}\)

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