Find the Critical Numbers of a Function - Pre-Calculus
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What are the critical 
values of the function 
?
What are the critical
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A number is critical if it makes the derivative of the expression equal 0.
Therefore, we need to take the derivative of the expression and set it to 0. We can use the power rule for each term of the expression.
Next, we need to factor the expression:
We can now set each term equal to 0 to find the critical numbers:
Therfore, our critical numbers are,
A number is critical if it makes the derivative of the expression equal 0.
Therefore, we need to take the derivative of the expression and set it to 0. We can use the power rule for each term of the expression.
Next, we need to factor the expression:
We can now set each term equal to 0 to find the critical numbers:
Therfore, our critical numbers are,
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Find the critical value(s) of the function.
Find the critical value(s) of the function.
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To find the critical values of a function, we must set the derivate equal to 0.
First, we find the derivative of the function to be
We can then factor out a 6x and set the expression equal to 0
From here, we can easily determine that
and
.
Therefore, the critical values of the function are at 
and 
.
To find the critical values of a function, we must set the derivate equal to 0.
First, we find the derivative of the function to be
We can then factor out a 6x and set the expression equal to 0
From here, we can easily determine that
and
Therefore, the critical values of the function are at
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Find the critical points of the following function:
Find the critical points of the following function:
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The critical points of a function are the points at which its slope is zero, so first we must take the derivative of the function so we have a function that describes its slope:
Now that we have the derivative, which tells us the slope of f(x) at any point x, we can set it equal to 0 and solve for x to find the points at which the slope of the function is 0, which are our critical points:
The critical points of a function are the points at which its slope is zero, so first we must take the derivative of the function so we have a function that describes its slope:
Now that we have the derivative, which tells us the slope of f(x) at any point x, we can set it equal to 0 and solve for x to find the points at which the slope of the function is 0, which are our critical points:
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Find the critical number(s) of the function
.
Find the critical number(s) of the function
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To find the critical numbers, find the values for x where the first derivative is 0 or undefined.
For the function
The first derivative is
So for
the first derivative is
Setting that equal to zero
We find
To find the critical numbers, find the values for x where the first derivative is 0 or undefined.
For the function
The first derivative is
So for
the first derivative is
Setting that equal to zero
We find
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Find the critical number(s) of the function
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Find the critical number(s) of the function
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To find the critical numbers, find the values for x where the first derivative is 0 or undefined.
For the function
.
The first derivative is
.
So for
the first derivative is
.
Settig the first derivative equal to zero
yields the values
To find the critical numbers, find the values for x where the first derivative is 0 or undefined.
For the function
The first derivative is
So for
the first derivative is
Settig the first derivative equal to zero
yields the values
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Find the critical numbers of the following function:
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The critical numbers of a function are those at which its first derivative is equal to 0. These points tell where the slope of the function is 0, which lets us know where the minimums and maximums of the function are. First we find the derivative of the function, then we set it equal to 0 and solve for the critical numbers:
The critical numbers of a function are those at which its first derivative is equal to 0. These points tell where the slope of the function is 0, which lets us know where the minimums and maximums of the function are. First we find the derivative of the function, then we set it equal to 0 and solve for the critical numbers:
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Find the critical numbers of the following function:
Find the critical numbers of the following function:
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The critical numbers of a function are those at which its first derivative is equal to 0. These points tell where the slope of the function is 0, which lets us know where the minimums and maximums of the function are. First we find the derivative of the function, then we set it equal to 0 and solve for the critical numbers:
The critical numbers of a function are those at which its first derivative is equal to 0. These points tell where the slope of the function is 0, which lets us know where the minimums and maximums of the function are. First we find the derivative of the function, then we set it equal to 0 and solve for the critical numbers:
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Find the critical numbers of the following function:
Find the critical numbers of the following function:
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The critical numbers of a function are those at which its first derivative is equal to 0. These points tell where the slope of the function is 0, which lets us know where the minimums and maximums of the function are. First we find the derivative of the function, then we set it equal to 0 and solve for the critical numbers:
The critical numbers of a function are those at which its first derivative is equal to 0. These points tell where the slope of the function is 0, which lets us know where the minimums and maximums of the function are. First we find the derivative of the function, then we set it equal to 0 and solve for the critical numbers:
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Find the critical value(s) of the function 
.
Find the critical value(s) of the function
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The critical values of a function 
are values for which the derivative 
. In this case:
Setting 
:
The critical values of a function
Setting
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Find the critical numbers of the following function:
Find the critical numbers of the following function:
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The critical numbers of a function are the points at which its slope is zero, which tells where the function has a minimum or maximum. The slope of a function is described by its derivative, so we'll take the derivative of the function and set it equal to 0 to solve for the x values of the critical numbers:
It appears the derivative cannot be factored to solve for x, so we'll have to use the quadratic formula to find the critical numbers:
So the critical numbers occur at the following two values of x:
The critical numbers of a function are the points at which its slope is zero, which tells where the function has a minimum or maximum. The slope of a function is described by its derivative, so we'll take the derivative of the function and set it equal to 0 to solve for the x values of the critical numbers:
It appears the derivative cannot be factored to solve for x, so we'll have to use the quadratic formula to find the critical numbers:
So the critical numbers occur at the following two values of x:
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Find the critical value(s) of the function 
.
Find the critical value(s) of the function
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The critical values of a function 
are values for which the derivative 
. In this case:
Setting 
:
The critical values of a function
Setting
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Find the critical value(s) of a function 
.
Find the critical value(s) of a function
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The critical values of a function 
are values for which the derivative 
. In this case:
Setting 
:
The critical values of a function
Setting
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Given the following function, find the critical numbers: 
Given the following function, find the critical numbers:
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Critical numbers are where the slope of the function is equal to zero or undefined.
Find the derivative and set the derivative function to zero.
There is only one critical value at 
.
Critical numbers are where the slope of the function is equal to zero or undefined.
Find the derivative and set the derivative function to zero.
There is only one critical value at
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Determine the critical numbers of the function
Determine the critical numbers of the function
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The critical numbers are the 
values for which either
or 
is undefined.
In order to find the first derivative we use the power rule which states
Applying this rule term by term we get
The first derivative is defined for all values of x. Setting the first derivative to zero yields
As such, the critical number is
The critical numbers are the
In order to find the first derivative we use the power rule which states
Applying this rule term by term we get
The first derivative is defined for all values of x. Setting the first derivative to zero yields
As such, the critical number is
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Find the critical values of the following function.
Find the critical values of the following function.
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To solve, simply differentiate using the power rule, as outlined below.
Power rule states,
.
Thus given,
our first derivative is:
Then plug in 0 for f(x) to find when our function is equal to 0.
Thus,
To solve, simply differentiate using the power rule, as outlined below.
Power rule states,
Thus given,
our first derivative is:
Then plug in 0 for f(x) to find when our function is equal to 0.
Thus,
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Find the critical values of the following function:
Find the critical values of the following function:
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To solve, simply find the first derivative and find when it is equal to 0. To find the first derivative, we must use the power rule as outlind below.
Power rule: 
Thus,
Now, we must set out function equal to 0 and solve for x. Thus,
Dividing both sides by 2, we get:
To solve, simply find the first derivative and find when it is equal to 0. To find the first derivative, we must use the power rule as outlind below.
Power rule:
Thus,
Now, we must set out function equal to 0 and solve for x. Thus,
Dividing both sides by 2, we get:
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What are the critical values of the function ?
What are the critical
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A number is critical if it makes the derivative of the expression equal 0.
Therefore, we need to take the derivative of the expression and set it to 0. We can use the power rule for each term of the expression.
Next, we need to factor the expression:
We can now set each term equal to 0 to find the critical numbers:
Therfore, our critical numbers are,
A number is critical if it makes the derivative of the expression equal 0.
Therefore, we need to take the derivative of the expression and set it to 0. We can use the power rule for each term of the expression.
Next, we need to factor the expression:
We can now set each term equal to 0 to find the critical numbers:
Therfore, our critical numbers are,
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Find the critical value(s) of the function.
Find the critical value(s) of the function.
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To find the critical values of a function, we must set the derivate equal to 0.
First, we find the derivative of the function to be
We can then factor out a 6x and set the expression equal to 0
From here, we can easily determine that
and
.
Therefore, the critical values of the function are at and .
To find the critical values of a function, we must set the derivate equal to 0.
First, we find the derivative of the function to be
We can then factor out a 6x and set the expression equal to 0
From here, we can easily determine that
and
Therefore, the critical values of the function are at
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Find the critical points of the following function:
Find the critical points of the following function:
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The critical points of a function are the points at which its slope is zero, so first we must take the derivative of the function so we have a function that describes its slope:
Now that we have the derivative, which tells us the slope of f(x) at any point x, we can set it equal to 0 and solve for x to find the points at which the slope of the function is 0, which are our critical points:
The critical points of a function are the points at which its slope is zero, so first we must take the derivative of the function so we have a function that describes its slope:
Now that we have the derivative, which tells us the slope of f(x) at any point x, we can set it equal to 0 and solve for x to find the points at which the slope of the function is 0, which are our critical points:
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Find the critical number(s) of the function
.
Find the critical number(s) of the function
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To find the critical numbers, find the values for x where the first derivative is 0 or undefined.
For the function
The first derivative is
So for
the first derivative is
Setting that equal to zero
We find
To find the critical numbers, find the values for x where the first derivative is 0 or undefined.
For the function
The first derivative is
So for
the first derivative is
Setting that equal to zero
We find
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