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posted by  Charmica on 11/2/2009 7:44:24 PM  |  status: Closed  |  Earned Karma: 50

Use Quotient Rule. Find Extreme Values for F(x) & Determine where these occur

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Calculus Calculus and Its Applications (9th) by Bittinger, Ellenbogen N/A N/A 11/2/2009 at 10:00:00 PM
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Use Quotient Rule.  Find Extreme Values for F(x) & Determine where these occur.
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posted by hado on 11/2/2009 8:57:05 PM  |  status: Live
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Set F'(x)=0 and solve for x, we get 2x-1=0 ==> x=1/2

At x=1/2 ==> F(x) changes sign from negative to positive ==> F(x) has local minimum (and absolute minimum) at x=1/2

F(1/2)=4

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F(x) has local minimum at (1/2,4)
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