Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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ISBN 10: 0-47064-772-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-47064-772-1

Chapter 3 - The Derivative In Graphing And Applications - Chapter 3 Review Exercises - Page 261: 38

Answer

$${\text{No relative extrema}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & f\left( x \right) = \frac{x}{{x + 2}} \cr & {\text{Calculate the derivative of }}f\left( x \right){\text{ by using the quotient rule}} \cr & f'\left( x \right) = \frac{{\left( {x + 2} \right)\left( 1 \right) - x\left( 1 \right)}}{{{{\left( {x + 2} \right)}^2}}} \cr & {\text{Find the critical points, set }}f'\left( x \right) = 0 \cr & f'\left( x \right) = \frac{{x + 2 - x}}{{{{\left( {x + 2} \right)}^2}}} \cr & f'\left( x \right) = \frac{2}{{{{\left( {x + 2} \right)}^2}}} \cr & {\text{Find the critical points, set }}f'\left( x \right) = 0 \cr & \frac{2}{{{{\left( {x + 2} \right)}^2}}} = 0 \cr & {\text{There are no real values for which }}f'\left( x \right) = 0 \cr & {\text{Then, the function does not have relative extrema}}{\text{.}} \cr} $$
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