Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 4: Applications of Derivatives - Section 4.1 - Extreme Values of Functions - Exercises 4.1 - Page 192: 44

Answer

$ x=1,\ \ x=2$ and $ x= 3$

Work Step by Step

Given $$ g(x) =(x-1)^2(x-3)^3$$ Then to find the critical points \begin{align*} g'(x)&=0\\ (x-1)^{2} \cdot 2(x-3)(1)+2(x-1)(1) \cdot(x-3)^{2}&=0\\ 2(x-3)(x-1)[(x-1)+(x-3)]&=0\\ 4(x-3)(x-1)(x-2) &=0 \end{align*} Hence the critical points are $ x=1,\ \ x=2$ and $ x= 3$
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