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: 46

Answer

$ x=0 $ and $ x=4$

Work Step by Step

Given $$ f(x) = \frac{x^2}{x-2}$$ Then to find the critical points \begin{align*} f'(x)&=0\\ \frac{(x-2 ) 2 x-x^{2}(1)}{(x-2)^{2}}&=0\\ \frac{x^{2}-4 x}{(x-2)^{2}} &=0\\ x^{2}-4 x &=0 \end{align*} Hence the critical points are $ x=0 $ and $ x=4$
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