Friday, November 4, 2011

Find f'(x)=0 if f(x)= 12x^4-24x^2+48

To solve the equation f'(x) = 0, we'll have to
differentiate f(x) with respect to x.


f'(x) =
(12x^4-24x^2+48)'


f'(x) = 12*4*x^3 - 24*2*x +
0


dy/dx = 48x^3 - 48x


We'll
cancel f'(x):


f'(x) = 0 <=> 48x^3 - 48x =
0


We'll factorize by
48x:


48x(x^2 - 1) = 0


We'll
cancel each factor:


48x = 0


x
= 0


x^2 - 1 = 0


x^2 =
1


x1 = +sqrt(1)


x1
=1


x2 = -1


The
real solutions of f'(x)
= 0 is: (-1 ; 0 ;
1).

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