Thursday, January 2, 2014

Solve for x the equation f'(x)=0 if f(x)=14x^4+28x^2-21?

To solve the equation f'(x)=0, we need the expression of
the 1st derivative.


First, we'll differentiate the function
to get the expression of the first derivative.


f'(x) =
(14x^4+28x^2-21)'


f'(x) = 14*4*x^3 + 28*2*x -
0


f'(x) = 56x^3 + 56x


We'll
impose the constraint from enunciation:


f'(x) =
0


56x^3 + 56x = 0


We'll
factorize by 56x:


56x(x^2 + 1) =
0


We'll cancel each
factor:


56x = 0


x =
0


x^2 + 1 = 0


x^2 =
-1


x = +sqrt(-1)


x =
+i


x = -i


The
requested real and complex solutions of the equation f'(x) = 0 are {0 ; +i ;
-i}.

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