How do you find the stationary points of a curve?

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How do you find the stationary points of a curve?

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Answer 1 · 2014-08-26T14:07:39

A stationary (critical) point #x=c# of a curve #y=f(x)# is a point in the domain of #f# such that either #f'(c)=0# or #f'(c)# is undefined. So, find f'(x) and look for the x-values that make #f'# zero or undefined while #f# is still defined there.

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