What are the values and types of the critical points, if any, of f(x) =x^2-sqrtxf(x)=x2x?

1 Answer
May 11, 2018

x=2root(3)(2)x=232 is the minimum.

Explanation:

f(x) =x²-sqrtx
We search f'(x)=0
f'(x)=2x+1/(2sqrt(x))
2x+1/(2sqrt(x))=0
2xsqrtx=-1/2
xsqrtx=-1/4
x³=1/16
x=2root(3)(2)
Let X=sqrtx, we can see f(X)=X⁴-X, and so that x=2root(3)(2) as a minimum of f(x) (because f take the sign of his monoma of higher degree.)
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