Question

Find all the critical points of h(x) = x^3 − 3x^4 and categorize them as local

Answer 1

Answer:

0 is an inflection point

1/4 is a local maximum.

Step-by-step explanation:

To begin with you find the first derivative of the function and get that

$h'(x) = 3x^2 - 12x^3$

to find the critical points you equal the first derivative to 0  and get that

$3x^2 - 12x^3 = 0, x = 0,1/4$

To find if they are maximums or local minimums you use the second derivative.

$h''(x) = 6x-36x^2$

since $h''(0) = 0$ is neither an inflection point, and since $h''(1/4) = -3/4$ then 1/4 is a maximum.