Answer:
x = -6 and x = 4
Step-by-step explanation:
In math, the critical points of a function are the points where the derivative equals zero.
So, first we will find the derivative of the function. The derivative is:

Now, we are going to make the derivative equal zero and find the answers of the equation.

So we have that the critical points are the answers to this equation:

and

Thus, the critical points are x=-6 and x=4
The original area of a face would be a^2. Now that you added b to the edge, the new area of each face would be (a+b)^2. To find how much the are increased, subtract a^2 from (a+b)^2.
So the answer is b(2a+b)
X=3/2 or 1/2 I think that