Answer:
- The smaller one is x = 3
- and the larger one is x = 6
Step-by-step explanation:
A "critical number" is a function argument where the function has zero or undefined slope. A polynomial function never has undefined slope, so we're looking for the x-values where f'(x) = 0.
A graphing calculator easily shows the points that have zero slope. They are found at x = 3 and x = 6.
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Setting the derivative to zero is another way to find the points with zero slope:
f'(x) = 6x^2 -54x +108 = 6(x^2 -9x +18) = 6(x-3)(x-6)
The derivative will be zero where the factors are zero, at x=3 and x=6.
The critical numbers are x=3 and x=6.
Answer:
x = -1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
This question can be solved by applying the laws of indices
In a^n, a - base
n - index
Given
9^x = 1/3
According to the laws of indices, a/b = b^(-a)
Hence we can write, 1/3 = 3^(-1)
9^x = 3^(2x)
Again according to the laws of indices,
a^b = a^n can be written as;
b = n
That is, if in an equation the bases are the same, the indices are also equal.
So we can write,
3^(2x) = 3^(-1)
2x = -1
Divide both sides of the equation by 2, the coefficient of x
2x/2 = -1/2
x = -1/2
Since the exponent is on the outside of the paranthesis, you'd have to multiply it by everything on the inside: a^m x b^m
the next term would be 3,125! the sequence is multiplying each number by 5.
