The document discusses calculating the critical points of the function f(x) = x^4 - 4x^3 to find relative extrema. It is given that the first derivative is f'(x) = 4x^3 - 12x^2. Setting this equal to 0 yields critical points at x = 0 and x = 3. Examining the sign of f'(x) on each interval and evaluating f(x) at the critical points reveals that there is a relative minimum of -27 at x = 3.
The document discusses calculating the critical points of the function f(x) = x^4 - 4x^3 to find relative extrema. It is given that the first derivative is f'(x) = 4x^3 - 12x^2. Setting this equal to 0 yields critical points at x = 0 and x = 3. Examining the sign of f'(x) on each interval and evaluating f(x) at the critical points reveals that there is a relative minimum of -27 at x = 3.
The document discusses calculating the critical points of the function f(x) = x^4 - 4x^3 to find relative extrema. It is given that the first derivative is f'(x) = 4x^3 - 12x^2. Setting this equal to 0 yields critical points at x = 0 and x = 3. Examining the sign of f'(x) on each interval and evaluating f(x) at the critical points reveals that there is a relative minimum of -27 at x = 3.