Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH110/December 2013/Question 06 (c)
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Question 06 (c) |
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Consider the function: (c) How many solutions are there to the equation ? Justify your answer. |
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The derivative was computed in part (b): Now set the derivative and solve. This can be done either by factoring or using the quadratic formula. |
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Solution |
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From part (a), we know that . That implies that when . Factoring, we get , which means . That means there are two solutions for when . |