y = x√4 - x² = 2x - x²
critical point:
y' = 2 - 2x = 0;
x = 1 -- critical point and local extreme because it's only one.
If you mean y = x√(4 - x²),
then:
y' = x / [2√(4 - x²)] + √(4 - x²) = 0;
x = -2(4 - x²);
2x² - x - 8 = 0;
Solve for x, check for extremes. Done.
WTF: people below are copying/pasting my answer :o
2007-01-09 18:55:03
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answer #1
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answered by Esse Est Percipi 4
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f(x) = x [sqrt(4 - x^2)]
To identify the critical points, we have to take the derivative, and make it 0. The critical points are defined to be where f(x) = 0 or where f(x) is undefined.
f'(x) = sqrt(4 - x^2) + x [ 1/ [2sqrt(4 - x^2)] ] [-2x]
Cancelling some terms,
f'(x) = sqrt(4 - x^2) + x [ -x / [sqrt(4 - x^2)] ]
Simplifying some more,
f'(x) = sqrt(4 - x^2) - (x^2)/[sqrt(4 - x^2)]
And putting the two terms under a common denominator,
f'(x) = [(4 - x^2) - x^2] / [sqrt(4 - x^2)]
Simplifying
f'(x) = [4 - 2x^2] / [sqrt (4 - x^2)]
Making f'(x) = 0,
0 = [4 - 2x^2] / [sqrt (4 - x^2)]
Therefore, we make the numerator equal to 0 to get some critical values.
4 - 2x^2 = 0
-2x^2 = -4
x^2 = 2, therefore x = +/- sqrt(2).
We also need to determine what makes f'(x) undefined. f'(x) is undefined if the denominator is equal to 0.
sqrt (4 - x^2) = 0
4 - x^2 = 0
x^2 = 4, x = +/- 2
Therefore, our critical numbers are
x = {-2, -sqrt(2), sqrt(2), 2}
To determine our intervals of increase/decrease, we test a single point between each critical number. If it is positive, it is increasing on that interval; if it's negative, it is decreasing.
Without showing you the details, the intervals of increase/decrease are as follows:
Decreasing on (-2, -sqrt(2)] U (sqrt(2), 2)
Increasing on [-sqrt(2), sqrt(2)]
This means we have a local minimum at x = -sqrt(2) and a local maximum at sqrt(2).
f(-sqrt(2)) = -sqrt(2) sqrt(4 - 2) = -2
f(sqrt(2)) = sqrt(2) sqrt(4 - 2) = 2
We have a local minimum at (-sqrt(2), -2).
Local maximum at (sqrt(2), 2)
2007-01-10 03:15:36
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answer #2
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answered by Puggy 7
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y = xâ4 - x² = 2x - x²
critical point:
y' = 2 - 2x = 0;
x = 1 -- critical point and local extreme because it's only one.
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2007-01-10 03:03:02
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answer #3
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answered by jolie 2
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