Local maxima and minima
Last updated at August 25, 2026 by Teachoo
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Misc 10 Find the points at which the function f given by f (๐ฅ) = (๐ฅโ2)^4 (๐ฅ+1)^3 has (i) local maxima (ii) local minima (iii) point of inflexionf(๐ฅ)= (๐ฅโ2)^4 (๐ฅ+1)3 Finding fโ(๐) fโ(๐ฅ) = (๐ ((๐ฅ โ 2)^4 (๐ฅ + 1)^3 ))/๐๐ฅ = ใ((๐ฅโ2)^4 )^โฒ (๐ฅ+1)ใ^3+((๐ฅ+1)^3 )^โฒ (๐ฅโ2)^4 = 4(๐ฅโ2)^3 (๐ฅ+1)^3+3(๐ฅ+1)^2 (๐ฅโ2)^4 = (๐ฅโ2)^3 (๐ฅ+1)^2 [4(๐ฅ+1)+3(๐ฅโ2)] = (๐ฅโ2)^3 (๐ฅ+1)^2 [4๐ฅ+4+3๐ฅโ6] = (๐โ๐)^๐ (๐+๐)^๐ [๐๐โ๐] Putting fโ(๐)=๐ (๐ฅโ2)^3 (๐ฅ+1)^2 (7๐ฅโ2)=0 Hence, ๐ฅ=2 & ๐ฅ=โ1 & ๐ฅ=2/7 = 0.28 (๐ฅโ2)^3 = 0 ๐ฅ โ 2 = 0 ๐=๐ (๐ฅ+1)^2=0 (๐ฅ+1)=0 ๐ = โ1 7๐ฅ โ 2 = 0 7๐ฅ = 2 ๐ = ๐/๐ Thus, ๐ฅ=โ๐ is a point of Inflexion ๐ฅ=๐/๐ is point of maxima ๐ฅ=๐ is point of minima