Determine the critical points of the function (1) 78:31 \[ f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{ll} x^{3}+6 x^{2} & \text { if } x \leq 0 \\ x^{2}-4 x & \text { if } x>0 \end{array}\right. \] in the interval \( [-7,7] \).
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The function is defined as: \[ f(x) = \begin{cases} x^3 + 6x^2 & \text{if } x \leq 0 \\ x^2 - 4x & \text{if } x > 0 \end{cases} \] Show more…
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