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Let f(x) = 1/(x - 1) + x 1. Find the critical numbers of the function. Use a comma to separate answers as needed if needed.

          Let f(x) = 1/(x - 1) + x 1. Find the critical numbers of the function. Use a comma to separate answers as needed if needed.
        

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Calculus: Early Transcendentals
Calculus: Early Transcendentals
James Stewart 8th Edition
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Let f(x) = 1/(x - 1) + x 1. Find the critical numbers of the function. Use a comma to separate answers as needed if needed.
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00:01 So in order to find the critical points of the function, we need to find the function's derivative, set it equal to zero, and solve for x.
00:07 So the first thing i'm going to do is actually split this up into two fractions.
00:11 So we're going to have one divided by x to the one -half power, which is the same thing as x to the negative one -half power, and then plus x divided by x the one -half power, which we can just minus the exponent in the denominator from that in the numerator.
00:24 And so we're going to get x to the negative one half power plus x to the one half power.
00:30 And so our derivative function is going to be pretty straightforward to find.
00:34 It's just going to be two power rules.
00:35 So we're going to bring down the negative one half.
00:38 And we're going to minus one to the power.
00:39 So now we're going to have negative three halves and negative x divided by two.
00:44 We're going to do the same thing here...
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