Consider the Function $f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } e ^ { - 9 x }$

question 68

Short Answer

Consider the function $f ( x ) = x ^ { 2 } e ^ { - 9 x }$ . (a) Find the intervals on which $f$ is increasing or decreasing. (b) Find the relative maxima and relative minima of $f$ .

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