Find the Critical Points of the Function , and from the Form

question 10

Multiple Choice

Find the critical points of the function , and from the form of the function, determine whether a relative maximum or a relative minimum occurs at each point.

• A) relative maxima at , , , where are arbitrary real numbers
• B) relative minima at , , , where are arbitrary real numbers
• C) relative minimum at
• D) relative maximum at
• E) no relative extrema

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