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Find the critical numbers of \(\displaystyle f(x)=x^{3} - \frac{3 x^{2}}{2} - 60 x - 18\).
Taking the derivative gives \(\displaystyle f'(x)=x^{2} - x - 20\). The critical numbers of the zeros of the derivative. Setting it equal to zero and solving gives \(\displaystyle x^{2} - x - 20 = 0 \iff \left(x - 5\right) \left(x + 4\right)=0\). The critical numbers are: [5, -4].
\begin{question}Find the critical numbers of $f(x)=x^{3} - \frac{3 x^{2}}{2} - 60 x - 18$.
\soln{9cm}{Taking the derivative gives $f'(x)=x^{2} - x - 20$. The critical numbers of the zeros of the derivative. Setting it equal to zero and solving gives $x^{2} - x - 20 = 0 \iff \left(x - 5\right) \left(x + 4\right)=0$. The critical numbers are: [5, -4]. }
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