Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Find the critical values of the function f(t)=t*square root(1-t), if t

The critical values of a function are the roots of the 1st
derivative of the function.


We'll differentiate the
function with respect to t, using the product rule:


f'(t) =
sqrt(1-t) - t/2sqrt(1-t)


We'll cancel
f'(t):


f'(t) = 0


sqrt(1-t) -
t/2sqrt(1-t) = 0


2(1-t) - t =
0


We'll remove the brackets:


2
- 2t - t = 0


We'll combine like
terms:


-3t = -2


t =
2/3


The critical value of the given function
is t = 2/3.

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