How do you find the critical numbers for #f(x)= (x-1) e^x# to determine the maximum and minimum?
1 Answer
Feb 28, 2017
The only critical point is for
Explanation:
Critical points are found by equating the first derivative to zero:
Solving:
the only critical point is
Now consider that:
We have then that
graph{(x-1)e^x [-10, 10, -5, 5]}