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    Oct 27, 2008, 05:00 PM
    how to find local minima, maxima and points of intersection?
    hey.. totally lost... can any one give me a clear example of an aswer for the question
    f(x)=2x^3-6X+7...
    have to find their stationary points!?
    Please help!!
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    Oct 28, 2008, 07:10 AM
    The critical points where f'(x)=0 are called stationary points.

    Start by finding the derivative of your function, set to 0 and solve for x.

    Since it is just a cubic polynomial, it is easy to differentiate.
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