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September 5, 2015
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How to find the critical point of f(x) using Mathcad

  • September 5, 2015
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Suppose f(x) is the following function, defined when x>0.

f(x)=e^x - 3x - x^2

Use Mathcad to find the x-coordinate, to 2 decimal places, of the critical point f(x).

Question: How to input this function into Mathcad to get the x values? Any takers to help, I am new to Mathcad.

Best answer by ValeryOchkov

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24-Ruby IV
September 5, 2015

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24-Ruby IV
September 5, 2015
25-Diamond I
September 6, 2015

Sometimes we don't need uncle Wolfram:

klian1-VisitorAuthor
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September 20, 2015

Thxs all for the help... I am still in the learning phase... Sorry for the trouble