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Factoring to find stationary points

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Factoring to find stationary points

How do I factor this function?

1/3(2-3sinx-2sin^2x)exp(2/3sinx) to get the answers x = pi/6 and 5pi/6??
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On 8/22/2009 7:48:24 AM, Tiaan wrote:
>How do I factor this
>function?
1/3(2-3sinx-2sin^2x)
>exp(2/3sinx) to get the
>answers x = pi/6 and 5pi/6 ?
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Don't understand what you may not have understood.



jmG

The stationary points are not the roots. The stationary points are where the first derivative is zero (0). Preliminary graphing is the best way to select guesses.

Thanks Theodore for your input.
I misinterpreted sin(x)�.

Jean

Thank you allx
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