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How would I answer and what would be the answer?

How would I answer and what would be the answer?-example-1
User Mollerhoj
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Answer:

There is a zero at x = 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The critical points of a function are where the slope of the function is zero.

Now, for our function, the slope is never zero on the given interval. Meaning no point on the function has a horizontal tangent line. This tells us that there is no point within the interval that has a zero slope. Hence, we conclude that the function does not have any critical points in the given interval.

Taking a further look at the graph, however, we see that the function intersects the x-axis at x = 1. Therefore, the function has a zero at x = 0.

Therefore, the fourth answer choice is the correct answer.

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