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Please help me solve part "b)" of this question, I think I already know "a)"

Please help me solve part "b)" of this question, I think I already know-example-1
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Answer:


x=0,1

Step-by-step explanation:

We were given that:


\begin{gathered} y=(4x^3)/(6x-4) \\ y^(\prime)=(12x^2(x-1))/((3x-2)^2) \end{gathered}

b)

The horizontal tangent line refers to where a function's derivative is zero since horizontal lines have a slope of zero.

When the function has horizontal tangent lines, we have:


(12x^(2)(x-1))/((3x-2)^(2))=0

Let's proceed to solve, we have:


\begin{gathered} (12x^(2)(x-1))/((3x-2)^(2))=0 \\ \text{Cross multiply, we have:} \\ 12x^2(x-1)=0 \\ \text{Equating to zero, we have:} \\ 12x^2=0,x-1=0 \\ x^2=0,x=1 \\ x=√(0),x=1 \\ x=0,x=1 \end{gathered}

Therefore, x is equal to: 0, 1

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