#differentiation

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devout atlas
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<@&791435371564892232> please can someone help me with this question

mellow saddle
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what part

slow widget
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So differentiate and solve the derivative and just plot it

devout atlas
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i've got f'(x) but where do i sub x = 0 and y = 0 to find where the points meet the axis

slow widget
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Well x=0 is y intercept which is just 9

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And y=0 gives a solvable quadratic where the solutions are where it crosses x axis

mellow saddle
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f'(x) = 3x^2 - 12x + 9
set equal to 0 and solve
(3x-3)(x-3) = 0
x = 1, x =3
y intercept is where x = 0 so its at (0,9)

devout atlas
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i was confused on whether to sub x = 0 into f(x) or f'(x)

mellow saddle
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your sketching f'(x) so sub it into that

devout atlas
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ohh