Problem

Find the critical points of f(x)=6x4+2x28 and apply the Second Derivative Test (if possible) to determine whether each of them corresponds to a local minimum or maximum.
(Use symbolic notation and fractions where needed. Give your answer in the form of a comma separated list. Enter DNE if there are no critical points.)
the critical points with a local minimum at x=
the critical points with a local maximum at x=

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The critical points with a local minimum at x=0 and the critical points with a local maximum at x=66,66

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Step 1 :Given the function f(x)=6x4+2x28, we first need to find the derivative of the function.

Step 2 :The derivative of the function f(x)=24x3+4x.

Step 3 :To find the critical points, we set the derivative equal to zero and solve for x. The solutions are the critical points: x=0,6/6,6/6.

Step 4 :We then find the second derivative of the function f(x)=472x2.

Step 5 :Applying the Second Derivative Test, we find that the second derivative at x=0 is positive, so the function has a local minimum at that point.

Step 6 :The second derivative at x=6/6,6/6 is negative, so the function has a local maximum at those points.

Step 7 :The critical points with a local minimum at x=0 and the critical points with a local maximum at x=66,66

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