Problem

Consider the function f(x)=4x+4x1. For this function there are four important intervals: (,A], [A,B),(B,C], and [C,) where A, and C are the critical numbers and the function is not defined at B. Find A 0s and B and C

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A=1,B=0,C=1

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Step 1 :Given the function f(x)=4x+4x, we need to find the critical numbers and the value of x for which the function is undefined.

Step 2 :The critical numbers of a function are the values of x where the derivative of the function is either 0 or undefined. So, we first need to find the derivative of the function.

Step 3 :The derivative of the function f(x) is f(x)=44x2.

Step 4 :Setting the derivative equal to zero gives us the critical numbers. Solving f(x)=0 gives us x=1 and x=1.

Step 5 :The function is undefined when the denominator is zero. So, we also need to find the value of x for which the function is undefined. Solving x=0 gives us the undefined number.

Step 6 :Therefore, the critical numbers are -1 and 1, and the function is undefined at 0. So, the intervals are (,1], [1,0), (0,1], and [1,).

Step 7 :Finally, we find that A=1, B=0, and C=1.

Step 8 :A=1,B=0,C=1

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