The function .
Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
Apply Product rule in derivatives .
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Find the relative extrema by equating the first derivative to zero.
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Substitute in
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Substitute the value of .
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Relative extrema at .
Determine the nature of relative extrema, using second derivative test.
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Apply derivative with respect to .
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The relative minimum at .
Find the inflection points by equating the second derivative to zero.
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The second derivative of the function is never zero.
\The second derivative is undefined at .
is not in the domain of the original function
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Therefore, there are no inflection points.
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\Graph the function .
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Relative minimum at .
No inflection points.