f(x) = 2x2 −8  Find the critical numbers of f.  Find the open intervals on which the function is increasing or decreasing.  Apply the First Derivative Test to identify all relative extrema.

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f(x) = 2x2 −8 

Find the critical numbers of f

Find the open intervals on which the function is increasing or decreasing. 

Apply the First Derivative Test to identify all relative extrema. 

 

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