# Critical values

1. Oct 20, 2009

### apiwowar

f(x) = (1x+10)/(x^2+x+1)

so the question is to find the critical values for this function

i know that to find the critical values you have to take the derivative of the function. to do that you have to do the quotient rule

so you get

f'(x) = (x^2+x+1)(1)-(1x+10)(2x+1)/(x^2+x+1)^2

after cleaning it up i got (-x^2-20x-9)/(x^2+x+1)^2

so you set the numerator equal to 0 and solve it using the quadratic equation so after that you get

(20 +- sqrt (400 - 36))/-2

after simplifying i got

-10 +- sqrt364

but the website says that is wrong
where did i go wrong???

2. Oct 20, 2009

### Staff: Mentor

You forgot to divide sqrt(364) by 2. I get x = -10 +/- sqrt(91)

3. Oct 20, 2009

### LCKurtz

Your last step should have (1/2)sqrt(364) and can be simplified.

4. Oct 20, 2009

### apiwowar

how exactly did you get sqrt(91)?
364 divided by 2 is 182 so where does 91 come from?

5. Oct 20, 2009

### Office_Shredder

Staff Emeritus
because

$$\frac{\sqrt{364}}{2} = \frac{\sqrt{364}}{\sqrt{4}} = \sqrt{ \frac{364}{4}}$$

6. Oct 20, 2009

### apiwowar

o ok, thanks alot