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Homework Statement
[itex]y=3(x-1)^{\frac{1}{3}}-(x-1)^{2}[/itex]
I need to find all extrema, roots, inflection points, and concavity using first and second derivative tests.
I usually do not have a problem with these, but I need to find some extrema that I know exist.
The Attempt at a Solution
[itex]y'=2(x-1)^{\frac{-1}{3}}-2(x-1)[/itex]
simplified to:
[itex]y'=\frac{2+(-2x+2)(x-1)^{\frac{1}{3}}}{(x-1)^{\frac{1}{3}}}[/itex]
From looking at a graph I can see that there are extrema at x=0, and x=2. There is also a sharp turn at (1,0). However, i am not seeing these extrema in my first derivative. Did I not simplify enough or make an algebraic error?