Finding critical points | Using derivatives to analyze functions | AP Calculus AB | Khan Academy

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Published 2014-03-20
Sal finds the critical points of f(x)=xe^(-2x_). Created by Sal Khan.

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All Comments (17)
  • Not gonna lie, but this video just confused the hell out of me.
  • @Zakrok09
    took me literally 1 minute and I immediately understood everything as usual, thx khanacademy!
  • @kevin_lin
    @2:57 Wouldn't you have to find the derivative of (-4x) following the chain rule?
  • @raymondhgerard
    I think that you are a grate teacher  in all the Things you teach it would be nice if i could be in one of your classes when it comes to math, because i half to re take the GED on the computer and the teacher said I should know about formulas so I would to know how does one remember  all these things when it comes on a test when it comes to algerbra I would like to know Thank you
  • @benlubeley408
    Why does he talk to me like I'm a sixth-grader learning how to add fractions
  • @mrwansabah
    I thought the critical points are when F(x)=0 and when f(0)= y, what about f(0) in this equation?