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The critical points of f(x)=x 2

−3x+2 are Ignore "Give your reasons" below. There is no need to give a reason. Select one: None of those 1 and -1 -1 and -2 1 and 2 No critical points Clear my choice

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Firstly, to find out the critical points of a function, we must take the derivative of the function.

Given function is f(x) = x^2 - 3x + 2. Let's take its derivative.

The derivative of f(x) = x^2 - 3x + 2 is f'(x) = 2x - 3.

The critical points of a function are the points where the derivative is zero or undefined. In this case, we set f'(x) = 0 to find the x where our function's derivative equals zero.

The equation will be, 2x - 3 = 0.

After adding 3 to both sides to remove 3 from the left side, the equation becomes 2x = 3.

Then, we divide both sides by 2, which yields x = 3/2.

So, the function has only one critical point, which is x = 3/2.

Now, looking at the options given - ["None of those", "-1 and -1", "-1 and -2", "1 and 2", "No critical points"], none of these options include the critical point that we just found (x = 3/2).

Therefore, the correct option is "None of those" as there are no correct options for the critical points of the function f(x) = x^2 - 3x + 2.

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