Differentiate 3x^2+1/x and find the x coordinate of the stationary point of the curve of y=3x^2+1/x

To differentiate we multiply by the power and take one off the power. d/dx(3x^2+1/x)= 6x-1/x^2 At a stationary point the gradient equals zero 6x-1/x^2=0 which rearranges to x=(1/6)^(1/3)

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