Differentiate y(x)=x^2 + 2x + 1, find the turning point and classify it as minimum or maximum.

dy/dx=2x + 2

Turning point is where dy/dx=0, so when x = -1

When x=-1, y=0.

d^2y/dx^2=2 > 0 therefore minimum.

JF

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