What value of s will make the function x(4-x) a maximum

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 2009 Subject: General Mathematics

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What value of s will make the function x(4-x) a maximum
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To find the value of s that will make the function x(4-x) a maximum, we need to take the derivative of the function with respect to x and set it equal to zero. The derivative of x(4-x) with respect to x is: d/dx (x(4-x)) = 4 - 2x Setting this derivative equal to zero and solving for x gives: 4 - 2x = 0 2x = 4 x = 2 Therefore, the maximum value of the function x(4-x) occurs when x = 2. To find the value of s, we substitute x = 2 into the equation s = 4 - x: s = 4 - 2 = 2 So the answer is s = 2.

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