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美国大学典型考试题及详细答案

一、数学（CalculusI，本科大一基础）

ExamQuestion1

Findthederivativeofthefunction\(f(x)=x^3\lnx-\frac{1}{4}x^4\),anddeterminethecriticalpointsof\(f(x)\)ontheinterval\((0,+\infty)\).

DetailedAnswer

Step1:Findthederivativeusingtheproductruleandbasicdifferentiationrules.

Theproductrulestatesthatif\(f(x)=u(x)v(x)\),then\(f(x)=u(x)v(x)+u(x)v(x)\).

Let\(u(x)=x^3\)and\(v(x)=\lnx\).Then:

\(u(x)=3x^2\)(powerrule:\(\frac{d}{dx}[x^n]=nx^{n-1}\))

\(v(x)=\frac{1}{x}\)(derivativeof\(\lnx\)is\(\frac{1}{x}\