gr 12 calcFind the critical points on the given interval and identify the nature of them

SOLUTION
The critical point is the point where the derivative of the function is equal to zero or undefined.
So, for
[tex]f(x)=2^xcos(x)\text{ }[/tex]the derivative becomes
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{d}{dx}(2^xcos(x)) \\ apply\text{ the product rule} \\ \frac{d}{dx}(2^x)cos(x)+\frac{d}{dx}(cos(x))2^x \\ 2^xln(2)cos(x)+(-sin(x))(2^x) \\ =ln(2)2^xcos(x)-2^xsin(x) \end{gathered}[/tex]Setting the derivative to zero, we have