Explanation Given information: The provided function is: f ( x ) = x e − x 2 Formula used: Stationary Points: To locate stationary points put f ′ ( x ) = 0 and solve for x . Second derivative test: If the function f ( x ) has a stationary point at x = c and that f ″ ( c ) exists then evaluate the sign of f ″ ( c ) : A. If f ″ ( c ) < 0 , then f has a relative maximum at x = c . B. If f ″ ( c ) > 0 , then f has a relative minimum at x = c . Also, if f ″ ( c ) = 0 then the test is fails so use the first derivative test. Product rule of differentiation: d d x ( a . b ) = a ' b + a b ' Where a and b are functions. Calculation: The provided function is: f ( x ) = x e − x 2 Differentiate the above equation with respect to x to get: f ′ ( x ) = d d x ( x e − x 2 ) Consider the product rule of differentiation: d d x ( a . b ) = a ′ b + a b ′ Substitute x for a and e − x 2 for b in above equation to get: d d x ( a . b ) = ( x ) ' ( e − x 2 ) + ( x ) ( e − x 2 ) ' = e − x 2 + x ( − 2 x ) e − x 2 = e − x 2 [ 1 − 2 x 2 ] Consider the formula for stationary points: f ′ ( x ) = 0 Substitute e − x 2 [ 1 − 2 x 2 ] for f ' ( x ) to get: e − x 2 [ 1 − 2 x 2 ] = 0 As e − x 2 cannot be zero, Thus, 1 − 2 x 2 = 0 2 x 2 = 1 x 2 = 1 2 Thus, x = 1 2 And, x = − 1 2 Since, f ′ ( x ) = 0 at x = 1 2 , − 1 2 . Thus, the x − coordinate of the critical point is x = 1 2 , − 1 2 . Differentiate f ′ ( x ) with respect to x to get: f ″ ( x ) = d d x ( e − x 2 [ 1 − 2 x 2 ] ) Consider the product rule of differentiation: d d x ( a

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