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Finding Critical Points of a Polynomial

Hard Passport To Advanced Math Manipulating Polynomials

Given the polynomial function $$ f(x) = 3x^4 - 12x^3 + 9x^2 $$, determine the value of $$ x $$ for which the first derivative, $$ f'(x) $$, equals zero.

Start by finding the first derivative of the function using the power rule. Then, solve for $$ x $$ when $$ f'(x) = 0 $$.

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