For the following function, find the relative max's or min's using any method.

I'm having a hard time finding the critical points...

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Sorry, I forgot to post the function:
f(x)=cos3x
surely you jest! The critical points are where f' = 0.

f'(x) = -3sin3x

You know that sin(u)=0 when u is a multiple of pi.
So, f'(x) = 0 when 3x is a multiple of pi:

x= 0, pi/3, 2pi/3, ...