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Suppose the cube has three distinct real roots where and . Then which one of the following holds?

  1. A
    The cubic has minima at and maxima at
  2. B
    The cubic has minima at and maxima at
  3. C
    The cubic has minima at both and
  4. D
    The cubic has maxima at both and

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Let .To find critical points, set :.Second derivative: .At , Local Minima.At , Local Maxima.So, the cubic has minima at and maxima at .

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Suppose the cube has three distinct real roots where and . Then which one of the following holds?
A
The cubic has minima at and maxima at
B
The cubic has minima at and maxima at
C
The cubic has minima at both and
D
The cubic has maxima at both and

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