Consider the function f(x) = ax 2 + bx + c, with a 0. Explain geometrically

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Consider the function f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, with a ≠ 0. Explain geometrically why f has exactly one absolute extreme value on (-∞, ∞). Find the critical point to determine the value of x at which f has an extreme value.

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett

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