Consider the function defined on the closed interval

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Problem

Consider the function p(x)=x4−4x3p(x)=x^{4}-4x^{3} defined on the closed interval [−1,5][-1,5]. Which ordered pair gives both the xx-coordinate and the corresponding value of the absolute minimum of pp on [−1,5][-1,5]? (a) (0,0)(0,0) (b) (2,−16)(2,-16) (c) (3,−27)(3,-27) (d) (4,0)(4,0)

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