The function will have a local maximum at and a local minimum at provided that

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Problem

The function q(x)=x3−3kxq(x)=x^{3}-3kx will have a local maximum at x=−kx=-\sqrt{k} and a local minimum at x=kx=\sqrt{k} provided that (a) k≠0k\neq0 (b) k≥0k\ge 0 (c) k>0k>0 (d) k<0k<0

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