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Since is a polynomial of degree and has extrema at , its derivative must vanish at these points.
So,
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A quartic polynomial has a cubic derivative. Since extrema are given at , we can write for some constants and .
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Now use the limit condition: This gives
Since is a polynomial, for this limit to be finite, we must have Also the limit then equals
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Thus is a double root of . So we can write
Then Taking ,
Hence
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Differentiate: so
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Since extrema occur at and , we need
From : 4a+3b+2=0.\tag{1}
From : 32a+12b+2=0 \implies 16a+6b+1=0.\tag{2}
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Solve (1) and (2):
Multiply (1) by : 8a+6b+4=0.\tag{3}
Subtract (3) from (2):
Substitute into (1):
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Now compute :
Substitute and :
So,
=\frac{9-14+6}{6}=\frac{1}{6}.$$ Therefore, $$p(2)=4\cdot \frac{1}{6}=\frac{2}{3}.$$ -
But this seems inconsistent with the condition that is an extremum of the quartic. Let us instead use the structure of derivative more carefully.
Since ,
For both and to be extrema, the quadratic factor must be proportional to :
Comparing constant terms:
Hence
\qquad 3b=-3 \implies b=-1.$$ -
Therefore,
Now,
Thus,
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