If f diff. on (a,b), rel. min. at (c,f(c)), a<c<b, then....?

Chazzy690

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Let f be a function that is differentiable on teh open interval (a,b) If f has a relative minimum at (c,f(c)) and a<c<b which of the folowing must be true?
I. f'(c)=0
II. f''(c) must exist
III. If f''(c) exists, then f''(c)>0

a. I
b. II
c. III
d. I and II
e. I and III

okay so i said that the first one has to be true because c must have been a critical point to be a relative minimum so f'(c) must have been equal to zero. I said one is true. But I forgot how f'' relates to the minimum and stuff. at first i thot all of them were true but that is not he case because that is not an answer choice.
 
Re: helppp

consider the function f(x) = x[sup:268jye59]4[/sup:268jye59] on the interval [-1, 1] ... let c = 0. now answer the question.
 
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