Suppose f'(xo) = 0, f" (xo) = 0, .…, f(n-1)(xo) = 0 and f(") (xo) > 0, for a C function f. Prove that f has a local minimum at ro if n is even and that xo is neither a local maximum nor a local minimum if n is odd.

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Suppose f'(x0) = 0, f" (x0) = 0, ..., f(n-1)(xo) = 0 and f(m) (xo) >
0, for a Cn function f. Prove that f has a local minimum at zo
if n is even and that xo is neither a local maximum nor a local
minimum if n is odd.
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose f'(x0) = 0, f" (x0) = 0, ..., f(n-1)(xo) = 0 and f(m) (xo) > 0, for a Cn function f. Prove that f has a local minimum at zo if n is even and that xo is neither a local maximum nor a local minimum if n is odd.
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