document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254427>Question 254427</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the least value of the polynomial p(x) = x^4 - 4x^3 + 6x^2 - 4x + 6. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "p'(x) = 4x^3 - 12x^2 + 12x - 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using graphs, or Excel or trial and error, the p' has only one zero, at x = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> the minimum of p(x) is at x = 1, and is p(1) = 5.<BR>\n" );
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