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Fermat Stationary Point Criterion

Statement

Let a,b∈Ra,b\in \mathbb{R} with a<ba<b, and let f:[a,b]→Rf:[a,b]\to\mathbb{R}. Suppose that ff has a local extremum at an interior point c∈(a,b)c\in (a,b) and that ff is differentiable at cc. Then

f′(c)=0.f'(c)=0.

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