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Fermat's theorem says that at an interior local extremum of a differentiable function
Athe second derivative is zero
Bthe function is discontinuous
Cthe derivative is zero
Dthe function value is zero
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. the derivative is zero
A differentiable function cannot have a nonzero slope at an interior peak or trough, so f' must vanish there.
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