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If `P(x) = a _0 + a _1 x ^(2) + a _2 x^(4) + … + a _n x ^(2n)` is a polynomial in a real variable `x` with `0 lt a _0 lt a _1 lt a _2 lt … lt a_n`. Then, the function `P (x)` has

A

exactly one maximum

B

exactly one minimum

C

one maximum and one minimum

D

none of these

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