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If a function `f(x)` has `f^(prime)(a)=0 and f^(primeprime)(a)=0,` then
(a) `x=a` is a maximum for `f(x)`
(b)`x=a` is a minimum for `f(x)`
(c)can not conclude anything about its maxima and minima
(d)`f(x)` is necessarily a constant function.

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