For all of the matches below, x=c\displaystyle {x}={c} is a critical number of f\displaystyle {f}.
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  1. f\displaystyle {f} is concave up and has a local minimum at x=c\displaystyle {x}={c}.
  2. f\displaystyle {f} may have a local maximum, a local minimum, or neither at x=c\displaystyle {x}={c}.
  3. f\displaystyle {f} is concave down and has a local maximum at x=c\displaystyle {x}={c}.