What is the condition that f(x) = x³ + x² + kx has no local extremum?
Recall the rule f'=3x²+2x+k. No extremum means f'=0 has no real root. Discriminant D=4-12k1/3. Complete.
Ref: NCERT Mathematics Class XII — Applications of Derivatives
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