a. For what value of c is the quantity o(xi 2 c)2 minimized?[Hint: Take the derivative with respect to c,set equal to 0, and solve.]b. Using the result of part (a), which of the two quantitieso(xi 2 x)2 and o(xi 2 m)2 will be smaller thanthe other (assuming that x ± m)?

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a. For what value of c is the quantity o(xi 2 c)2 minimized?
[Hint: Take the derivative with respect to c,
set equal to 0, and solve.]
b. Using the result of part (a), which of the two quantities
o(xi 2 x)2 and o(xi 2 m)2 will be smaller than
the other (assuming that x ± m)?

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