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  P = (2, 3)

Step-by-step explanation:

P is a local minimum, so can be found from the upper zero of the derivative.

  y' = 0 = 3x^2 -8x +4

  0 = (3x -2)(x -2)

  x = 2/3, x = 2

So, the x-coordinate of P is 2. The y-coordinate is found by evaluating the function:

  y = ((x -4)x +4)x +3 = ((2 -4)2 +4)2 +3 = 3

The coordinates of P are (2, 3).

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A graphing calculator confirms this result.

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step-by-step explanation:

since the sequence is geometric there is a common ratio r between consecutive terms, that is

r = 4 ÷ - 2 = - 2

r = - 8 ÷ 4 = - 2

r = 16 ÷ 8 = - 2

the next term - 13 must be incorrect as it should be - 32 for the sequence to be geometric.

the first 4 terms are therefore geometric with common ratio r = - 2