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Minimization Problem : Find a,b,c Є R such that ∫-1-->1 |x^3-a-bx-cx^2|^2 dx is minimized.

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Find a,b,c Є R such that ∫-1-->1 |x^3 - a -bx -cx^2|^2 dx is minimized.

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