The question asks for the minimum value of the function:

$f(x) = 2 - 3x^2 - 2x^3 + 3x^4$

To find the minimum, let's go through the steps of finding the critical points and evaluating the function at those points.

Step 1: Differentiate the function

First, we find the first derivative $f'(x)$ and set it to zero to identify critical points.

$f'(x) = -6x - 6x^2 + 12x^3$

Step 2: Solve $f'(x) = 0$

Set the first derivative to zero and solve for $x$:

$-6x - 6x^2 + 12x^3 = 0$

We can factor this as:

$-6x(1 + x - 2x^2) = 0$

Thus, either $x = 0$ or $1 + x - 2x^2 = 0$. Solving the quadratic equation $2x^2 - x - 1 = 0$ gives additional values of $x$.

Step 3: Use the second derivative test or evaluate values at critical points

Once we have all critical points, we can substitute them back into $f(x)$ to find the minimum value.

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Follow-up Questions

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Tip

For polynomial functions, finding minima and maxima often involves checking all real solutions of the derivative equation $f'(x) = 0$ and testing these in the original function.