f(x)=?
f (x) = a x³ + bx² + cx + d
f ''' = 6a = -6 => a = -1
f " = 6a x + 2b = -6x + 2b
f " (-1) = 12 => 6 + 2b = 12 => b = 3
f ' = 3 a x² + 2 b x + c
= -3 x² + 6x + c
=> f ' (-1) = -3 -6 + c = -10 => c = -1
f( -1) = -a + b - c + d = 1 + 3 + 1 + d = 10
=> d = 5
So our cubic polynomial f(x) is
-x³ + 3x² -x + 5
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f (x) = a x³ + bx² + cx + d
f ''' = 6a = -6 => a = -1
f " = 6a x + 2b = -6x + 2b
f " (-1) = 12 => 6 + 2b = 12 => b = 3
f ' = 3 a x² + 2 b x + c
= -3 x² + 6x + c
=> f ' (-1) = -3 -6 + c = -10 => c = -1
f( -1) = -a + b - c + d = 1 + 3 + 1 + d = 10
=> d = 5
So our cubic polynomial f(x) is
-x³ + 3x² -x + 5