Question 21
Find all positive real numbers $c$ such that the graph of $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ given by $f(x) = x^{3} - c x$ has the property that the circle of curvature at any local extremum is centered at a point on the $x$-axis.
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