Let f(x) be a polynomial of degree 3 such that

Let $f(x)=a x^{3}+b x^{2}+c x+d$

$f(-1)=10$ and $f(1)=-6$

$-a+b-c+d=10$........(1)

$a+b+c+d=-6$........(2)

Solving equations (i) and (ii), we get

$a=\frac{1}{4}, d=\frac{35}{4}$

$b=\frac{-3}{4}, c=-\frac{9}{4}$

$\Rightarrow f(x)=a\left(x^{3}-3 x^{2}-9 x\right)+d$

$f^{\prime}(x)=\frac{3}{4}\left(x^{2}-2 x-3\right)=0$

$\Rightarrow x=3,-1$

Local minima exist at $x=3$