Application of Derivatives
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Let \((2,3)\) be the largest open interval in which the function \(f(x)=2 \log _{\mathrm{e}}(x-2)-x^2+a x+1\) is strictly increasing and \((b, c)\) be the largest open interval, in which the function \(\mathrm{g}(x)=(x-1)^3(x+2-\mathrm{a})^2\) is strictly decreasing. Then \(100(a+b-c)\) is equal to :
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Let be strictly increasing function such that . Then, the value of is equal to
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Let \(g(x)=3 f\left(\frac{x}{3}\right)+f(3-x) \forall x \in(0,3)\) and \(f^{\prime\prime}(x)>0 \forall x \in(0,3)\) then \(g(x)\) decreases in interval \((0, \alpha)\), then \(\alpha\) is (22 Jan, Shift I, Memory Based)
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Let \(f(x)=\int_0^{x^2} \frac{t^2-8 t+15}{e^t} d t, x \in \mathbf{R}\). Then the numbers of local maximum and local minimum points of \(f\), respectively, are :
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The shortest distance between the curves and is :
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Let \(g(x)=3 f\left(\frac{x}{3}\right)+f(3-x)\) and \(f^{\prime \prime}(x)>0\) for all \(x \in(0,3)\). If \(g\) is decreasing in \((0, \alpha)\) and increasing in \((\alpha, 3)\), then \(8 \alpha\) is :
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Let \(g(x)=3 f\left(\frac{x}{3}\right)+f(3-x)\) and \(f^{\prime \prime}(x)>0\) for all \(x \in(0,3)\). If \(g\) is decreasing in \((0, \alpha)\) and increasing in \((\alpha, 3)\), then \(8 \alpha\) is :
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If the function , where a , attains its local maximum and local minimum values at p and q , respectively, such that , then is equal to:
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Let the function be strictly increasing in and strictly decreasing in . Then is equal to :-
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Let the function be strictly increasing in and strictly decreasing in . Then is equal to :-
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Let \(f(x)=\int_0^{x^2} \frac{t^2-8 t+15}{e^t} d t, x \in \mathbf{R}\). Then the numbers of local maximum and local minimum points of \(f\), respectively, are :
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Consider the following three statements for the function defined by
(I) is differentiable at all .
(II) is increasing in .
(III) is decreasing in . Then.
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Consider the function given by
Then which one of the following statements is TRUE ?
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Let \(f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}\) be a differentiable function such that \(f\left(\frac{x+y}{3}\right)=\frac{f(x)+f(y)}{3}\) for all \(x, y \in \mathbb{R}\), and \(f^{\prime}(0)=3\). Then the minimum value of the function \(g(x)=3+e^x f(x)\) is:
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The number of critical points of the function \(f(x)=(x-2)^{2 / 3}(2 x+1)\) is
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The interval in which the function , is strictly increasing is
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Let and be the critical points of the function . Let m and M respectively be the absolute minimum and the absolute maximum values of f in the interval . Then is equal to ( Take ):
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The maximum area of a triangle whose one vertex is at \((0,0)\) and the other two vertices lie on the curve \(y=-2 x^2+54\) at points \((x, y)\) and \((-x, y)\), where \(y>0\), is :
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The maximum area of a triangle whose one vertex is at \((0,0)\) and the other two vertices lie on the curve \(y=-2 x^2+54\) at points \((x, y)\) and \((-x, y)\), where \(y>0\), is :
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Let and be the critical points of the function . Let and respectively be the absolute minimum and the absolute maximum values of \(f\) in the interval . Then is equal to ( Take ):
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If the function has a local maximum at and a local minimum at , then and are the roots of the equation :
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Let represent an ellipse with major axis along -axis, where is a strictly decreasing positive function on . If the set of all possible values of is , then is equal to:
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is equal to:
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If the function defined by is one - one and onto, then the distance of the point from the line is :
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Let \((2,3)\) be the largest open interval in which the function \(f(x)=2 \log _{\mathrm{e}}(x-2)-x^2+a x+1\) is strictly increasing and \((b, c)\) be the largest open interval, in which the function \(\mathrm{g}(x)=(x-1)^3(x+2-\mathrm{a})^2\) is strictly decreasing. Then \(100(a+b-c)\) is equal to :
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Let \(\mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x})=\left(2 \mathrm{x}^2-9 \mathrm{x}+11\right) \cdot \mathrm{e}^{\mathrm{x}},-\infty<\mathrm{x}<\infty\). Then \(f\) has :
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Let \(e\) be the base of natural logarithm and let and be two bijective functions such that \(f\) is strictly decreasing and \(g\) is strictly increasing. If , then the area of the region is:
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If the function , where , attains its local maximum and local minimum values at \(p\) and \(q,\) respectively, such that , then is equal to:
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Consider the function \(f:\left[\frac{1}{2}, 1\right] \rightarrow \mathbb{R}\) defined by \(f(x)=4 \sqrt{2} x^{3}-3 \sqrt{2} x-1\).
Consider the statements
(I) The curve \(y=f(x)\) intersects the \(x\)-axis exactly at one point.
(II) The curve \(y=f(x)\) intersects the \(x\)-axis at \(x=\cos \frac{\pi}{12}\).
Then
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Consider the function \(f:\left[\frac{1}{2}, 1\right] \rightarrow \mathbb{R}\) defined by \(f(x)=4 \sqrt{2} x^{3}-3 \sqrt{2} x-1\).
Consider the statements
(I) The curve \(y=f(x)\) intersects the \(x\)-axis exactly at one point.
(II) The curve \(y=f(x)\) intersects the \(x\)-axis at \(x=\cos \frac{\pi}{12}\).
Then
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Consider the function \(f(x)=|x-1| / x^2\), then \(f(x)\) is
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The function \(f(x)=\frac{x}{x^2-6 x-16}, x \in R -\{-2,8\}\)
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The function \(f(x)=\frac{x}{x^2-6 x-16}, x \in R -\{-2,8\}\)
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Let . If the function attains its local maximum and minimum values at the points and respectively such that , then is equal to :-
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The function \( f(x)=3 x+\cos 3 x \) is:
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Let \(g : R \rightarrow R\) be a non constant twice differentiable function such that \(g ^{\prime}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)= g ^{\prime}\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)\). If a real valued function \(f\) is defined as \(f(x)=\frac{1}{2}[g(x)+g(2-x)]\), then
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Let \(g : R \rightarrow R\) be a non constant twice differentiable function such that \(g ^{\prime}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)= g ^{\prime}\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)\). If a real valued function \(f\) is defined as \(f(x)=\frac{1}{2}[g(x)+g(2-x)]\), then
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The function \( f(x)=3 x+\cos 3 x \) is:
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For the function \( f(x)=\sin x+3 x-\frac{2}{\pi}\left(x^2+x\right)\), where \(x \in\left[0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right]\), consider the following two statements :
(I) \(f\) is increasing in \(\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)\).
(II) \(f^{\prime}\) is decreasing in \(\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)\).
Between the above two statements,
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Let \(g(x)=3 f\left(\frac{x}{3}\right)+f(3-x) \forall x \in(0,3)\) and \(f^{\prime\prime}(x)>0 \forall x \in(0,3)\) then \(g(x)\) decreases in interval \((0, \alpha)\), then \(\alpha\) is (22 Jan, Shift I, Memory Based)
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The smallest positive integral value of , for which all the roots of are real and distinct, is equal to
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Let . If the function attains its local maximum and minimum values at the points and respectively such that , then is equal to :-
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Let \(f(x)=(x+3)^2(x-2)^3, x \in[-4,4]\). If \(M\) and \(m\) are the maximum and minimum values of \(f\), respectively in \([-4,4]\), then the value of \(M-m\) is
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If \(5 f(x)+4 f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)=x^2-2, \forall x \neq 0\) and \(y=9 x^2 f(x)\), then \(y\) is strictly increasing in :
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For the function, between the following two statements
\((S_1)\): \(f(x)=0\) for only one value of \(x\) in \([0, \pi]\).
\((S_2)\): \(f(x)\) is decreasing in and increasing in .
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If the angle made by the tangent at the point ( \(x_0\),\(y_0\) ) on the curve
\(x=12(t+\sin t \cos t), y=12(1+\sin t)^2\), with \(0<t<\frac{\pi}{2}\), with the positive \(\mathbf{x}\)-axis is \(\frac{\pi}{3}\), then \(y_0\) is equal to:
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Let be a polynomial of degree , and have extrema at and . If , then is equal to:
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Consider the function \(f(x)=|x-1| / x^2\), then \(f(x)\) is
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A spherical chocolate ball has a layer of ice-cream of uniform thickness around it. When the thickness of the ice-cream layer is 1 cm , the ice-cream melts at the rate of \(81 \mathrm{~cm}^3 / \mathrm{min}\) and the thickness of the ice-cream layer decreases at the rate of \(\frac{1}{4 \pi} \mathrm{~cm} / \mathrm{min}\). The surface area (in \(\mathrm{cm}^2\) ) of the chocolate ball (without the ice-cream layer) is :
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Let . If the function attains its local maximum and minimum values at the points and respectively such that , then is equal to :
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If the angle made by the tangent at the point ( \(x_0\),\(y_0\) ) on the curve
\(x=12(t+\sin t \cos t), y=12(1+\sin t)^2\), with \(0<t<\frac{\pi}{2}\), with the positive \(\mathbf{x}\)-axis is \(\frac{\pi}{3}\), then \(y_0\) is equal to:
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Let a variable line of slope passing through the point intersect the coordinate axes at the points A and B . The minimum value of the sum of the distances of A and B from the origin is
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