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Standard XII
Mathematics
First Derivative Test for Local Maximum
Find the inte...
Question
Find the intervals in which f(x) = sin x − cos x, where 0 < x < 2π is increasing or decreasing.
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Solution
f
x
=
sin
x
-
cos
x
,
x
∈
0
,
2
π
f
'
x
=
cos
x
+
sin
x
For
f
(
x
) to be increasin, we must have
f
'
x
>
0
⇒
cos
x
+
sin
x
>
0
⇒
sin
x
>
-
cos
x
⇒
tan
x
>
-
1
⇒
x
∈
0
,
3
π
4
∪
7
π
4
,
2
π
So,
f
(
x
)
is increasing on
0
,
3
π
4
∪
7
π
4
,
2
π
.
For
f
(
x
) to be decreasing we must have,
f
'
x
<
0
⇒
cos
x
+
sin
x
<
0
⇒
sin
x
<
-
cos
x
⇒
tan
x
<
-
1
⇒
x
∈
3
π
4
,
7
π
4
So,
f
(
x
)
is decreasing on
3
π
4
,
7
π
4
.
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