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Standard XII
Mathematics
Sufficient Condition for an Extrema
If 0 < b2 <...
Question
If
0
<
b
2
<
c
then
f
(
x
)
=
x
3
+
b
x
2
+
c
x
+
d
A
has no local minima
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B
has no local maxima
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C
is strictly increasing on R
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D
is strictly decreasing on R
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Solution
The correct options are
A
has no local minima
B
is strictly increasing on R
C
has no local maxima
f
(
x
)
=
x
3
+
b
x
2
+
c
x
+
d
Differentiating w.r.t.
x
,
f
′
(
x
)
=
3
x
2
+
2
b
x
+
c
..................... (1)
Discriminant for the above quadratic equation,
D
=
(
2
b
)
2
−
4
(
3
)
(
c
)
=
4
b
2
−
12
c
0
<
b
2
<
c
(given)
So,
b
2
−
c
<
0
Now,
D
=
4
b
2
−
4
c
−
8
c
=
4
(
b
2
−
c
)
−
8
c
⇒
D
<
0
Coefficient of
x
2
in equation (1) is positive and
D
<
0
So,
f
′
(
x
)
>
0
for any real value of
x
Therefore,
f
(
x
)
is strictly increasing on
R
and it has no local maxima or minima, because
f
′
(
x
)
≠
0
at any point on
R
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