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Standard XII
Mathematics
General Equation of Conics
Which of the ...
Question
Which of the following is /are true for the curve
y
=
f
(
x
)
=
2
x
4
−
x
2
?
A
Curve is Symmetric about
x
-axis
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B
Curve touches the
x
axis at origin
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C
y
=
f
(
x
)
has two points of local minima
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D
Graph of
y
=
f
(
x
)
when
x
∈
[
−
1
√
2
,
1
√
2
]
is
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Solution
The correct option is
D
Graph of
y
=
f
(
x
)
when
x
∈
[
−
1
√
2
,
1
√
2
]
is
y
=
2
x
4
−
x
2
=
f
(
x
)
x
=
0
⇒
y
=
0
y
=
0
⇒
x
2
(
2
x
2
−
1
)
=
0
⇒
x
=
0
,
±
1
√
2
f
(
−
x
)
=
f
(
x
)
⇒
curve is Symmetric about
y
axis
y
′
=
8
x
3
−
2
x
y
′
=
0
⇒
x
=
0
,
±
1
2
y
′
′
=
24
x
2
−
2
y
′
′
(
0
)
<
0
⇒
x
=
0
is a point of maxima
y
′
′
(
±
1
2
)
>
0
⇒
x
=
±
1
2
are points of minima
y
′
′
=
0
⇒
x
=
±
1
√
12
are points of inflection
Since,
x
=
0
is a repeated root of
y
=
0
so, curve touches the
x
axis at origin
y
(
±
1
2
)
=
2
16
−
1
4
=
−
1
8
→
local min. value
y
(
0
)
=
0
→
local max. Value
Curvature of
y
=
f
(
x
)
changes at
x
=
±
1
√
12
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