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In an A.P., the sixth terms a6=2. If the a1a4a5 is the greatest, then the common difference of the A.P., is equal to

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Important Questions on Application of Derivatives

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The maximum value of fx=logxx (x0,x1) is
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A solid hemisphere is mounted on a solid cylinder, both having equal radii. If the whole solid is to have a fixed surface area and the maximum possible volume, then the ratio of the height of the cylinder to the common radius is
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Twenty meters of wire is available for fencing off a flower-bed in the form of a circular sector. Then the maximum area (in sq. m) of the flower-bed, is:
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Let fx=α x2-2+1x where α is a real constant. The smallest α for which fx0 for all x>0 is-
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If the function f given by fx=x3-3a-2x2+3ax+7, for some aR is increasing in 0, 1 and decreasing in 1, 5, then a root of the equation, fx-14x-12=0, x1 is :
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A rectangular sheet of fixed perimeter with sides having their lengths in the ratio 8:15 is converted into an open rectangular box by folding after removing squares of equal area from all four corners. If the total area of removed squares is 100, the resulting box has maximum volume. Then the lengths of the sides of the rectangular sheet are:

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The maximum area of a rectangle that can be inscribed in a circle of radius 2 units is
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The minimum distance of a point on the curve y=x2-4 from the origin is 
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The maximum area (in sq. units) of a rectangle having its base on the x- axis and its other two vertices on the parabola, y=12-x2 such that the rectangle lies inside the parabola, is :
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Let k and K be the minimum and the maximum values of the function fx=1+x0.61+x0.6 in 0, 1, respectively, then the ordered pair (k, K) is equal to:
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If non-zero real numbers b and c are such that  min fx>max gx, where fx=x2+2bx+2c2 and gx=-x2-2cx+b2, xR; then cb lies in the interval 
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The maximum value of fx=x4+x+x2 on [-1, 1] is
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Let fx=x2+1x2 and gx=x-1x, xR--1, 0, 1. If hx=fxgx , then the local minimum value of hx is:
 
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The maximum value of the function fx=2x3-15x2+36x+4 is attained at
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A wire of length 2 units is cut into two parts which are bent respectively to form a square of side =x units and a circle of radius =r units. If the sum of the areas of the square and the circle so formed is minimum, then
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Let f:RR be given by fx=x-1x-2x-5. Define Fx=0xftdt, x>0. Then which of the following options is/are correct?
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The point on the curve x2=2y which is nearest to the point 0,5 is
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If x=-1 and x=2 are extreme points of fx=αlogx+βx2+x, then 
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From the top of a 64 metres high tower, a stone is thrown upwards vertically with the velocity of 48 m/s. The greatest height (in metres) attained by the stone, assuming the value of the gravitational acceleration g=32 m/s2, is:
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The least value of αR for which, 4αx2+1x 1, for all x>0, is