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The minimum distance of the curve y2=2x3+9-3x2 from point Q1, 0 is

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Important Questions on Application of Derivatives

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Let M and m be respectively the absolute maximum and the absolute minimum values of the function, fx=2x3-9x2+12x+5 in the interval [0,3] . Then M-m is equal to
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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 maximum value of fx=logxx (x0,x1) is
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Let f :R0,  and g :RR be twice differentiable functions such that f  and g  are continuous functions on R . Suppose f ( 2 )=g( 2 )=0,  f ( 2 )0 and g'(2)0limx2f(x) g(x)f' (x) g'(x)=1, 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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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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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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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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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 x=-1 and x=2 are extreme points of fx=αlogx+βx2+x, then 
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The function fx=2x+x+2-x+2-2x has a local minimum or a local maximum at x=
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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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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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The least value of αR for which, 4αx2+1x 1, for all x>0, is 
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Among all sectors of a fixed perimeter, choose the one with maximum area. Then the angle at the center of this sector (i.e., the angle between the bounding radii) is-
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For every pair of continuous functions f, g :0, 1R such that maxfx: x0, 1=max{gx: x0, 1}, then the correct statement(s) is(are)
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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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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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The maximum value of fx=x4+x+x2 on [-1, 1] 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 :