Critical Point

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Critical Point: Overview

In this topic, we will understand the turning points or stationary points or maxima and minima points. We will learn the definition of critical points in detail. We will discusses how to find the values from various given functions.

Important Questions on Critical Point

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Find the area of the right angled triangle of least area that can be drawn so as to circumscribe a rectangle of sides 'a' and 'b', the right angle of the triangle coinciding with one of the angles of the rectangle.

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If Px be a polynomial of degree 3 satisfying P-1=10, P1=-6 and Px has maximum at x=-1 and P'x has minima at x=1. Find the distance between the local maximum and local minimum of the curve.

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Find a point on the curve x 2 + 2 y 2 = 6 whose distance from the line x + y = 7 , is minimum.

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Suppose f(x) real valued polynomial function of degree 6 satisfying the following conditions;

(a) f has minimum value at x = 0 and 2

(b) f has maximum value at x = 1

(c) For all x,     limit x 0 1 x n f x x 1 0 0 1 x 1 1 0 1 x = 2 .

Determine f(x).

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A window has the shape of a rectangle surmounted by an equilateral triangle. If the perimeter of the window is 12 m. find the dimensions of the rectangle that will produce the largest areas of the window.

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What would be the radius of the right circular cylinder of greatest curved surface area which can be inscribed in a given cone?

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Choose the height of the cone of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius 12 cm:

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What would be the radius of the right circular cylinder of greatest curved surface area which can be inscribed in a given cone?

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A window is in the form of a rectangle with length L and breadth B surmounted by a semi-circle. If the total perimeter of the window is 30 m, then the dimensions of the window so that maximum light is admitted would be

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A5,-3, C7,8 and Bt,00t4. The perimeter is maximum at t=α and minimum at t=β, then α2+β2 is

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Let a function fx be continuous in an interval a,b. Let δ>0 be a very small real number. Let ca,b be such that fc-δ<fc and fc+δ<fc for every δ>0. Let fα-δ-fαfα+δ-fα<0 αa,b and αc. Then

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Let fx=6x2-18x+216x2-18x+17. If m is the maximum value of fx and fx>nx Then 14 m-7 n=

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If x,y,z>0 and x+y+z=1, then the least value of 5x2-x+5y2-y+5z2-z is?

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The function fx=x2ln3x+6 has

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Let fx=4x-x3+lnb2-3b+3,2x<3x-18x3. Find all the possible real values of b such that fx has the smallest value at x=3.

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Let fx=x2+x-1x2-x+1, then the largest value of fxx-1,3 is

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Graph of y=fx is given, then 

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The height h in meters of an object varies with time 't' in seconds as h=10t-5t2. Then the maximum (in m) height attained by the object is?

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Maximum value of the function fx=x2+4x+5-x2+2x+5 is 

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Consider the function f:(-,)(-,) defined by fx=x2-ax2+a,a>0. Which of the following is not true?