Monotonicity

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Monotonicity: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Monotonicity of a Function, Monotonically Increasing/Decreasing Function in an Interval, Strictly Increasing/Decreasing Function in an Interval, Test for Increasing and Decreasing Function in an Interval, etc.

Important Questions on Monotonicity

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Find the intervals in which the following function  fx=209x+6x2x3 is

a Strictly increasing,

b Strictly decreasing.

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Find the intervals in which the function f given by f(x)=sinx+cosx,0x2π,  is strictly decreasing.

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Find the intervals in which the function  fx=2x315x2+36x+1 is strictly decreasing. Also find the points on which the tangents are parallel to the x-axis.

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The intervals in which the function  fx=x312x2+36x+17  would increase is:

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Let  X be a positive random variable. Compare EXa with (E[X])a for all values of aR

.

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The number of real solutions of the equation 271x+121x=2×81x is

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Find the curvature of y=3x2+3x+2 at the point 1,8.

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Find the curvature of y=4x2+2 at the point 1,6.

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Find the curvature of y=2x2+2x at the point 1,4.

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Find the curvature of y=x2+2 at the point 1,3.

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Find the curvature of y=4x2 at the point 1,4.

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If f(x)=kx3-9x2+9x+3(k>0) is increasing for all x, then _____

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Let f:RR be a differentiable function such that f'(0)=1 and f(x+y)=f(x)f(y) for all x, yR.

Which of the following is true?

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For a real number a, let tan-1a denote the real number θ,-π2<θ<π2; such that tanθ=a. The function fx=tan-1bx2+2bx+c, where b and c are positive real numbers, is increasing on

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The difference between the greatest and least value of fx=tanx+cotx+cosx in the interval xπ6, π4, is

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Sum of maximum & minimum values of fx=x3+2x2+2x-1 in interval x0,4 is

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fx=xlogxe is increasing on the interval .; where xR+-{1}.

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A function fx is defined as fx=14g2x2-1+12g1-x2 and g'x is increasing function, then fx is decreasing in the interval

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The interval of x for which the function gx=xlogxx+1 is positive is

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Given x0, such that 3x4-1+33x4+1m, then value of m equals