Maxima and Minima

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Important Questions on Maxima and Minima

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The sum of the abosolute maximum and minimum values of the function fx=x2-5x+6-3x+2 in the interval -1,3 is equal to :

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The absolute minimum value, of the function fx=x2-x+1+x2-x+1, where t denotes the greatest integer function, in the interval -1,2, is

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Let a1,a2,a3,. be an A.P. If a7=3, the product a1a4 is minimum and the sum of its first n terms is zero then n!-4ann+2 is equal to

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A wire of length 20 m is to be cut into two pieces. A piece of length 1 is bent to make a square of area A1 and the other piece of length 2 is made into a circle of area A2. If 2 A1+3 A2 is minimum then π1:2 is equal to:

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If the functions fx=x33+2bx+ax22 and gx=x33+ax+bx2,a2b have a common extreme point, then a+2b+7 is equal to

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Let the function f(x)=2x3+(2p-7)x2+3(2p-9)x-6 have a maxima for some value of x<0 and a minima for some value of x>0. Then, the set of all values of p is

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Let M be the maximum value of the product of two positive integers when their sum is 66 . Let the sample space S=xZ:x(66-x)59M and the event A={xS:x is a multiple of 3}. Then P(A) is equal to

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Let x=2 be a local minima of the function fx=2x4-18x2+8x+12,x-4,4. If M is local maximum value of the function f in -4,4, then M=

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The sum of the absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of the function fx=tan-1sinx-cosx in the interval 0,π is

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The sum of the maximum and minimum values of the function fx=5x-7+x2+2x in the interval 54,2, where t is the greatest integer t, is ______.

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Let fx=x3-x2+10x-7,x1-2x+log2b2-4,x>1 Then the set of all values of b, for which fx has maximum value at x=1, is:

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The curve yx=ax3+bx2+cx+5 touches the x-axis at the point P-2,0 and cuts the y-axis at the point $\mathrm{Q}$, where y' is equal to 3. Then the local maximum value of yx is

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Let f: RR be a function defined by fx=x-3n1x-5n2, n1, n2N. Then, which of the following is NOT true?

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The sum of the absolute minimum and the absolute maximum values of the function fx=3x-x2+2-x in the interval -1,2 is

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Let fx=x-1x2-2x-3+x-3,x. If m and M are respectively the number of points of local minimum and local maximum of f in the interval 0,4, then m+M is equal to _____.

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Let λ* be the largest value of λ for which the function fλx=4λx3-36λx2+36x+48 is increasing for all x. Then fλ*1+fλ,*-1 is equal to:

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Let the maximum area of the triangle that can be inscribed in the ellipse x2a2+y24=1,a>2, having one of its vertices at one end of the major axis of the ellipse and one of its sides parallel to the y-axis, be 63. Then the eccentricity of the ellipse is:

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The sum of absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of the function fx=2x2+3x-2+sinxcosx in the interval 0,1 is

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For the function fx=4logex-1-2x2+4x+5,x>1, which one of the following is NOT correct?